England v Montenegro Futsal | Official highlights 20-05-11, 21-05-11

International Futsal Matches 20-21 May 2011 The Point 4, Hereford 20 May 2011: England 2-4 Montenegro 21 May 2011: England 2-1 Montenegro By Simon Walker in Hereford. The development of English Futsal took a large stride forward in Hereford with an important and convincing victory by the England Futsal team against a strong Montenegro squad. England Head Coach Pete Sturgess and his team beat the odds by defeating a nation 30 places higher in the FIFA World Rankings. This should come as no surprise though, as the England squad over the last 18 months have been building momentum and have taken other notable scalps such as Cyprus and particularly Libya, who in the Futsal world are ranked significantly higher than this developing England team. Under Sturgess' patient and careful nurturing, the England squad are beginning to look a formidable proposition for opponents. Gone are the days of the England Futsal team being hammered by lesser known nations; the squad in these two matches and in recent times are now beginning to ask challenging questions of more experienced and senior Futsal countries. England are still some way from rivalling nations of the calibre of Brazil and Spain, but England can take encouragement from two outstanding performances against Montenegro and the embryonic signs that Sturgess and this young England team have a promising future.