Published: 29th March 2017
After a long journey down to Birmingham, the players arrived at the Futsal Arena motivated and eager to progress to the Futsal National Finals.
The opposition for the first of 4 games were Preston North End. Despite dominating the game and creating a host of chances, Huddersfield Town found themselves behind on 2 occasions. However they persevered and continued to play their game and stuck to the game plan eventually coming out 3-2 winners.
Onto the second game where spirits were high and the Terriers were off to flying start with 3 goals in the first 10 minutes against Southend United. However lapses in concentration led to relinquishing the 3 goal lead and the game finished at 3-3. This result left Huddersfield only needing 1 win out of the 2 remaining games to progress to the next round and into the Futsal National Finals. These games were against Cardiff City and Bradford City respectively.
Huddersfield fell to a 4-2 defeat against Cardiff City due to missing a number of clear chances. This meant qualification went down to the last game.
The players stayed positive throughout the day and were ready to put in a big performance against local rivals, Bradford City in order to seal a place in the top 2 of the group. The players showed great heart and passion along with ability to see off Bradford City 2-1 and progressed to the next round of the EFL Futsal Cup, the Futsal National Finals.
Head coach, Mark Tinker Huddersfield Town Futsal.
“I am extremely proud of the way the players conducted their play. The lads are always professional and have an excellent attitude. They displayed fantastic character and spirit throughout the whole tournament, which puts us in a great position going into the final in Birmingham in June”
