The 2012 Valencia Fives Plate Final would be contested by Deportivo and Club Tropicana Drinks FC. With seven games of football already under their belt the two teams would need to summon one last burst of energy to ensure they would be picking up winners and not runners-up medals in the presentation.

Deportivo came into the game on a superb run of form with just the one defeat in six and four games unbeaten – it would take some performance to stop them. Club Tropicana Drinks FC were on a superb run themselves with just the one defeat in seven (an expensive one to Hungary's FC Miracle that precluded them from appearing in the Cup).

Which team's momentum would carry them on to glory? With the game underway it was Mathew Foster of Deportivo who struck first. It is never easy chasing a game in these tournaments as 5-a-side football always leaves you prone to the counter attack if you throw men forward unless you can get defenders back quickly – it's even less easy towards the back end of a tournament. The onus was on Club Tropicana Drinks FC to grab the next goal but they fell further behind when Mathew Foster made it 2-0 with his sixth goal of the tournament.

Deportivo now had one hand on the Plate trophy and they could put two hands on it when an own goal helped them to a 3-0 victory and a superb performance in this Plate Final and on the day as a whole. Congratulations lads.

Club Tropicana Drinks FC, whilst no doubt disappointed, should not be disconsolate though as they added a great deal to this tournament and we are sure success will come to them in future tournaments. The quality shown today would certainly put them down as a team to compete at Cup level in the future.

Our sincere congratulations to the 2012 Valencia Fives Plate Winners – Deportivo.