Fast-paced Futsal games draw crowds to Lac La Biche Bold Center

Chris McGarry Feb 3, 2024 12:24 PM
The crowd watches as Victor Lourenco of the Portage College Voyageurs moves towards the NAIT Ooks zone while trailed by an opponent. The game resulted in a 1-1 tie. Chris McGarry photo. ▲
Frosia Ambanoudis, goalkeeper for the Portage College Voyageurs women's futsal team, reaches up to catch the ball during Friday's opening match of the 2024 ACAC North Regionals, which started on the Feb. 2 weekend. The Voyageurs dropped a 4-0 decision to NAIT. Chris McGarry photo. ▲
Peter Jones of the NAIT Ooks obstructs Portage College Voyageurs player Fiston Kiese during Friday's meeting of the two teams that resulted in a 1-1 tie. Chris McGarry photo. ▲
Dominic Douglas of the Portage College Voyageurs finds himself in a tricky position as he tries to keep the ball inside the yellow line while facing opposition from the NAIT Ooks. Chris McGarry photo. ▲
The opening game of the 2024 Futsal North Regionals, which took place on Friday, saw the Portage College Voyageurs women's futsal team facing off against the NAIT Ooks. The tournament was held from Feb. 2-4. Brooklyn Haub of the Voyageurs runs as she prepares to kick the ball to teammates during the game. Chris McGarry photo. ▲
Portage College midfielder Natasha Charley struggles with a member of the NAIT Ooks for control of the ball during Friday's opening game of the 2024 Futsal North Regionals at the Bold Centre. Chris McGarry photo. ▲

Collegiate futsal teams from across northern Alberta are once again playing the indoor soccer game in Lac La Biche.

Two weeks ago, over the January 19 weekend, after playing host to the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Futsal North Regional Tournament, Portage College welcomed the northern teams once again over the Feb. 2 weekend. Mens's and women's teams from Keyano College, Kings University, NAIT, and Grande Prairie's Northwestern Polytechnic played the three-day event at the Lac La Biche Bold Center.

The competition got underway Friday evening with the Voyageurs men’s and women’s squads facing off against the NAIT OOKs. While the women dropped a 4-0 decision to the OOKs, the men’s game resulted in a 1-1 tie.  Teams payed four games apiece through the weekend, with top teams advancing to the league championships representing the northern ACAC futsal division.

Championships next

The top three teams from the north division will meet the top three from the south in the ACAC Futsal Championships that are being held in Lac La Biche on the March 8 weekend.

Full results of the Feb. 2 regionals in Lac La Biche will updated at www.lakelandtoday.ca once they are available.

 

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