Results
 

Tom's Mum Is A Tramp FC (Eng)

0

V

4

Meglepetes (Hun)

Skidmarks (Eng)

2

V

3

Deportivo Dooradoyle (Ire)

New Wave Funk (Eng)

1

V

2

Expats FC Paris (Fra)

 

With 7 teams in each group, 1 team would sit out each round. In Round 1 it was Tom's Mum Is A Tramp FC but they would kick us off in the second round of fixtures having had a chance to evaluate their opposition from Round 1. They were up against Meglepetes.

In their first game, Meglepetes had looked in superb form having picked up a sensational 5-1 victory. This was Meglepetes' sixth consecutive appearance at the tournament with the highlight being the 2016 campaign that saw them crowned champions. They started off of fire with a 4-0 win over Two Balls One Touch and never looked back. 4-1, 3-0 and 2-0 victories followed over Vilag Valogatott, Wandsworth Athletic and FC Broxelona A respectively. A 1-1 draw over Budapest Celtic Greens saw them win Group A on goal difference over their opponents in that fixture. A 3-0 win over fellow Hungarians, Fejlodes, followed in the Semi-Finals before a second meeting with Budapest Celtic Greens in the Cup Final. This time there was to be no draw as they won the game and the tournament, 3-1.

In contrast, Tom's Mum Is A Tramp FC were inexperienced and on debut. It was a tough baptism of fire for the English side. Tibor Zambo was the chief thorn in their side as the Meglepetes #10 bagged a hattrick to set them on their way. Gabor Joos put the icing on a 4-0 cake as he scored his third goal in two games.

 
 
 

In the next game we had Skidmarks versus Deportivo Dooradoyle. These two teams met all the way back in the 2015 Algarve Open. They met in Group C in a tournament that was a bit of a struggle for both teams. Skidmarks have qualified for the Cup in 8 of their 9 tournaments – the Algarve was the one exception. Deportivo Dooradoyle have reached a Cup Final before but they finished bottom of Group C that day.

In that 2015 meeting, Skidmarks won 2-1 as Ashley Britten & Luke Hatfield both scored for the English, Johnny Gray pulled one back for The Depo Originals as they were called that day.

Here in Budapest in 2019 it looked plain-sailing for Skidmarks as they opened up a 2-0 lead thanks to Ricki Keeley and Ashley Britten. Deportivo Dooradoyle then staged a remarkable comeback. Kevin Shine, Tom Kelleher and Pa O'Brien all scored for the Irish who claimed a stunning win.

 
 
 

The final scheduled game of Round 2 was New Wave Funk against Expats FC Paris. Both of these teams made their debut at the 2018 Barcelona Fives and both were making their second eurofootballfives.com appearance here at the 2019 Budapest Fives.

Both teams reached the Quarter-Finals in Barcelona although they did meet in direct competition. New Wave Funk had reached the Plate competition, Expats FC Paris had reached the Cup so you may expect that the French team would start off favourites in this game. They certainly lived up to that billing early on as Josh Earnshaw and Aleks Kostov gave their side a 2-0 lead.

Alex Jones pulled a goal back for New Wave Funk but it proved only to be a consolation as Expats FC Paris completed a 2-1 victory.

 
 
Table
 

Team

Pld

Won

Drawn

Lost

For

Agst

Pts

Meglepetes (Hun)

2

2

0

0

9

1

6

Deportivo Dooradoyle (Ire)

2

2

0

0

4

2

6

Expats FC Paris (Fra)

2

1

1

0

3

2

4

Skidmarks (Eng)

2

0

1

1

3

4

1

Budapest Celtic Lions (Eng)

1

0

0

1

0

1

0

Tom's Mum Is A Tramp FC (Eng)

1

0

0

1

0

4

0

New Wave Funk (Eng)

2

0

0

2

2

7

0

 
 
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