Group B began with Team Baltic taking on JNJ Serbia. It was the team from Belgrade who struck the opening blow as Aleksander Drobnjak scored the first goal of Group B. It was not long before we saw the second goal of the group from Dragan Dobrota and it was 2-0 to JNJ Serbia.

We were still in the first half and the scoring was not over yet as Drobnjak doubled his tally to make it 3-0. After the break JNJ Serbia extended their advantage to 4-0 as Marko Matanovic opened his personal account for the day. Mercifully for Team Baltic that was the last of the goals.

It was a great start for JNJ Serbia in their challenge for the title. For Team Baltic it was a tough opening game and they would hope every game would not be this tough.

The final teams in Group B to start their challenge were JNJ Wuppertal B versus local team GBS Reds C. Hailing from Germany, JNJ Wuppertal had a twin pronged attack on the title and this was the second of their teams (their A team were due to play in Group C). For GBS Reds it was their third team and second in action (their A team were also due to play in Group C).

The GBS Reds B team had struggled in Group A and if the naming of the teams A, B and C was in order of ability then GBS Reds C could expect a tough day. As it was they were looking to be a stronger team and were matching their German opponents stride for stride.

As the game went on it was the defences that were on top and the attacking options for either team were held at bay. Half time came and went without troubling the scorers and the second period continued in the same vein. At the full-time whistle the teams could still not be separated and we finished at 0-0….a rare goal-less draw on day of many goals.

Both teams registered their first points. It was a solid start and one to build upon in the ensuing games.