Kick off before breakfast at 9am. We have a total of 25 players ready to battle it out on the Sunderland…
NEPCA and Cheesy Waffles win the “two” tournaments. 
NEPCA and Cheesy Waffles win the “two” tournaments.
Every team won at least one game. Every team picked up at least one win. A mix‑up meant Cheesy Waffles fielded…
A win and a defeat in 9-a-side 
A win and a defeat in 9-a-side
Another competitive game v MADAS ended in a opening win for Sassco, while MADAS comfortable won the second game. After the…
Austria squad building up. 
Austria squad building up.
Seven confirmed, with another two to be confirmed. The squad is taking shape for Austria, where we’ll be playing two 7-a-side…
Defeat rounds off 2025. 
Defeat rounds off 2025.
Old stars were too old. We had a full team and all 11 turned up for the 9-a-side against a strong…
SAFC news from The Sunderland Echo
SAFC news from The Sunderland Echo
SAFC news from The Sunderland Echo
SAFC news from The Sunderland Echo
SAFC news from The Sunderland Echo
Read more: 16th to 19th August – hotel and flights confirmed.16th to 19th August – hotel and flights confirmed.
Flights and hotel have been provisionally confirmed. The date has changed to the 16th August (Friday) to 19th August (Monday). The flights are from Leeds – Bradford Airport and are as…
Read more: Fitness and conditioning.Fitness and conditioning.
Interesting article supplied by a freelance writer below: Out of Season Conditioning With the season drawing to a close and the intensity of a long season being all but over, it…
Read more: Germany Tour 2012 – Day 2Germany Tour 2012 – Day 2
Indoor game in searing heat. Alldis fails to mark his four men. Futsal Lions 7 Sassco.co.uk 2 | Full match footage is shown below. Please feel free to share this on…
- Read more: Germany Tour 2012 – Day 1
Germany Tour 2012 – Day 1
Geordie Shore cast member to replace Tiger Tim. FC Vollkontakt 20 Sassco.co.uk 14 | Full match footage shown below. Please feel free to share this on Facebook and Twitter. We also…
- Read more: Germany Tour update.
Germany Tour update.
FC Vollkontakt 19 Sassco.co.uk 15. Futsal Lions 7 Sassco.co.uk 2. Two defeats for Sassco in the tour, but both performances were more than adequate. The team even led at one stage…
- Read more: Sassco Lightning 36 Blyth Renegades 47.
Sassco Lightning 36 Blyth Renegades 47.
Just pass to Jason. It was quite simple; just pass to Jason Stuart, who netted the majority of our points. It was a bit like Messi playing for Sassco 11-a-side. However,…
- Read more: Germany Tour itinerary.
Germany Tour itinerary.
Friday 17th August 11:35 – Flight fron Newcastle to Düsseldorf. 13:55 – Landing in Düsseldorf. 14:30 – Travel to Hotel Lindner Congress. 16:30 – Travel to Cageball Center. 18:00 – FC Vollkontakt…
- Read more: Swinhoe’s first goal in three years.
Swinhoe’s first goal in three years.
Muers still firing blanks. It was Sassco’s regular Summer encounter against Rutherford DFC, but the preparations were thrown into chaos, when firstly Marc McDermont claimed he couldn’t make it as he…
- Read more: Pennants at the ready!
Pennants at the ready!
For Vollkontakt and the Lions. Back in 2008, in Malta, team captain, Dave Gourlay, looked like a plum when our opponents provided us with pennants and mementos before our games. This…
Read more: Toddy’s: Patrick “Paddy” Walsh’s comments.Toddy’s: Patrick “Paddy” Walsh’s comments.
As I write my third column for Toddy’s website I’m actually at a bit of a loss as to which subject to cover, I said at the start that i wouldn’t…
Read more: Sandhill Centre SunderlandSandhill Centre Sunderland
Various friendly games for Sassco were played at the Sandhill Centre, which, at that time, was the only complex within Sunderland which has full-size 11-a-side goals on it’s artificial surface. The…
- Read more: Gateshead International Stadium
Gateshead International Stadium
From time to time, Sassco played at Gateshead, which at that time was one of the only full size pitches in the region with 11-a-side goals accessible during pre-season. As you…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 20 Sassco V 20.
Sassco.co.uk 20 Sassco V 20.
I think that was the score. The second training game ended in a stalemate, but nearly started off with a disaster. Dixon, finally showing his face, locked his keys in the…
- Read more: FC Vollkontakt @ Cageball Düsseldorf.
FC Vollkontakt @ Cageball Düsseldorf.
Entering the “cage” in Düsseldorf against FC Vollkontakt. Our opening game on 17th August 2012 in Germany, is against Tobias Mundt’s FC Vollkontakt team, who play in the Cageball Centre in Düsseldorf. Thanks to…
Read more: Futsal Lions Düsseldorf.Futsal Lions Düsseldorf.
It’s not long now before we undertake the tour to Germany. Our second opponents are going to be a the real deal and it’s definitely going to be a tough encounter…
- Read more: 11-a-side return against Rutherford DFC.
11-a-side return against Rutherford DFC.
Sassco 11-a-side are returning for a game against Rutherford DFC on 22nd July 2012. The game is to take place in the early afternoon and to be played at Beggarswood again.…
- Read more: Germany Tour map
Germany Tour map
The map below shows the hotel, airport, as well as the two venues at Cageball and Dusseldorf University. View Sassco.co.uk Germany Tour 2012 in a larger map
- Read more: Uniform for the Germany Tour 2012.
Uniform for the Germany Tour 2012.
Polo and zip top to accompany the Kappa shirt. We will be providing polo shirts and zip tops alongside the Kappa shirt for the tour. The polos and zip tops have…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 15 Sassco Lightning 9.
Sassco.co.uk 15 Sassco Lightning 9.
A good opening practice game for Dusseldorf saw eleven players turn up with six of them going on the tour. The team comprised of Kevin Cooper, Matthew Alldis, Matty Downs, Ed…
- Read more: Official Futsal Rules.
Official Futsal Rules.
The Playing Court 1. Dimensions: 25-42 m long x 15-25 m wide 2. Marking: 8 cm wide touchlines at the sides, goal lines at the ends, and a halfway-line across; 3 m…
