Results
 

Patagonia (Spa)

2

V

1

Northern Town (Eng)

Sintetrimeni (Gre)

3

v

0

Black Sheep (Spa)

 
 

After 80 games of football we came down to the most important of them all. Game 81 – The 2019 Barcelona Fives Cup Final. Previous Winners:

2008 Rapid Bosco Navas (Spa)

2009 (June) Anglo Knights (Spa)

2009 (November) Luminy Wolves (Fra)

2010 Magic Monkeys (Eng)

2011 (April) Equipo A (Spa)

2011 (November) Midshire FC (Eng)

2012 Black Sheep (Spa)

2013 Los Swallacticos (NIR)

2014 Monexy (Ukr)

2015 Club Esportiu Llefia (Spa)

2016 Elcombe Old Boys (Eng)

2017 L'Albiceleste (Fra)

2018 AC Mazi 1996 (Gre)

We had previously had winners from France, Greece, Spain, England, Northern Ireland and the Ukraine. Would it be Greece lifting their 2 nd title in as many years or Spain picking up a sixth Barcelona Fives title?

Sintetrimenti (Gre)

Played 7, Won 5, Drawn 1, Lost 1.

Goal difference +16 (19-3)

Top Goalscorer today: Panagiotis Karachanidis (8)

Games unbeaten: 4 (3 wins, 1 draw)

Previous eurofootballfives.com honours: N/A

Patagonia (Spa)

Played 7, Won 6, Drawn 0, Lost 1.

Goal difference +11 (18-7)

Top Goalscorer today: Matias, Juan, Milo Huelpa (all 4)

Games unbeaten: 5 (all wins)

Previous eurofootballfives.com honours: N/A - debut

 
 
 

So, who would take their place in the Final from the second Semi-Final? The two teams set to do battle were Sintetrimeni against Black Sheep.

With Agger Diouf Diouf Diouf now eliminated from the tournament it was Sintetrimeni who were the highest ranked team from the group phase still in the tournament. They would no doubt be favourites as, of all the teams remaining, they had the most goals, best defence and best goal difference.

The Black Sheep may not have been too worried by these stats as Agger Diouf Diouf Diouf had the statistical advantage in the Quarter-Finals but Black Sheep saw off their challenge, 3-0. Black Sheep were looking for a second title win some 7 years after their breakthrough win. It felt that their semi-final opponents were the strongest obstacle left in the tournament.

It proved to be the case as Andreas Aggelopoulos gave the Greek team the lead. He scored the winning penalty in the Quarter-Final win and now had a pivotal goal at the start of this semi. Panagiotis Karachanidis had been amongst the goals all day and his seventh of the tournament made it 2-0. The odds were really stacked against the Black Sheep now and it was all done and dusted when Panagiotis Karachanidis scored to make it 3-0.

It was farewell to Black Sheep for 2019 but we may see them again back at the 2020 Barcelona tournament and possibly also as a touring side at one of our European destinations. Watch this space. It was a good performance today but the Greeks were just too good.

 
 
 
 
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