Here come the match highlights from the third day of the first leg in Chennai on July 17, in which Goa trashed Bengaluru 7-2 and Kochi drew 4-4 with Chennai. In Goa 5s win, Ronaldinho scored five goals for his team’s first win of the inaugural Premier Futsal season. A …
Read More »Premier Futsal: Kochi score late 3-3 equaliser against Chennai, reach semifinals!
The thrilling game between Mumbai and Kochi, gave Chennai a lifeline before their game against Kochi. Chennai needed to win by a two goal margin against Kochi in order to qualify for the next round. Both teams started in cautious fashion. The most clear-cut chance of the first quarter fell …
Read More »Premier Futsal: Goa defeat Bengaluru 3-0, reach the semifinals!
It is the last match day of the group stages as Bengaluru 5s and Goa 5s battled it out to join Kolkata 5s in the Semi-Final from Group B. Goa 5s played their last game without a marquee player with Cafu still to arrive in India. Today, will be a …
Read More »Premier Futsal: Mumbai beat Kochi 6-4 in thrilling goalfest!
Mumbai 5s beat Kochi 5s 6-4 in a thrilling game on Day two of Premier Futsal in Goa at the Peddem Sports Complex. With Mumbai already in the semifinals, all Kochi needed was a point to qualify and ensure Chennai had no chance of finishing in the top two. But the …
Read More »Premier Futsal: Kolkata seal semifinal spot after 1-1 draw with Bengaluru!
Day two of Premier Futsal in Goa saw Bengaluru 5s draw 1-1 with Kolkata 5s at the Peddem Sports Complex. The Bengaluru 5s needed a win to stay in the hunt for a semifinal spot and the result saw Kolkata seal the semifinals. With Neto no longer in the Bengaluru …
Read More »Premier Futsal: Mumbai edge Chennai 4-3, qualify for semifinals!
The Mumbai 5s were the first team to qualify for the knockout semifinals with a heard earned 4-3 win over Chennai 5s in the return leg after having beaten them 4-2 last week. Mumbai opener was surrounded by controversy as Chennai’s Sean Garnier lost possession due to Foglia muscling him …
Read More »Premier Futsal: Goa and Kolkata share the spoils in 2-2 draw!
Despite wanting to change the schedule of matches, Goa played the opener of the Goa leg of Premier Futsal with the home team taking on Kolkata 5’s without their marquee player, Ronaldinho having to return home. However, Goa came back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw against …
Read More »Premier Futsal: Revised Schedule to accommodate Cafu’s arrival!
After the success in Chennai of the first-leg of the inaugural Premier Futsal league, the bandwagon shifted today across to Goa for the second-leg and the knockouts to be played over the coming days with the big final on Sunday, July 24. But the Premier Futsal earlier today announced that …
Read More »Premier Futsal: Ronaldinho has to return to Brazil, World Cup winning captain Cafu his replacement!
The Goa franchise legend Ronaldinho of Brazil has expressed his regret at having to leave Premier Futsal and India ahead of the Goa-leg of the tournament beginning Tuesday, July 19. A few days back, Ronaldinho was informed that he has been chosen as the ambassador of the 2016 Paralympics in …
Read More »Premier Futsal: Chennai & Kochi play out an 8 goal thrilling draw!
The Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium had almost 7,000 people to cheer their home team in the last game of the inaugural editions Chennai leg. The classic battle of attack vs defence was on cards as Falcao’s Chennai 5s took on Michel Salgado’s Kochi 5s. The home team threw away an …
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