As human’s need of healthy
lifestyle is getting high, people are trying very hard to be healthy. One way
to be healthy is doing sport, and one of the most popular sports nowadays is
Futsal. Futsal is quite different from football or soccer, but somehow they are
the same. Futsal is played by 5 players on the pitch while Football is played
by 11 players on the pitch.
One obvious difference is the
place to play. Futsal is an indoor sport yet football is played outdoor. Futsal’s
pitch is smaller than football’s, so futsal is able to be played indoor. Futsal
uses a hard-court surface as the pitch while football uses grass as its pitch.
If football is played two halves
of 45 minutes each, futsal is played two halves of 20 minutes each. In a
football match, the time is running till the end of each half though the ball
is not played on but in a futsal match, the time stops when the ball is out of
the pitch or when the ball is not played on. Futsal has 4 time-outs, two for
each team. Each team can only use a time-out for each half. On the other hand,
football doesn’t have any time-out.
Another difference between futsal and football
is the amount of the referees. Futsal has two referees in each match, referee 1
and referee 2. The two deserve to make decisions but referee 1 is usually more
powerful than referee 2. In contrast, football has only one referee who is
helped by two linesmen. Every decision on the pitch is made by the referee and
the linesmen just help the referee to make the decision.
In spite of these differences,
these two apparently opposite sports share several similarities.
Both, for example, have similar required
kits for playing. Jersey which has number on it, long socks, shin pad, shoes,
and gloves for goalkeeper (optional) are kits which must be equipped by all
players. Except for the shoes which have different type, all kits which are
required for playing futsal and football are generally the same.
Some technical terms in futsal are
essentially just the same as in football. Handballs, direct and indirect
free-kicks, kick off, goal kick, and penalty kick are the terms known in both
sports. The way those terms are done in football and futsal match is the same.
Final similarity is that the performance and
achievement of a football national team portray its futsal national team, vice
versa. For example, Brazil who is the five-time winner of FIFA Football World
Cup has a very good futsal national team and has won FIFA Futsal World Cup five
times. Another example is Spain. Spanish football national team, the depending
champion of FIFA Football World Cup 2010 and Euro Cup 2012, is one of the most
powerful teams in the world. They have won Futsal World Cup two times and were
the runner up for the 2 latest FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Futsal and football is different
yet alike. Although the two sports differ in some things such us the place for
playing, the time, and the referee, they share several things in common.
Furthermore, their differences and similarities make them more interesting to
play.
NB: It's a comparison/contrast essay about Futsal and Football composed by myself. It's done to fulfill Writing IV assignment given by Mr. Sirajudin. *I just post it to make my blog not quiet..... :) *
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