So, the 2008 Barcelona Fives had now reached it's climax after 26 games of thrilling action, the challenge of seven teams had come to a conclusion and it was BA Speedbirds 1 and Liverpool Feds still standing to decide the winners of the 2008 Barcelona Fives.

The final would see, for the first time in eurofootballfives.com history, a game between the teams finishing 3 rd and 4 th in the Group Phase. We believe this is testament to what a high quality tournament and what a closely matched standard of teams we saw contesting the 2008 Barcelona Fives.

Liverpool Feds probably went into this match as very slight favourites due to their astonishing victory over Liverbirds FC in the semi-finals and the fact they had a little extra rest before the game due to the extra time played by BA Speedbirds 1. However, it should be noted that BA Speedbirds ran out 1-0 winners in this fixture earlier in the day. This final really was there for the taking for either team.

In a low-scoring but entertaining game the final proved to be a very close contact. Liverpool Feds had arguably the most of the attacking play and put more pressure on their opponents defence. This pressure was rewarded when Jade Hickey put the Liverpool Feds ahead. Having won their previous two games and proved they could turn the style on when it mattered (against Team Amman A in the group and Liverbirds FC in the semi-final) Liverpool Feds were going to be tough to overhaul. BA Speedbirds 1 had their work cut out and ultimately it was to prove one step too far as the Liverpool Feds defence kept the required clean sheet to claim a 1-0 victory and the title of 2008 Barcelona Fives winners!

Our congratulations to Liverpool Feds and commiserations to BA Speedbirds 1. We also send our congratulations out to Lucy Holmes of Liverbirds FC who won the Golden Boot trophy scoring a fantastic 14 goals in 7 games to finish tournament top goalscorer.

A big thank you to all the teams who participated in the tournament and ensured it was a great success and made the eurofootballfives.com debut in Barcelona such an enjoyable one.

The eurofootballfives.com tour will certainly return to Barcelona next year for the 2009 Barcelona Fives. We hope you will be able to join us.