2026 Krakow Trophy 6-a-side Football Tournament Cup Semi Final Reports

Results

DZ Fennecs (Pol)	4	V	1	Los Malakas Hermanos (Pol)
Dee Rangers (Eng)	2	v	1	Stiftung Wadentest (Ger)

We were at the 2026 Krakow Trophy Cup Semi-Final stage and down to the final 4. Any 4 of the teams looked capable of victory. We had a strong home presence with 2 teams representing Poland plus Germany and England still in the running.

DZ Fennecs booked their place in the Krakow Trophy Cup final with a commanding 4-1 victory over Los Malakos Hermanos in the first semi-final. The two sides had finished first and fourth respectively in the group phase, with just two points separating them in the final standings. Their group-stage meeting had been a closely fought 1-1 draw, but this semi-final proved a very different story as the defending champions produced a dominant performance.

DZ Fennecs took complete control in the first half and opened the scoring through Mourad Ould Amer. It was his first goal of the day, and there could hardly have been a better time to find it as DZ seized the initiative in the semi-final. Hichem Banhallima then added a second before striking again to make it 3-0, with his second goal taking his tournament tally to eight and strengthening his position at the top of the scoring charts. Los Malakos Hermanos had no answer to the onslaught before the break.

The Polish champions continued to control the contest after half-time, although Los Malakos Hermanos did manage to find a way back into the game when Guillermo Buonommo pulled a goal back to make it 3-1. Any hopes of a dramatic comeback were quickly extinguished, however, as Rafik Chabane restored DZ Fennecs' three-goal cushion with their fourth. It was Chabane's fifth goal of the tournament, adding another important contribution to the defending champions' impressive campaign.

DZ Fennecs ultimately saw out the remainder of the match to secure a convincing 4-1 victory and a place in the Cup final. After the narrow margin between the sides in the group phase, the champions produced a statement performance when it mattered most. Los Malakos Hermanos can take credit for reaching the Cup semi-finals after finishing fourth in the group, but it is DZ Fennecs who now move one step closer to defending their 2025 title.

There was a real sense of occasion around this second Cup semi-final as Dee Rangers and Stiftung Wadentest renewed “hostilities” in an England v Germany Semi-Final contest that inevitably brought back memories of the 1990 World Cup. With just two points separating the teams after the group phase, there was almost nothing to choose between them. Both had finished on 10 points, with Dee Rangers taking second place on goal difference at +6 compared with Stiftung's +5. The earlier meeting between the two sides had gone the Germans' way, a 3-1 victory that represented Dee Rangers' only defeat of the day. With so little separating the teams, the obvious question was whether we might need another chapter in the penalty-shootout history between England and Germany.

Stiftung Wadentest made the stronger start and struck first through Korbinian Blochl, who found the net for his fourth goal of the tournament. The Germans looked like they could be the kryptonite for Dee Rangers as Stiftung Wadentest looked capable of completing another victory over the English side. Dee Rangers battled to stay within touching distance, but Stiftung's advantage remained intact through the remainder of the opening period and they went into the break 1-0 ahead. With a place in the Cup final at stake, Dee Rangers had to find a 2 nd half response.

That response arrived after the interval, and it came from Jonah Jones. The Dee Rangers forward scored his second goal of the tournament to bring the semi-final level at 1-1 and completely change the mood of the contest. Suddenly the momentum was with the English side, who sensed that their route to the final was still very much alive. They continued to push forward and were rewarded again when Drew Fowlie found the breakthrough, scoring his fourth goal of the tournament to put Dee Rangers 2-1 ahead. Stiftung Wadentest now needed an answer of their own, but Dee Rangers defended their advantage with everything they had.

The final whistle confirmed a remarkable turnaround and sent Dee Rangers through to the Cup final after a heroic 2-1 comeback. For Stiftung Wadentest, there was heartbreak, but also enormous credit for an outstanding European debut. They were genuinely good enough to win the tournament and have made a huge impression in their first appearance, proving themselves a fantastic addition to the tournament scene. For Dee Rangers, meanwhile, a place in the final awaits after overcoming the one opponent who had beaten them earlier in the day — and doing so in the most dramatic way possible.

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