AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Auckland City FC's Futsal Navy Blues are set for the Northern Travel Series showdown with Bay of Plenty Surge and Waikato Rapids after an intense preparation.
News talent has been brought in with Eduardo Exposito Espinsoa and goalkeeper Guilherme Garbuglia alongside long standing Futsal Navy Blues like Stephen Ashby-Peckham, Josh Margetts and goalkeeper Mike Antamanov to give City a new look for 2023.
Margetts said: "It's been a period of transition with a number of players coming in from East Coast Bays so developing understanding of what the club, its culture and objectives are takes time to gel.
"We've got a strong team with a lot of Futsal Whites experience and there are definitely more players in our squad who are close to representing New Zealand.
"We're excited for the season ahead," Margetts said.
— Auckland City FC (@AucklandCity_FC) March 10, 2023
City set for Travel Series after intense prep
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The Futsal Navy Blues latest gathering saw Nic Downes team participate in their Team Media Day at the Croatian Cultural Society in Te Atatu
The season gets underway on Saturday 11 March at Trustpower Stadium in Tauranga when City face Bay of Plenty Surge at 1pm before taking on Waikato Rapids at 5pm the same day.
On Sunday 12 March, the Futsal Navy Blues face Bay of Plenty Surge at 9am and then complete the Northern Travel Series with a mouthwatering showdown with Waikato Rapids at 1pm.
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AUCKLAND CITY FC - FUTSAL NAVY BLUES 2023 SQUAD
AC: 1. Mike ANTAMANOV (GK), 2. Shaun MORGAN, 3. Kern PLATT-MILLS, 5. Tasuku YONETO, 6. Thomas PICKEN, 7. Sean McINTEE, 8. Denny TWIGG, 10. Dylan MANICKUM, 9. Stephen ASHBY-PECKHAM, 11. Brahim AHMADI, 12. Josh MARGETTS, 13. Sam TWIGG, 14. Aalok PAUDEL, 15. Art TWIGG, 16. Adam PAULSEN, 17. Eduardo EXPOSITO ESPINOSA, 18. Vaughan SOMERVILLE (GK), 19. Dominic HAWKINS, 20. Astor PEREZ BALDONI, 21. Max BREINGAN, 22. James MARSHALL, 23. Vhivanesh THIRUKUMAR, 24. Guilherme GARBUGLIA
COACH: Nic DOWNES
ASSISTANT COACH/GK COACH: Elias BILLEH
ASSISTANT COACH: Sam COYLE
MANAGER: Jason WINN
PHYSIO: Emily LO
SOCIAL MEDIA: Nick BROWN
Sat 4 May 2024, Bay City Park, 3pm
Position | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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1 | AC | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 18 | |
2 | WS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 18 | |
3 | BU | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 | |
4 | ES | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 | |
5 | BO | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
6 | MN | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | |
7 | AU | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | |
8 | TC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 6 | |
9 | MU | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 3 | |
10 | WR | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 2 | |
11 | EB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | |
12 | HW | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 2 |