Spain met England in the first game of Group C as Barna City FC (formerly FC Agua de Valencia) took to the field against FC Pirenore. Both teams were new to eurofootballfives.com action and as such we did not know what to expect from these sides. What we got was two very close halves of football. The first half ended level at 0-0. The second half also ended level but we had seen some goalscoring action in the form of Lolo for Barna City FC and Ben Walker for FC Pirenore. Honours even and points shared.

It was also Spain v England in the other opening game of the group as local team Anglo Knights took on travelling team Not Vernon Kaye's Stag Do. In terms of the latter there may well be a clue in the name that pre-match preparation for this game was not exactly Premier League. Having said that, and with heavy hangovers, the Not Vernon Kaye side performed respectably. At half-time they found themselves a goal down to David Pros. In the second half they were unable to overturn this deficit and ended up conceding a second (John Moorhouse) as the match ended 2-0.

Not Vernon Kaye, in their attractive pink and black kit, had the opportunity to bounce straight back in the next match against Barna City FC. Once again though they found themselves one down at the break when Jose put the Spanish team ahead. Not Vernon Kaye were to find the back of the net in the second half and score their first goal of the competition through Jamie Woodhall. The goal was not to earn points though as two second half strikes saw them run out 3-1 winners. Brazilian style names were all the rage in Barcelona as Robert and Joaquin scored the goals.

Following a solid start FC Pirenore were looking to build upon their first game point when they took on Anglo Knights. Anglo Knights on the other hand were aiming to make it successive victories at the start of their campaign. Tim Heeman drew first blood for the Anglo Knights in the first half. At half-time this game could have gone either way. Once Tim Heeman had added his second it was going to be an uphill task for the Pirenore boys. In the end he went on to grab his hat-trick and it truly was game over. The 3-0 win put Anglo Knights on top of the table and ensure qualification into the Cup with a game to spare.

Anglo Knights final game was against Barna City and they knew if they wanted to claim the Group C title all they would need to do is avoid defeat. A draw would also suit Barna City down to the ground as it would put them on 5 points and guarantee their qualification to the Cup. If they could manage a win though they would claim the Group C title and an easier Quarter-Final tie (in theory anyway).

For long spells it looked like this game was going to end up with a point each as half time came and went with both goalkeepers preserving the clean sheet. There was to be a goal though in the second half and it went to David Pros of Anglo Knights. The goal secured the Group C title for Anglo Knights and put Barna City's cup qualification in doubt. The 1-0 defeat meaning they would have to wait for the result of the FC Pirenore game to see if they would go through.

FC Pirenore were currently in action against Not Vernon Kaye. They would not only have to win but hope Barna City lose and in the process overturn a goal difference with a 5-goal swing. At half-time they were certainly keeping their side of the bargain and doing all they could to make the prestigious Cup competition. Olivier Martel opened the scoring before a Ben Walker double made it 3-0 at the break. However, at that stage Barna City were still level so they needed a further two goal swing and Anglo Knights to win. As we know from above the Anglo Knights did FC Pirenore a favour. However, they could not do quite enough as although they scored again in the second half (thanks to Lloyd Jones) a goal from Gareth Wright of Not Vernon Kaye meant the game finished 4-1.

It all meant that FC Pirenore missed out by just one goal so they would have to settle for the Plate where they were sure to be strong contenders. Not Vernon Kaye would also take their place in this competition. Congratulations to Barna City FC who would join the elite 8 teams to battle it out for the Cup.