Futsal National Championships, 2012

Under 13 boys Grand Final

NSW Thunder 5 (Jordan Pyne 3, Mario Shabow 2) ACT Cobras 4 (David Carder 2, Christopher Kazolis, Tully Keegan)
NSW Thunder and ACT Cobras played out an enthralling match in the Under 13 boys Grand Final. The lead changed four times throughout the forty minutes before Thunder were crowned champions. ACT took an early lead through Grant Barlow who pounced on a rebound off the NSW ‘keeper. (It was actually Grant who shot, keeper just saved it and Tully kicked it in). Mario Shabow then equalised for the Thunder, polishing off a solid passage of passing. It was then the ACT’s turn to find the net and they did it in style. Christopher Kazolis belted a free kick into the top corner to give the Cobras a 2-1 lead. A crafty one-two pass helped Thunder restore parity right on half time through Jordan Pyne. The second half provided just as much excitement as the first with the crowd adding to the atmosphere. NSW found a breakthrough as Mario Shabow slotted home his second goal of the match. That goal seemed to spur the Cobras into action and they found momentum through David Carder who netted two goals in quick succession to give the ACT boys a 4-3 lead. But Thunder didn’t panic and found a way through the Cobras defence with Jordan Pyne firing a low shot into the back of the net. Just as the match looked destined for extra time, Jordan Pyne cleaned up the scraps on the goal line to earn his hat trick and give NSW Thunder the national title.

By Mitch Grima

From Capital Football Website