The Eight elite teams in the morning group phase progressed to the afternoon Cup quarter-finals. The eight teams were made up of 3 teams from Spain, 3 from England, 1 from Scotland and 1 from the Czech Republic. All eight with one goal - to lift the 2008 Barca Fives trophy.

The first quarter-final saw the Yorvik Blades meet DHL Prague Blue. The Yorvik Blades had produced a very solid display so far with 8 points from 12 in the group phase and yet to concede a goal. The onus would be on the DHL Prague Blue forwards to end that record in order to progress to the semi-finals. These two sides met in the group phase and on that occasion a solitary Jack Kennedy goal won it for the Blades.

The Cup Quarter-Final proved to be an equally close affair with both defences proving miserly and at the end of normal time the teams could not be seperated at 0-0. There are not too many 0-0's in eurofootballfives tournaments but Yorvik Blades had now produced 3 in 5 games. Into extra time we went with both sides fully aware of the golden goal situation. Unfortunately for DHL Prague Blue history repeated itself and that vital goal fell to Stevan Simonovic of the Yorvik Blades to see them march on to the semi-finals.

In the semi-finals they would play the winner of the second quarter-final which was a local derby between United and Rapid Bosco Navas of Spain. In a strange quirk of fate, these two teams also met in the group phase with United being the victors on that occasion, 2-1,before going on to win Group B. Rapid Bosco Navas could only finish 3rd in the group so they would have it all to do to reach the semi-finals. They did what they had to do though and enacted their revenge in comprehensive fashion. Juan Martinez Prieto got the ball rolling before Luis Beato added a second and Oscar Fuster put the icing on the cake in a 3-0 win.

Tournament favourites Red Light Runners were up next to continue their challenge for a second eurofootballfives title. They would face Hanson Vets who finished second in Group A. Red Light Runners had swept aside Hanson Old Boys 11-0 in the group stage but the Hanson Vets was always going to be a sterner test. Just how stern that test was nobody quite expected. They gave the Red Light Runners a real fright and ran them very close. In fact, the game could have gone either way and it was to be just one goal that would seperate the teams. That goal was a captain's goal from Alan Ritchie to put the Red Light Runners through, 1-0. Hanson Vets performed admirably and can count themselves unlucky to have been dealt such a tough draw. It was commented that this game would have been good enough to grace the final.

The final quarter-final matched up Uxama of Spain against Bristol Bridge Supporters of England. Both teams had been on fine form so far with Uxama's only defeat thus far to the Red Light Runners and the Bristol Bridge Supporters losing their opening fixture to the Prisoners in which they will still be wondering how they lost it. This would again prove to be a closely contested game with the odd goal in three deciding it. The winning goal was scored by Oscar Linde Alvarez for Uxama. His goal proved the crucial one and the one that set them up with a re-match against Red Light Runners. Mario Rujo Camello had scored Uxama's first while Peter Phillips scored for Bristol Bridge Supporters - his 5th and final goal of the competition.

 
Results
Yorvik Blades (ENG)
1*

  v

0
DHL Prague Blue (CZE)
United (SPA)
0

v

3
Rapid Bosco Navas (SPA)
Red Light Runners (SCO)
1

v

0
Hanson Vets (ENG)
Uxama (SPA)
2

v

1
Bristol Bridge Supporters (ENG)

* Yorvik Blades win 1-0 in Golden Goal extra time.

 
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