Futnet comes to Latvia
Positive news has come from Latvia about various futnet plans and activities taking place this year. After Latvia’s participation at UNIF Congress in May 2014, this is a promising sign that futnet has finally found its way to the Baltics.
Here is the information we have received from Latvian representatives.
The first ever Latvian Futnet tournament took place on Saturday 28 February, in Jaunmarupe. This was a first tournament in men’s triple organised by Latvian Futnet Association with the help of EUCOW FONDS within the project "Futnet comes to Latvia". The aim of the project is to introduce futnet to Latvians, focusing especially on young people. Schools are visited and futnet and its rules presented to children. Of course, what draws them to take part in competitions are attractive prizes, that is why we spend a great deal of time trying to find sponsors.
In the summer, we are planning to organise two tournaments in Riga and Ventspils. Also, we have agreement with Latvia’s biggest beach festival LMT Summer Sound that we’ll get place and possibility to organise open-air tournament within the festival area and time. Each year 20-30 thousand people visit the festival and that will be a good chance to introduce futnet to more people in an attractive way.
In the tournament that took place on 28 February six teams were to take part, though, in the end, because of the flu, two teams could not come. The first place and an invitation to Latvia’s biggest beach festival "LMT Summer Sound" was won by the local team MINKAS beating the very competitive FK Garāža in the final. The atmosphere was great, participants and supporters were keen and organizers satisfied with the event.
Tournament participants:
FTK MINKAS (JAUNMĀRUPE)
Kristaps SPUĢIS
Kaspars SPUĢIS
Rinalds BORMEISTARS
FK GARĀŽA
coach: Guntis APĪNIS
Edgars KLAIVA
Arturs KAIKINS
Kristaps VABOLIS
FTK FUTNETA HERCOGI (MĀRUPE)
Raivis STRUNCENS
Ivars KIECIS
Lauris BĀRTULIS
SOCIĀLAIS KLUBS (PĀVILOSTA)
Uldis PABĒRZIS
Ivo MEDNIS
Zigmārs RĒPELIS
More information about futnet in Latvia can be found on the sites:
http://futnet.lv
http://eucow.com
https://www.facebook.com/futnetLV
https://twitter.com/FutnetLv
Good luck to our friends in Latvia in all their efforts and we hope to see a Latvian team at European Championships this year in Slovakia!