The first of the Plate Quarter-Finals saw CSF Porto take on the Rolling Circus. The CSF boasted the better record in the group stage and would come into this game as favourites. The first half began fairly even with neither side looking like making the breakthrough. When the breakthrough came the pendulum came with it and swung the game in favour of CSF Porto big style. Not long before the break Thomas Mottram broke the deadlock with Sean Jones adding a second shortly after. 2-0 at the break and the job was effectively done against a tiring Rolling Circus. It was fairly one-way traffic in the second half when Oz Zamora added a third after a shocking defensive mix-up before Sean Jones second of the game meant the lead was unassailable. The final word went to Stuart Barnes though with a consolation goal but CSF Porto went through as worthy winners.

Feltham Garrison FC versus Top Gun & Weasel was the second quarter final and they were playing for the right to meet CSF Porto in the semi-finals. Top Gun & Weasel had generally been tight at the back but struggled to score goals so far. They seemed to find their scoring touch in this game with Sven Alexis in particular as his double strike earned a 2-1 half time lead. Steve Cornwell scored the goal for Feltham Garrison that kept their team in the hunt. At 2-1 nothing was decided in this game and with a competitive Feltham Garrison side they would have to battle to see this match through. The next goal in this game was going to be crucial. Alas for Feltham Garrison it was not the equaliser as Will Monelle scored and ensured a semi-final spot for the Top Gun & Weasel squad.

The third quarter-final was Ireland versus Portugal in the shape of Lucky Leprechauns versus Olhanense. Lucky Leprechauns had started the competition brightly with two wins but this was followed by two successive defeats so the Leprechauns would need to regain their early tournament form. Olhanense were the 0-0 specialists with 3 out of their 4 games ending with this scoreline. The last thing the Leprechauns wanted was to fall behind and give themselves an uphill battle. That's what they did though as Andri Jaiguts scored Olhanense's second goal of the tournament. In the 2nd half the Leprechauns broke through this mean defence to put the ball past Wilson Brito thanks to the boot of Brendan Boyce but Mario Sousa's second of the tournament decided matters to put the Portuguese through 2-1.

The final quarter-final was to be contested by Amigos da Loira versus Jim Belch FC. In this game we saw the first hat-trick of the knock-out phase as Anderson Nielo beat Jim Belch keeper Richard Faulknall three times. Rarely does a team score a hat-trick and lose and it was not to be the case in this match either. Dave Henning did score for Jim Belch FC but it was only a consolation and Jim Belch FC's tournament was over. Amigos da Loira marched on to meet Olhanense.

 
Results
CSF Porto (Eng)
4

v

1
Rolling Circus (Eng)
Feltham Garrison FC (Eng)
1

v

3
Top Gun & Weasel (Eng)
Lucky Leprechauns (Ire)
1

v

2
Olhanesne (Por)
Amigos da Loira (Por)
3

v

1
Jim Belch FC (Eng)
 
 
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Group Phase:

 
Wooden Spoon Knock-out
 
Plate Knock-out
 
Cup Knock-out
 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
   
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