Results
 

Black Sheep (Spa)

1

V

2

Patagonia (Spa)

PVDC Eindhoven (Eng)

0

V

1

RAF Fylingdales (Eng)

Paralytic Athletic U23s (Eng)

2

V

0

FK Aliance (Lat)

 
 

We began Round 4 with each team having played 3 games. They now had just two games each to stake their claim for the Cup or the Plate competition in the knock-out phase.

We kicked off Round 4 with a top of the table clash. Our league leaders were Black Sheep who had been quite simply brilliant so far today. 3 games, 3 wins, 9 goals scored and 0 conceded. Could they be on their way to lifting their second Barcelona Fives title, 7 years after their 2012 title win?

In the way of Black Sheep's 100% record continuing was Patagonia. They had taken 2 wins from 3 games. Their goal difference was similar – with 1 less scored and just 1 conceded. This could be the Black Sheep's biggest challenge yet today.

It certainly looked that way as it was Patagonia who broke the deadlock. Matias was the man with the goal. He doubled his tally and his team's lead to make it 2-0. How could Black Sheep respond? They pulled back a goal from Sam Margetts to 2-1 but an equalizer ultimately proved to be elusive. Patagonia had won it and were joint top – both teams had an identical record of 9 points, 10 goals scored and 2 conceded.

 
 
 

The 11th game in Group C was PVDC Eindhoven versus RAF Fylingdales. With the result in the game above, the top two teams now had a 5 point lead over the chasing pack. It looked like it would be the two Spanish teams qualifying for the Cup. However, PVDC Eindhoven still had a chance if they could win their last two games – their final fixture was against Patagonia. A win here against Fylingdales was a must.

On paper it looked like PVDC should win this game as RAF Fylingdales were on a run of 3 successive defeats and their most recent defeat was a heavy one so it was quite conceivable that morale would be low.

However, RAF Fylingdales battled hard in this one and the two teams found themselves level at 0-0 at half-time. The game would not finish goalless though. Just the one goal would separate the two teams. The man with the goal was Philip Bright of RAF Fylingdales who helped his team record their first win of the day. It was a big blow for PVDC Eindhoven.

 
 
 

The 12th game in Group C was Paralytic Athletic U23s versus FK Aliance. The top two teams still had a 5 point lead over the chasing pack. Latvia's FK Aliance were now the only team that could prevent a Spanish one-two at the top. They needed to win both their final games (against the teams in 5th and 6th at the start of Round 4) and then hope that one (or both) of Black Sheep or Patagonia slipped up in their final game. It was certainly on…..on paper at least.

Paralytic Athletic U23s were only one point behind FK Aliance in the table and could go third with a victory of their own. Fifth position could be considered a false position for them. They showed they were well matched with their opponents as we reached half-time still tied at 0-0.

In these games, the first goal often proves crucial. It was Jonathan Clark of Paralytic Athletic U23s who broke the deadlock. Bruce Helsey was in the goals in Round 3 and he was back on the scoresheet in Round 4 as he doubled the lead for his team. The match finished 2-0 as the English team jumped above their opponents in the table and moved up to third.

The defeat for FK Aliance meant Cup qualification was now beyond them.

 
 
Table
 

Team

Pld

Won

Drawn

Lost

For

Agst

Pts

Patagonia (Spa)

4

3

0

1

10

2

9

Black Sheep (Spa)

4

3

0

1

10

2

9

Paralytic Athletic U23s (Eng)

4

2

0

2

5

5

6

FK Aliance (Lat)

4

1

1

2

2

5

4

PVDC Eindhoven (Eng)

4

1

1

2

3

7

4

RAF Fylingdales (Eng)

4

1

0

3

2

11

3

 
 
 
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