Results
 

Bure Park Seniors (Eng)

2

V

1

TNF (Eng)

AFC Blue Boys (Pol)

1

V

1

JK Silvertown (Eng)

Atletico Funk (Eng)

0

V

3

Beijing Rockets (Chn)

 

Welcome to Barcelona for what will be our 19th tournament in Catalunya. The 2023 tournament was special in that it marked the first time our Veterans tournament visited this great city. Our early Veterans tournament debuted in 2013 and proved so popular we added a late summer Veterans event to our schedule in 2017. So far, our winners of this event have been:

2017 Lisbon: Talhos Mariete (Por)

2018 Mallorca: Policia Local (Spa)

2019 Budapest: Elcombe Old Boys (Eng)

2022 Krakow: Alea Iacta Est (Pol)

We were delighted to welcome teams from China, England, Hungary, Moldova and Poland to challenge for the title including 3 teams who had already competed at our early summer Veterans in Mallorca back in May.

First up in Group A was Bure Park Seniors versus TNF. Both teams had competed in our events before and we will preview them in greater detail as we progress with this report. In the early kick-off in Group A it was Bure Park Seniors who got off to a fast start with Nathan Vicentijevic on target for the men in blue and white stripes. It got even better for Bure Park when Ozkar Calusi doubled the advantage and they were well on their way to an opening 3 points.

The game was not done and dusted yet as TNF struck back thanks to a goal from Brendan O'Keefe. It proved to be too late to effect the final result as Bure Park Seniors chalked up a 2-1 win.

 
 
 

Up next were AFC Blue Boys versus JK Silvertown. AFC Blue Boys made their debut here at the 2021 Barcelona Fives. They had a tough start against the 2015 Barcelona champions Club Esportiu Llefia and suffered 5-1 defeat. They bounced back with a 2-2 draw against Sharks (Spa) to get their first points on the board. In the next game against Son Les Onze (Spa) they slipped to a 2-0 defeat. They finished the group phase on a high as they defeated England's FC Dad 2-0 to claim third place in the group and progress to the Plate. They made it 2 wins out of 2 with a stunning win over 2018 Amsterdam Fives champions, Epsilon Rovers. It was not only a win but a comprehensive 3-0 victory. In the Plate Final they met FC Maroon and although they fell behind they recovered to draw 1-1 and take the game to penalties. Sadly for them, they missed out on glory though as they lost 2-1 on spot kicks.

In their opening game today they fell behind to a Chris Wright goal for JK Silvertown. JK Silvertown also had a rich history in eurofootballfives.com competition which we will delve into in due course during this report. The English team were in pole position for an opening game victory but they were pegged back by the Polish team. Marcin Zaluga was the hero for AFC Blue Boys as his equalizer secured a point for his team. Final score, 1-1.

 
 
 

The 2023 Barcelona Veterans Fives was to be decided on a group basis with two groups each containing 7 teams. The teams finishing 1st and 2nd in each group would progress to the Cup competition. The teams finishing 3rd to 6th in each group would progress to the Plate competition. The team finishing 7th in each group would be eliminated.

The final fixture in the opening round of Group A was Atletico Funk versus Beijing Rockets. The latter were on debut in our tournaments so we wish Beijing Rockets a warm welcome to the fold. The former were making a second appearance in our events having appeared as New Wave Funk at the 2019 Budapest Fives (an Open Age event). In Hungary, despite a positive goal difference of 13-12, they finished 6th of 7 teams to qualify for the Plate. They secured a 2-0 QF win over Fiorentina Turner and a 2-1 SF win over Ireland's Deportivo Dooradoyle to reach the final. They collected runners-up medals following a 1-0 defeat to Budapest Celtic Lions in the final.

In this game it was the debutants who got off to the perfect winning start in the tournament. Jamie Yates had the honour of scoring his team's first goal in eurofootballfives competition before a Nick Petman double clinched a 3-0 victory.

 
 
Table
 
Team
Pld
Won
Drawn
Lost
For
Agst
Pts

Beijing Rockets (Chn)

1

1

0

0

3

0

3

Bure Park Seniors (Eng)

1

1

0

0

2

1

3

AFC Blue Boys (Pol)

1

0

1

0

1

1

1

JK Silvertown (Eng)

1

0

1

0

1

1

1

Lucanos Locos (Pol)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

TNF (Eng)

1

0

0

1

1

2

0

Atletico Funk (Eng)

1

0

0

1

0

3

0

 
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