The first Veterans final of the day was the Wooden Spoon Final as the two teams would battle it out for the coveted prize of literally a wooden spoon!

Often the Wooden Spoon Final's provide some of the most entertaining games of our tournaments and this one didn't disappoint. Often it's the carefree attitude of the teams and often the timing of the Final means there are plenty of spectator's cheering the teams on from the sideline creating a cracking atmosphere.

The two teams on show were FC Dads Club and Peebles All Stars. FC Dads Club were looking for their first win in our Veterans tournaments and they were getting closer. In Lisbon 2017 they didn't register a point but last year in Mallorca they took 2 draws from 4 games and both defeats were by the odd goal. Today they had 2 draws from their 5 games. This would be an ideal time to chalk up their first win.

Peebles All Stars had statistically a better record over the last couple of years than their opponents with 3 wins and 6 draws over the same period (2017-9). They also had the biggest win of the 2017 Lisbon Veterans (7-1) under their belts and arguably scored the best goal ever in one of our Veterans tournament (overhead kick in group B today). Peebles Nae Stars had picked up a 1-0 win over their opponents earlier in the day.

The first half in this game was relatively serene with the game locked at 0-0. In the second half the goals flowed. Sadly for FC Dads Club the goals all went against them. Scott Hutcheson opened the scoring before Mike Reid doubled the advantage. James Sherwood completed the scoring for a fine 3-0 win for the Scottish team.

Peebles All Stars were our Wooden Spoon winners today – congratulations to them. The debate rages whether the Wooden Spoon should be collected by the team that wins the match or the team that loses it. As winners, Peebles All Stars had the honour of choosing and they nominated their opponents to collect the prize!