National Youth Futsal Championships are decided after four-day tournament

After four days of competition at Wellington’s Ākau Tangi Sports Centre, national futsal champions have been found for U-19, U-17 and U-15 girls and boys age groups.

The Wellington Phoenix Academy took part for the first time, joining Palmerston North Marist, Auckland City/NRF, Canterbury United Pride (girls), Canterbury United Dragons (boys), Waikato Rapids, Bay of Plenty Surge, Hawke’s Bay Futsal and Capital Futsal.

Auckland City/NRF and Canterbury United took home two titles each.

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Results

Girls’ Youth Futsal Championships

U-19: Auckland City/NRF

U-17: Canterbury United Pride

U-15: Waikato Rapids

Boys’ Youth Futsal Championships

U-19: Capital Futsal

U-17: Canterbury United Dragons

U-15: Auckland City/NRF

Finals

U-19 girls

Auckland City/NRF (Zoe Benson 20′, own goal 33′, Jessica Smith 38′)
Capital Futsal 1 Stella Barrett-Lovie 11′)

U-15 girls

Waikato Rapids 2 (Leila Steward 3′, Sienna Casson 37′)
Capital Futsal 1 (Celeste Dickson 17′)

U-17 boys

Capital Futsal 0
Canterbury United Dragons 2 (George Croton 48′, Lucas Clifford 50′)
*After extra time

U-15 boys

Wellington Phoenix Academy 6 (Shaina-Nashe Marahwa 16′, 17′, Harry West 27′, Ben Trenbeerth 12′, 33′, Juro Shigeeda 34′)
Auckland City/NRF 7 (Adam Bolland 2′, 5′, 11′, Cailean Hamilton 15′, Oliver Thompson 22′, 32′, 38′)

Round-robin standings

Golden Boots

U-19 girls

8 — Zoe Benson (Auckland City/NRF)
7 — Lilly Dowsing (Hawkes Bay)

U-17 girls

11 — Kya Solomon (Hawkes Bay)
9 — Dorothy Yek (Canterbury United Pride)

U-15 girls

9 — Zoe Duggan (Waikato Rapids)
6 — Beth McDaid (Waikato Rapids), Celeste Dickson (Capital Futsal), Paige Doran (Wellington Phoenix Academy), Ruby Barber (Wellington Phoenix Academy)

U-19 boys

11 — Isa Prints (Capital Futsal)
7 — George Dixon (Waikato Rapids), Sam Gates (Capital Futsal)

U-17 boys

6 — Athan Thompson (Capital Futsal), Eben Smith (Waikato Rapids), William Sandford (Canterbury United Dragons)
5 — Arthur Keidann (Waikato Rapids), Austyn Beales (Palmerston North Marist), Etuate Afeaki (Wellington Phoenix Academy), Max Fysh (Hawkes Bay)

U-15 boys

11 — Adam Bolland (Auckland City/NRF), Osiame Mbhele (Canterbury United Dragons), Shaina-Nashe Marahwa (Wellington Phoenix Academy)
10 — Ben Trenberth (Wellington Phoenix Academy)