Sam Tatari double sinks FC Barca (Leeds)

Sam Tatari Double Sinks Leeds Barca

FC Grimsby put together a magnificent team performance to take 3 points of FC Barca (Leeds).  Score 5-1

Which ever 4 out field players Grimsby fielded they were rock solid in defense.  Futsal in the Futsal Premier League is played 20 minutes each way, but with the clock stopping every time the ball leaves the court.  Meaning 30 minutes real time play.  The match card records that the Grimsby team conceded only 9 fouls throughout the game; impressive as the team plan was to sit deep and wait for counter attacking opportunities.

The game plan needed double patience as Leeds scored the opening goal through Kevin Barr.  One slip and Gy paid the full price.

Robert Cass scored a deserved equalizer to take Grimsby to the break level.  Gy shaded the half, keeping the Leeds keeping more occupied than Dean Gladwell in the GY goal.

Almost straight from the second half kick off Sean Gladwell scored a scorcher from distance; a real bonus, because in truth it would not be an area Grimsby would have been looking to shoot from, the odds favoring the keeper to highly.

The half time team talk was to keep the ball, bore the opposition if necessary, and then when their concentration breaks, or they leave a gap, and explode into action with either Danny Hornigold or Sam Tatari using their pace off the mark and the ability to win 1 v 1 situations.

The plan worked perfectly, Leeds had to push on, and Leeds needed to score Grimsby new another goal was in the game from them.  It came through a fine Sam Tatari solo, followed by a Sam goal from the 10 meter free shot mark. 4-1 and coasting, a rare treat, but one that has been on the cards for some time.

The 5th was a great Daniel Hornigold break, 1v1 with the keeper from the half way line it could so easily have gone wrong with some much thinking time.  you just new he would dribble the keeper, and blast it home; cool as a cue cumber he set the keeper and rolled it under him.  5-1.

Such a quality team performance without Andrew Appleyard and James Archer augers well for the future.

Grimsby star player Sam Tatari was a class act, no one watching would have recognized Leeds had a multi capped England futsal player (S. Harrison) in their squad.  

Team:
D.Gladwell, S Gladwell, D Hornigold, S. Tatari, K.Russell, S.Harris, S. Cass, J. Makinson-Sanders

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