2019 Amsterdam Fives 5-a-side Football Tournament Tour Report Group A Round 4

Results

Luca Toni FC (Swi)	3	V	2	FC Dwaze Zaken (Hol)
Sloterdijk (Hol)	2	V	2	Cruz Del Surely (Eng)
Epsilon Rovers (Eng)	2	V	1	Shahs of Sunset (Eng)

We began Round 4 with Luca Toni FC versus FC Dwaze Zaken. It was second place versus fifth. Luca Toni FC were unbeaten with 2 wins and 1 draw. Their opponents had 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.

Although Luca Toni FC's best performance to date was a Cup Semi-Final at the 2017 Krakow Trophy they did have experience in their ranks that had enjoyed success in our tournaments. Barry Lysaght had received winner's medals for Saipan FC (Ire) at the 2015 Mallorca Tournament & the 2018 Lisbon Tournament. Hector Navarro Real was part of that Saipan FC squad who won in Lisbon and was also top-goalscorer for the tournament.

Luca Toni FC scored the opening goal of the game as Eloy Rubio opened his personal account for the day. The Swiss were pegged back 3 times in the last game and they saw their lead disappear here as Jan Moester scored to make it 1-1 which is how we finished the first half.

In the second half Hector Navarro Real made it 2-1 before Luca Toni FC opened up a vital two goal cushion courtesy of Marco Amezcua. That extra goal proved to be crucial as Olaf Floresse scored a second for FC Dwaze Zaken. Luca Toni FC had done enough though as they won 3-2.

In Game 11 of Group A we had Sloterdijk versus Cruz Del Surely.

In terms of results Sloterdijk had struggled today despite competing early on having been 2-2 with Shahs of Sunset and 2-1 versus Luca Toni FC before slipping to defeats. Their previous game had been a heavy loss to Epsilon Rovers. The Dutch had so far played the top three so perhaps their form could now change against theoretically easier teams.

However, based on their performance in the Algarve, Cruz Del Surely would not be an easy game. The English team had also just come alive here in Amsterdam with a thumping 5-1 victory which could really kickstart their campaign.

It was Sloterdijk who took the lead in this one thanks to Ali Beny but Cruz Del Surely hit back – not once but twice. First of all Danny McGee levelled the scores at 1-1. Then, it was Danny McGee again to put Cruz Del Surely 2-1 up.

Momentum was with the English team but the Dutch hit back - Ali Beny again. His goal made it 2-2 and earned his team's first points of the day.

Final score, Ali Beny 2-2 Danny McGee.

To complete Round 4 we had Epsilon Rovers versus Shahs of Sunset. Epsilon Rovers were the stand out team in Group A so far with 15 goals scored and 0 conceded. Shahs of Sunset's group record in our tournaments to date was also impressive. It read:

2012 Valencia Fives: 3-3-0-0 8-4 9 (1st)

2013 Budapest Fives: 5-3-2-0 5-0 11 (1st)

2013 Barcelona Fives: 4-3-0-1 10-4 9 (Joint 1st, 3rd on GD)

2014 Bratislava Tournament: 5- 4-0-1 13-2 12 (Joint 1st, 1st on GD)

2015 Lisbon Tournament: 5- 1-4-0 4-3 7 (4th of 6)

2016 Barcelona Fives: 7 3-0-4 8-14 9 (5th of 8)

2017 Vilnius Tournament: 4 3-0-1 8-4 9 (Joint 1st, 3rd on GD)

2018 Riga Tournament: 4 2-1-1 10-8 7 (1st)

Overall – 37 22-7-8 66-39 73

It was Epsilon Rovers who held the upper hand in this one as two Evan Day goals put his team in a commanding position. Anes Jusic scored for Shahs of Sunset to make it 2-1 but, alas for his team, it proved to be a consolation on this occasion.

The goal was notable though as Jusic became the first man to score past Rich Simmons today and it prevented Simmons equaling a record at the Amsterdam Fives. Since we moved to this venue in 2016 only one man had kept 4 consecutive clean sheets at the start of a tournament and that was Spain United's goalkeeper all the way back in that 2016 tournament. I am sure that would not matter much though as Epsilon Rovers maintained their 100% start to the tournament.

Table

Team	Pld	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Agst	Pts
Epsilon Rovers (Eng)	4	4	0	0	17	1	12
Luca Toni FC (Swi)	4	3	1	0	12	7	10
Shahs of Sunset (Eng)	4	1	2	1	10	9	5
Cruz Del Surely (Eng)	4	1	1	2	8	10	4
FC Dwaze Zaken (Hol)	4	0	1	3	5	14	1
Sloterdijk (Hol)	4	0	1	3	5	16	1

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