AC Motxo International were back in action as we began Round 5. Only two points separated 1st and 6th place. The Spanish currently occupied 6th place but could surge up the table with 3 points. In their way stood FC Gymnasium of Portugal who were currently in second on goal difference but had just tasted defeat for the first time. Could they respond?

On the night before the tournament in the World Cup, Spain and Portugal served up a thrilling 3-3 encounter. If these two teams could match their national teams we would be in for a real treat. Given the scores today it was unlikely we would get 6 goals but we witnessed just as thrilling a game.

It was an evenly contested game and just one goal would separate the two teams. It was FC Gymnasium who returned to winning ways thanks to a Cristiano Silva goal. Final score, 1-0.

It was a crucial 3 points for FC Gymnasium who opened up a 3 point lead at the top of the table. AC Motxo International's chances of winning the Cup just got that little bit more difficult.

Wealdstone Raiders were heading into Round 5 of Group B on the back of their best start to a eurofootballfives.com tournament. They were unbeaten in 4 games, remained the top scorers in the group and had just conceded the 1 goal. For all this effort though they found themselves in fourth place. 3 draws had hampered their rise up the table a little but they were only a point off top. They now faced the 8th placed team in the table.

Elbersiktas were on a bad run of form. Having secured a solid opening draw they had lost their last three games in a row to find themselves bottom of the table. The form book would suggest a win for Wealdstone Raiders.

It was perhaps a surprise then that it was the Dutch team who took the lead. Continuing the “I'm Spartacus” theme it was Pieter Elbers who put Elbersiktas ahead. The Dutch could take nothing for granted though as they were leading 1-0 in their last game before slipping to a 2-1 defeat.

This time though Elbersiktas retained their lead to set-up their first win of the day. It inflicted a first defeat on Wealdstone Raiders. This was the proverbial “coupon buster”.

In a very tight group at the top, the defeat for Wealdstone Raiders opened things up for the teams around them. Two of those teams were now in action as AFC Chorltonians took on Cruz Del Sur.

AFC Chorltonians arguably needed the points more as they had played 5 games to date so this was their penultimate chance to put points on the board. Having gone unbeaten for 4 games they had just tasted defeat for the first time. To get back to winning ways would be tough against Cruz Del Sur who lead the table at the start of Round 5 with a game in hand.

Cruz Del Sur had 2 wins, 1 defeat with 3 goals scored and none conceded. Their remarkable progress looked set to continue as Tom Lawro scored for the second game in succession to give his side a 1-0 lead. Having not conceded today they would have felt confident of a third win. If they could win this they would join FC Gymnasium on top with 10 points.

It was not to be though as AFC Chorltonians were proving just how hard they were to beat as they eeked out another draw – a fourth stalemate in 6 games. Although, from a goal behind against the league leaders this could certainly be viewed as a good point. Lee Bagshaw was the man with the equalizing goal. Full time result, 1-1.

To complete Round 5 we had Men Behaving Chadli versus Lacey Green FC. In Round 4, Men Behaving Chadli lifted themselves off the foot of the table with their first win of the day. They found themselves at the foot of the table again after Elbersiktas's victory over Wealdstone Raiders. A second win in a row could lift them up to 5th place though.

Lacey Green FC had started off Round 5 joint top of the table with FC Gymnasium and Cruz Del Sur. FC Gymnasium had moved onto 10 points with a victory, Cruz Del Sur had moved onto 8 points with a draw. Could Lacey Green FC keep pace with the leaders?

They made a good start with Mark Johnson adding to his tournament tally. His third goal of the day put Lacey Green FC in pole position in this tie. Tony Shadbolt went on to hit the post with a superb snap shot on the turn but that ultimately did not better as another solid defensive display saw Lacey Green FC win 1-0. The result put them second in the table.