Argentina has put an end to the Qantas Futsalroos FIFA Futsal World Cup campaign with an accomplished 7-1 victory at the Nimitbutr Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Despite a goal from Tobias Seeto, his second of the competition, the Qantas Futsalroos were outdone by a slick and powerful Argentine outfit with the Albiceleste doing more than enough to justify their place in the Round of 16.
“We were beaten by a better team,” admitted Qantas Futsalroos Head Coach Steven Knight. “I asked before the match that the players believe in themselves and a few of them stood up tonight. Argentina has a World class team and we battled with them for large parts of the match after going behind early.
“I’m a little disappointed with the amount of goals we conceded as we obviously did not set out to lose by that margin. However, along the way we have played some good Futsal and the effort has been top drawer. When you are playing against full-time professionals it’s tough to keep your concentration for the whole match. Nevertheless, I am proud of the team and what they have achieved.”
AUSTRALIA: 1. Peter SPATHIS, 2. Aaron CIMITILE, 3. Jarrod BASGER, 4. Gregory GIOVENALI, 5. Nathan NISKI, 6. Daniel FOGARTY, 7. Tobias SEETO, 8. FERNANDO De Moraes, 9. Chris ZEBALLOS, 10. Lachlan WRIGHT, 11. Danny NGALUAFE, 12. Gavin O’BRIEN, 13. Angelo KONSTANTINOU, 14. Keenan DUIMPIES