In Game 5 of Group B we had Team Bear II lining up against The A Team. After the tournament draw this game stood out as the game to watch as these teams were 2 of just 3 teams in the tournament to make it to a eurofootballfives.com Cup Final (the other being Saipan FC at the 2012 Barcelona Fives).

The A Team came into the game with a 100% record. Team Bear II, despite opening game defeat, came roaring into the game on the back of thumping The Dave Cole Minors so they would be confident of the challenge that lay ahead. A win or a draw for The A Team would confirm them as Group B champions. Team Bear II needed a win to join the French in the Cup competition and would see them potentially win Group B on goal difference (subject to the result of GS Drunkerz versus The Dave Cole Minors).

It started well for Team Bear II as Jake Christensen added to his hat-trick last time out by putting his team ahead. They held the lead until they conceded a penalty which Dydynho duly put away. Fateh Bekhouche then swung the momentum totally in the A Team's favour by putting them 2-1 up. The goals just kept on coming as Malek Bekhouche gave The A Team a cushion at 3-1. Fateh Bekhouche and Dydynho then took the game away from Team Bear II by making it 5-1. The half-time whistle blew.

The second half was quieter, certainly in terms of goal-scoring. 5-1 became 6-1 as Dydynho completed his second hat-trick of the tournament putting him on 7 for the tournament and an early candidate for another golden boot award. Jake Christensen scored his fifth in two games late on to make it 6-2 but the game was over by then.

Congratulations to The A Team for winning Group B with a maximum 3 wins out of 3 games. Team Bear II would have to await their fate pending the result of the final game in the group.

We were into the final game of Group B and with The A Team already assured of the Cup, these were various permutations possible for the other 3 teams as GSF Drunkerz met The Dave Cole Minors.

GSF Drunkerz victory or draw: Would see them reach the Cup as Team Bear II and The Dave Cole Minors would proceed to the Plate.

The Dave Cole Minors victory: Would see both these teams and Team Bear II all finish on 3 points. It would therefore be down to goal difference to decide who would go into the Cup and which two would go into the Plate. Before kick-off the teams were Team Bear II +2, GSF Drunkerz 0, The Dave Cole Minors -9. It meant a Dave Cole Minors victory would eliminate GSF Drunkerz at the expense of Team Bear II unless the Dave Cole Minors could win by 11 or more.

Team Bear II watched on from the sidelines and they would have enjoyed what they saw as The Dave Cole Minors lead 3-1 at half-time. The stag Dave Cole set them on their way with 2 more goals from Antonio Vernaschi putting them in control. A Martin Volek strike kept them in it though. Tom Sheppard's goal made it 4-1 to The Dave Cole Minors after the restart and they should've been out of sight.

GSF Drunkerz came from behind to win at Team Bear II and came back against The A Team (too little, too late on that occasion). Perhaps we shouldn't have written them off but they plugged away and got it back to 4-2, then 4-3 and were back on level terms at 4-4. Just when they got it back all square The Dave Cole Minors wrestled back the lead as Antonio Vernaschi completed a fine hat-trick to put his team back in the lead at 5-4.

At this stage Team Bear II were going through to the Cup but at the death they slipped to 3rd place in the table as GSF Drunkerz struck late to make it 5-5 and earn a vital draw that would see them finish in Group B. There was a hat-trick for Martin Volek and a brace for Jan Okulier as in one fell swoop the Slovakians left two English teams forlorn.

The Dave Cole Minors must have wondered how they didn't win the game. They would have to pick themselves up for the afternoon knock-out phase.