Results
 

PVDC Eindhoven (Eng)

2

V

1

KLM (NL)

FC Dad (Eng)

3

V

1

Cranwell (Eng)

 
 

We were down to the final four teams in our Trophy competition – they were PVDC Eindhoven, KLM, FC Dad and Cranwell.

First up on Pitch A was the team with the Dutch sounding name (PVDC Eindhoven) versus the Dutch team, KLM. PVDC Eindhoven were playing in their first eurofootballfives.com semi-final having despatched KLM's sister squad (FNV) in the previous round. At the 2018 Mallorca Tournament they went out the Cup Quarter-Final stage 1-0 to Urbansport (Spa). They were now 1 win from a debut European final.

The Dutch group has reached a European final in one of our tournaments before – the Plate Final at the 2017 Mallorca Fives where they drew 1-1 with FC Shark before losing on penalties. A win here and they would have a chance to turn those runners-up medals into winners medals.

It was PVDC who gained the ascendency in this tie as they established a 2-0 lead thanks to Matty Armstrong and Nathan Foster. The second half kicked off with much to do for KLM – they did pull a goal back but it ultimately proved to be a consolation. PVDC Eindhoven were heading to the Trophy Final, KLM were heading home (or more accurately to the bar).

 
 
 

So, who would meet PVDC Eindhoven in the Trophy Final? Would it be FC Dad or Cranwell?

Cranwell were now our second top scorers in the tournament with only the might of Greek team Sintetrimeni ahead of them. It was a remarkable achievement for a team who were in the Trophy competition and was a rarity.

They were up against FC Dad - the most experience team left in the competition. Their knockout record read:

2011 Prague Masters: Plate Quarter-Finals

2012 Valencia Fives: Trophy Final

2013 Lisbon Tournament: DNQ

2014 Budapest Fives: Trophy Semi-Finals

2015 Barcelona Fives: Trophy Quarter-Finals

2016 Riga Tournament: Cup Semi-Finals

2017 Mallorca Fives: Plate Quarter-Finals

2018 Gdansk Tournament: Plate Quarter-Finals

This was their third Trophy Semi-Final and they were bidding to reach their second Trophy Final.

Cranwell were first in as they took a 1-0 lead thanks to Jack Harrison. His 9th goal of the tournament which would mean he would end up joint top scorer in the whole tournament – a very fine personal achievement. His team would lead 1-0 at the interval.

The second half saw an FC Dad masterclass and in fact a Calum Jones masterclass. He struck a fine hat-trick to stage an excellent comeback for his team. This was FC Dad's second hat-trick in our tournaments. Calum Jones also scored the first, also at the Barcelona Fives – in the 4-1 win over ABCDE FC in the 2015 tournament.

It was all over for Cranwell for this year. They have hinted they will return to eurofootballfives.com action next year for another crack at success. We hope they do and best regards to all.

 
 
 
 
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