Having had six so-called “guaranteed” entrants, we were narrowed down to four, due to two last minute (and expected) drop outs.

This means major changes. We can’t really afford to pay an agent to arrange the games as the costings were around £150 upwards and getting higher due to lack of players.

We are going to Barcelona now on the same days. The flight costs are lower than Isla Canela tour. The hotel cost will average at around £100 (no more) per person, based on four sharing a large apartment.

The plan is to contact local clubs, forums, etc. in Barcelona to try and arrange at least one game against a five a side team, plus sourcing a local goalkeeper from there. We are already in contact with two parties. One is an ex-pat who plays regular five-a-side out there and the other is company which has links with futsal teams.

Whatever happens, Davinder Sangha, Tim Gillespie, Dave Gourlay and Scott Hembrough will be travelling to Barcelona for the 22nd.

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The new Bunker sponsored Adidas shirt for the Summer friendly games and the 2010-2011 season as well as beyond. The type is Adidas Toque and it contains the usual Sassco embroidered badge from the Weishin Company in China, as well as the new sponsor logo and standard numbering on the reverse (printed by Aztec Print).

The majority of the shirts are sized large and are in long sleeve.

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Anth Pearson’s rare double strike! 

Unfortunately, Hendon Rovers have withdrawn from the competition due to lack of available players. This combined with Redhouse Stars leaving means that we are back down to seven teams. Both teams will remain in the table until a replacement is found (contact me if any one knows of any 5-a-side, 6-a-side or 7-a-side teams interested within Sunderland, Washington or Gateshead). If none are available, then the teams would be deleted from the table.

Downhill Impact 2 Sassco.co.uk 2
Mickey Pearson’s Downhill team took an early lead when Anth Pearson scored past Simpson. Sassco weathered an opening storm from Downhill and eventually, Mark Cresswell curled a shot beyond the large frame of Steve Lawson and past Logan in goal.

Second half saw both ‘keepers making excellent saves. Muers then poked in a goal to give Sassco the lead. They dominated from there and Logan kept the score down. At the other end, Simpson made a spectacular save in the dying minutes, but moments later, Anth Pearsons strong shot was saved, but looped into the back of the net for a 2-2 draw.

Redhouse Fusion 2 Town End Thunder 0
Town End Thunder played the Champions and suffered a first minute goal from Lewis. A much changed Fusion side controlled large parts of the game and eventually scored a second through Josh Lay. However, Lee Melia is banned from the competition until he pays a £5 fine and all the Fusion players (apart from Wooton) owe £2 before they are eligible to play again (Lewis, Kennedy, Lay, Melia and the goalkeeper).

WWC 3 Wear Consulting 1
Wear Consulting considered themselves “robbed” after a smash and grab saw WWC ride out as 3-1 winners. Craig Charlton scored a superb curled opener, but this was replied to by Chris Lawrence. Eventually, WWC broke clear and took the points.

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