Group B began with United Colours of Benetton from Holland taking on Galacticos of England. United Colours of Benetton were on debut so this was our first chance to see their footballing credentials.

Galacticos were returning to eurofootballfives.com action after a little break since the 2010 Valencia Fives. They made their debut at the 2009 Barca Fives where they won Group A. In the Cup knock-out stage they defeated defending champions Rapid Bosco Navas in the Quarter-Finals before going out to two-times eurofootballfives.com winners Goldsmith Williams in the Semi-Finals. They were equally as impressive in the 2010 Valencia Fives where, in the group of death, they finished 2 nd to Futbol City. The same opposition prevented them taking all the glory as they met again in the Cup Final with the Spanish winning 5-1. Can Galacticos go one step further and lift the title in Portugal?

They started like the proverbial house on fire and quickly raced into a 3-0 lead by half-time. Yaaseen Patel got the ball rolling before Zuber Bulbulia made it 2-0 and Atiq Akhtar made it 3-0.

United Colours of Benetton improved after the break and the game was a more even contest but the damage was done in the first half.

Game 3 of Group B was Norton Old Boys versus Ecclesfield Eagles. In a very tough 2012 Mallorca Tournament Norton Old Boys third eurofootballfives.com appearance was a hugely successful one as they took an impressive victory in the Plate competition. They also played in the 2010 Barcelona Fives and missed out on the knock-out phase. 12 months later, in the 2011 Prague Masters, they picked up their first eurofootballfives victory and qualified for the Plate before suffering a narrow 2-1 defeat to Czech team Fridays.

Ecclesfield Eagles were on debut but were making an early name for themselves in Group B by racing into a 2-0 lead thanks to Lewis Allen and the assistance of a Stuart Crane own goal. Norton Hill Old Boys came into the game on the back of an unbeaten 5 game record (including 4 wins) in Europe dating back to the 2012 Mallorca Tournament. This record was seriously under threat but looked slightly better when Rich Hassan reduced arrears to 2-1.

Matt Hibberd restored Ecclesfield Eagles two goal lead and at 3-1 the points looked assured. Mark Paget (8 goals in 2012 Mallorca Tournament) continued last year's European form by reducing the deficit to 3-2 nut time ran out for Norton Old Boys as Ecclesfield Eagles completed the 3-2 win.