With 59 games gone before, there was just one more game left to decide the winners of the tournament – the 2014 Amsterdam Fives Cup Final. The rosta of previous winners reads;

2008: Olympic Phil Babb

2009: Bull Heads

2010: Goldsmith Williams

2011: Inter Women

2012: CEPL

Would it be Athletico Do Hollande or Melee FC added to that list? We had a great final in store and a fantastic crowd assembled by Pitch A and in the beer garden overlooking the pitch. It was a fantastic atmosphere for the two finalists to play in.

Athletico Do Hollande already had two eurofootballfives.com wins under their belt (2010 and 2011 Algarve Open) and had close in the past to winning here in Amsterdam losing 4-1 in the 2011 Cup Final to Inter Women. Could they manage a first home victory?

Melee FC were in their second Cup Final. They would have mixed memories of the 2013 Barcelona Fives as they came so close before an injury to captain Jack Dell and a late winner for Los Swallacticos meant they had runners-up medals instead of a winners' trophy to take home.

The crucial moments in this Cup Final happened early on as Athletico Do Hollande scored two early goals through Owairan Cloenise and Giorgio Fraenk that seemed to break the hearts and legs of Melee FC. The English team looked a spent force under the sweltering heat of the Amsterdam sun and the psychological blow of having to recover from a two goal deficit meant it looked like a game too far for Melee FC.

Buoyed by the lead, Athletico Do Hollande looked like they could play all day and all night as they relished in the occasion. The same pair of Owairan Cloenise and Giorgio Fraenk added further goals before Cloenise completed a hat-trick. In amongst the first half flurry of Dutch goals there was a moment to cheer for Melee FC as Chris Pilsbury claimed his ninth of the day.

The game and the tournament was won but Owuka Appiah added two more for good measure in the second half and completed a comprehensive 7-1 win.

Ladies and gentlemen, we present you the 2014 Amsterdam Fives winners – Athletico Do Hollande! They become only the second team in eurofootballfives.com history to win 3 tournaments (only 2008 Amsterdam Fives winners Olympic Phil Babb have more with a total haul of four tournaments).

We send our commiserations to Melee FC who'd put in a great effort today and despite great wins over East Compton Eagles and Return of the Dancing Horses III could not put the icing on the cake in the Cup Final. Twice a bridesmaid and with a bit of luck maybe the bride next time out.

The personal honour of the day was won by Craig Harrison of Return of the Dancing Horses III with 11 goals in 7 games – a great achievement especially bearing in mind it was his stag weekend!

We send our congratulations to all the teams who participated in what was a great day's competition. It was our biggest and best tournament in Amsterdam to date and we are truly grateful for your support.