Black Hawk United Looking to Take Flight in MKS Melbourne Shield 2011

Black Hawk United comes to the MKS Melbourne Shield 2011 with great aspirations after their previous performances in the the MKS Melbourne tournaments.  They are another team who have reverted to their original team name (they participated as Dark Hawk United in the Champions Cup 2010).

Dark Hawk United at the Champions Cup 2010

Currently ranked fifth in the MKS Melbourne team rankings and having qualified for the semi-finals only to be knocked-out on twice by The Replacements (in both the Mauritian Futsal Cup 2010 and the Champions Cup 2010), Black Hawk United is confident that they can make it all the way this time.

Their current line-up has changed and they enter the tournament with only six players:

• Rony Roussetty (captain)
• Jesen Francois (vice-captain)
• Didier Douce
• Emmanuel Leong Long
• Naresh Teeluck
• Cedric

Black Hawk United played at the Box Hill Soccer Centre and have been champions of divisions 12, 8, 4, and 2.  They have also made it to the finals of division 1 in the last two years.

In the Mauritian Futsal Cup 2010, as a new team, they were quick to impress as they defeated both Pression FC and Short Notice 3-1, Nioukyen FC 2-0, and Undefeated 3-2.  They were, however, defeated by Club Maurice 3-1 and The Replacements 2-1.  In the Champions Cup 2010, they defeated Docklands FC 1-0 and both Undefeated FC and Wolves 3-0, but were defeated by Club Maurice 2-1 and The Replacements 3-1.

Black Hawk United defeat Undefeated 3-2 at the Mauritian Futsal Cup 2010

Thus, Black Hawk United were clearly looking to lock horns with Club Maurice and The Replacements again.  However, both teams absent from the competition, Black Hawk United has its sight on being the first MKS Melbourne Shield champion.  

With Club Maurice and The Replacements, who have been a major thorn in their sides, out of the tournament, and even though Black Hawk United has not played together for six months, they do appear to be the number one contender in the upcoming MKS Melbourne Shield 2011.