Match Report GW 3: University of Surrey Futsal club took on University of Chichester Futsal at the Surrey Sports Park. The venue does offer some of the most thrilling Futsal games with University of Brighton paying a visit the previous GW in a very tight game which ended in the favor of the home team. The final score was 4-3. With Micael Reis chilling in Amsterdam, the squad for GW 3 can't in anyway be called full strength. Having worked on set pieces the entire week, the game kicked off and it was end to end from the start with Goalkeepers from both the ends pulling of magnificent saves maintaining the deadlock for quite a while. The defending as well was top class. Fifteen minutes into the game, the Chichester team score off a well organised corner with the Surrey defense losing shape for the first time in the game. Falling a goal behind, the Surrey attackers got their heads into the game and put the away team on the back foot. With Surrey putting the pressure on, Pepe Gonzalez Rosillo came on and scored of his second touch, scoring from almost the half way line. The game was a very physical game as well, with a lot of tackles from both sides. The Chichester team started getting frustrated by the solid Surrey Defence and the wall in the goal that is Rajit Lamba. They started playing dirty and got a well deserved yellow card for it. One of the fouls were committed in the penalty box and Surrey got a chance to take the lead just before halftime. Giannis Simos stepped up to take the penalty but the goalkeeper, using the illegal tactic of coming way off his line, saved it. The teams went into halftime with score tied at 1-1. A great halftime talk from the coach Graham Coates and the Capitano Enrique Lacal, the squad went in with fire in their eyes. After another end to end display from both the sides, Chichester were able to score off a rebound after a great save by Rajit. But that was not the end of the game and the boys new it. They went in all guns blazing and equalised with Giannis scoring off his right foot from a world class free kick. Not too long after that, Giannis scored another off a bullet shot after cutting to the inside. The Chichester players were visibly frustrated and this could be seen in their game. There were loads of off the ball tackles, kicks and punches from the away team and the game came to a temporary halt every 2 minutes. The home team were given a kick in and Giannis, being the maestro and clever player he is, scored off it after the ball took the slightest of touches off a Chichester player, and the Goalie allowed it to go in as he thought that no one touched it. The home team defended very well after the goal and didn't allow any shots except one header which required a great diving save from Rajit. With a couple of moments left in the game, the away players lost it completely and the goalkeeper tripped Giannis. Fortunately for the home team, the referee saw everything go down and the goalkeeper was shown a straight red card for his antics. This led to heated arguments from the sides and the game got out of control even for the referee. When the game did re-start, the away team had no chance to score having just four players on the pitch. The game ended and the Surrey team, being the gentlemen they are, shook hands with the Chichester lads and wished them luck for the rest of their games. The team is now placed second in the league, with 2 wins and 1 defeat from the first three game weeks.

Quick Reminder: Today's practice will be from 4 to 6pm at SSP Arena C.