The Blackouts made their eurofootballfives.com debut at the 2014 Mallorca Tournament and it was some debut. They began well with a 4-0 win over Son Veri Vets before a 0-0 draw against Palmesanos. They then finished the group in style with 4-0 and 2-0 wins over Dickie Dogs and Norton Old Boys to finish as group winners. A 5-1 win over Westfield Wanderers in the Cup Semi-Finals lead to a debut Cup Final. Sadly for them they narrowly missed out on the ultimate glory (1-0) to Palmesanos.

Add this to their 3 wins this morning and their eurofootballfives.com record read 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. They would go into the top of the table clash with Sergio Cristina with confidence. Sergio Cristina had a 100% record to boast in today's competition so this would be an encounter to savour.

Ronan Gilligan had brought his goal-scoring boots again and had now found the net in 3 out of the 4 Blackouts games today. His goal in this game put the Irish in charge at 1-0 and he was also the first man to score past Alberto Moreno in the Sergio Cristina goal in the tournament.

Whilst The Blackouts had been free-scoring their defence had also been pretty hot as they completed a third clean sheet and prevent their opponents finding an equalizer. The Blackouts completed the 1-0 victory, secured Cup qualification and were red hot favourites for the Group B title.

Water Boy were up next against The Warriors. Both teams were on 3 points (along with Dickie Dogs). Water Boy had a game in hand over the Dogs and The Warriors had two games in hand. These two teams were in pole position for the Plate places. It was hard to tell what result favoured The Dickie Dogs due to possible future permutations but they would probably prefer a positive result one way or the other to try and pick-off the losing team.

The fact that Water Boy had struggled this afternoon had shown the strength of the Veterans tournament and the Warriors were the latest team to flex their muscle. A very even contest saw the two teams reach half-time at 0-0. Let's not forget that Cup qualification was not out of the question. A 100% record from here on in and a Sergio Cristina defeat in their final fixture would open the door with the requisite swing in goal difference. A draw then was no good for this purpose.

After the break we were to get a goal and a decisive result. The hero of the hour was Alex Finney who's first goal of the day secured all 3 points for The Warriors. They moved into 3rd position outright – 3 points behind 2nd and with a game in hand.

Westfield Wanderers went into their fourth game looking for their first win of the day. If they could get it here and win their final game then a place in the Plate was still very much on the table. For Dickie Dogs, this would be their final group game and their final opportunity to put points on the board. A win here would put them on 6 points and a possible place in the Plate subject to the results of Water Boy and The Warriors.

It was all going superbly for Dickie Dogs when Ian Hall put his team ahead in the first half. After the turnaround they went 2-0 up (Ian Hall again) and the “live” league table was looking good for them. Water Boy had a tough final fixture against Sergio Cristina to come and a win could well see Dickie Dogs through. Two goals at the right end of the field could not prevent Ian Hall get a bollocking from his goalkeeper Steven Banks as a defensive error allowed Sam Gurner to reduce the defecit to 2-1.

It was to get better for Westfield Wanderers and worse for Dickie Dogs as Gurner's second of the game made it 2-2. A draw was not overly helpful to either team – Westfield Wanderers would remain 6 th . Dickie Dogs would go 4th and that might be enough but an extra two points would go a long way to advancing their case. In the end a winner proved elusive and the two teams had to settle for a point in an entertaining contest.