Mumbai 5s won the inaugural edition of the Premier Futsal League on penalties 3-2 as an entertaining game marked the end of a wonderful tournament at the Peddem Indoor Stadium in Mapusa, Goa. Giggs and Salgado had both done exceptionally well throughout the tournament but they needed to put in …
Read More »Premier Futsal: Kochi edge 2-1 past co-hosts Goa to make the finals!
Kochi 5s beat co-hosts Goa 5s 2-1 in the second Premier Futsal semifinal at the Peddem Indoor Stadium in Mapusa, Goa on Saturday night to seal a spot in the final. They will now take on Ryan Giggs’ Mumbai 5s on Sunday. The game was literally a battle between two …
Read More »Premier Futsal: Mumbai defeat Kolkata 4-2 to reach finals!
It all boils down to the last two days of the inaugural edition of Premier Futsal. Mumbai 5s who sealed their semifinal berth with a game in hand faced Kolkata 5s who managed to make it through after a sluggish end to the league rounds. The semifinal started in its …
Read More »VIDEO – Premier Futsal: Relive Ronaldinho scoring 5 in blistering performance!
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 …
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