Three KiXX Players Named to U.S. Futsal Team
May 21, 2008 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Philadelphia KiXX News Release
Philadelphia, PA, May 21, 2008 - U.S. Futsal National Team Head Coach Keith Tozer named 12 players to the squad which will compete during the CONCACAF Futsal Championship on June 3-8 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Philadelphia native Pat Morris, and midfielders Sandre Naumoski and Ptah Myers have all been selected from the Philadelphia KiXX to represent the United States. The U.S. travels to Guatemala on May 28 and the tournament kicks off on June 3, with the U.S. facing Costa Rica in its opening match in Group B.
All but one of the 12 players on Tozer's roster played in the MISL last season. Morris was recently named to the All-MISL Second Team, and is one of only two players on the roster (Jamar Beasley) who possess Futsal World Cup experience, having helped the U.S. into the second stage during the 2004 tournament in Chinese Taipei. For Naumoski and Myers, this marks their first international competition as representatives of the U.S Futsal Team.
The U.S. has been drawn into Group B of the tournament with Costa Rica, Panama as well as the hosts, Guatemala. The CONCACAF Championship will determine which teams from North America qualify for the FIFA Futsal World Cup to be hosted by Brazil from Sept. 30 until Oct. 19. CONCACAF will send three teams to the tournament, which was previously won by Spain in 2004.
The U.S. is the defending champion of the CONCACAF Futsal Championship, and a two-time winner in the tournament's history. In 2004, the United States won the CONCACAF Futsal Championship tournament by compiling a 3-0-2 record that included a 4-0 semifinal victory over host Costa Rica.
The team is coming off a 10-day training camp in Brazil that included three matches against Brazilian club teams. The U.S. finished the trip with a 1-2-0 record.
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