The Plate Final began with New Ham United looking to make their early momentum count, and they took the lead through Mihai Harizomenov, scoring his fourth goal of the day. TEAM Polonia Limerick responded through their prolific forward Kuba Cieloch, who brought his tally for the tournament to nine with the equaliser. With the teams level at 1-1 at half-time, the final was finely poised, and neither side was willing to give an inch in the battle for the Plate trophy. TEAM Polonia Limerick edged ahead again when Tomasz Garbut found the net for his first goal of the day, putting the Polish side within touching distance of lifting the silverware. New Ham United, however, were not ready to let their hopes of a first Plate title slip away. Karim El Sayed stepped up with his first goal of the day to make it 2-2, and that was how the contest finished. With nothing separating the teams after normal play, the final would be decided by penalties, just as Polonia's semi-final against Sporting Armada had been.

TEAM Polonia Limerick took the first penalty, with Cieloch confidently converting before Joshua Smith sent the Polish goalkeeper the wrong way to level the shootout. Daniel Zwiegela found the bottom-left corner, Mark Solomon replied into the bottom-right, and Kacper Kusiak picked out the top-right corner to put Polonia ahead once more. Harizomenov then made it 3-3, his penalty carrying enough pace to beat Pawel Miskiewicz despite the goalkeeper diving the right way. Sudden death followed, and Cieloch kept his nerve again to make it 4-3, with Joshua Smith coming agonisingly close to getting his fingertips to the effort. Smith then stepped up to take New Ham's next penalty himself, sending it down the middle. Miskiewicz dived to his right but managed to stick out a trailing leg and make the decisive save, sparking celebrations as TEAM Polonia Limerick won the shootout and claimed the 2026 Lloret de Mar Sevens Open Age Plate!

Commiserations to New Ham United, who once again came so close to Plate glory. Having finished as runners-up in Barcelona in 2025, they arrived in Lloret de Mar hoping to go one better, and they pushed Polonia all the way in a gripping final. To lose the trophy on penalties after fighting back to make it 2-2 will be a bitter pill to swallow, but they can take pride in reaching another Plate Final and showing the resilience to compete right to the very last kick. They have now been runners-up twice in this competition, but perhaps it really will be third time lucky for New Ham United when they return for another challenge.

Congratulations to TEAM Polonia Limerick, the 2026 Lloret de Mar Sevens Open Age Plate champions! Their journey to the trophy was sealed in the most dramatic fashion, winning both their semi-final against Sporting Armada and the final against New Ham United on penalties. Even more impressively, Polonia converted all nine of their penalties across the two shootouts, showing extraordinary composure when the pressure was at its highest. Cieloch continued to deliver at the crucial moments, while Miskiewicz produced the save that secured the title. After a challenging spell in the group phase, Polonia regained their best form when it mattered most and leave Lloret de Mar with the Plate trophy to celebrate.