Futsal drama in Pirna: Why teams avoid the indoor championship!

Futsal drama in Pirna: Why teams avoid the indoor championship!

The Futsal Championship recently took place in the BSZ Pirna sports hall, in which only 18 teams from 14 clubs took part. This is two fewer than last year, raising questions about interest in the sport. The Saxon reported that many club representatives are dissatisfied with the futsal variant and the lack of hall capacity also makes adequate preparation difficult.

Around 350 spectators watched the two-day event. In season 1, the district league team 1. FC Pirna prevailed with five wins and is considered the favorite for the upcoming final tournament on January 25th. The teams from Altenberg, Pesterwitz and Lohmen with the same points fought an exciting duel, which saw Altenberg advance as second in the group and Lohmen as one of the best third in the group. In season 2, the defending champions Kreischa and Rabenau ended their meeting 0-0. Rabenau then decided not to take part in the finals, whereupon Hohnstein moved up. In season 3, the reserve teams from Kreischa and 1. FC Pirna prevailed against SC Freital III and the Dorfhain/Hermsdorf syndicate, with the latter also able to move into the final round as third in the group thanks to a better goal difference.

Futsal as a variant of football

Futsal, a fast and technical version of football, is played on small pitches in sports halls. A team consists of five players, including a goalkeeper. The origins of futsal go back to the 1930s, when sports teacher Juan Carlos Ceriani developed the sport in Montevideo (Uruguay). Ceriani created a heavier ball with less bounce to suit the conditions of hard surfaces, which laid the foundations for futsal. Sportano states that futsal gained importance in Brazil in the 1950s, particularly as a form of training for young footballers.

Indoor football appeared in Germany in the late 1980s. The rules include, among other things, a playing time of 40 minutes, which is divided into two halves of 20 minutes each. The pitch itself has specific dimensions and requirements for the goals and the ball, which is available in three sizes. In addition to being played as a sport in its own right, futsal is also often used as a training method to improve technical skills and fitness in football players.

– Submitted by West-East media