We began Round 4 with second place Naranjitos hosting fourth place Gosham Rangers. Just 3 points separated the top four teams and 4 points separating the top 5. A Naranjitos win would see them open up a three point gap at the top. Should Gosham Rangers claim victory we would have a three team tie on 7 points at the top.

Naranjitos' group record in Spain read:

2014 Valencia Fives: P4 W2 D1 L1 F15 A8 Points – 7 (3rd)

2014 Barcelona Fives: P4 W1 D1 L2 F8 A5 Points – 4 (3rd)

2015 Barcelona Fives: P4 W2 D1 L1 F8 A7 Points – 7 (2nd)

2016 Barcelona Fives: P7 W7 D0 L0 F21 A3 Points – 21 (1st)

2017 Barcelona Fives: P6 W5 D1 L0 F13 A1 Points – 16 (1st)

As you can see, recently they had been superb. With their 3 games today, they were now unbeaten in 16 games over the last 3 tournaments. In fact, you have to go back to their first group game at the 2015 Barcelona Fives when they last tasted defeat in the group phase (2-3 to North London). It was an unbeaten run of 19 games – could they make it 20?

The quick answer to that is yes. A goal in each half for David Moya Aparicio sealed another victory. There was certainly no shame in Gosham Rangers losing this one. The acquitted themselves well in the context of their opponents. Nevertheless, the defeat hampered their Cup hopes. They still had 1 more game to stake their claim.

The only thing left to settle in Round 4 was LMH FC versus Ecuador 100%. On paper this looked like an away win. LMH FC were seeking their first points of the day whilst Ecuador 100% were unbeaten with 7 points from a possible 9. The Ecuadorians also had the incentive of needing to win to go back to the top of Group A.

For LMH FC this game must have felt like a bit of déjà vu from their previous fixture - a tight first half followed by plenty of goals in the second period. As it had been in their last game, LMH FC found themselves 1-0 down at the change of ends. A goal for Wimper Gonzales was what divided the two teams.

The second half kicked off with Ecuador 100% hungry for goals and they doubled the lead to 2-0 courtesy of Andres Dorado. LMH FC were back in at 2-1 but Ecuador 100% were 3-1 up thanks to another from Andres Dorado. LMH FC were not giving up though as Johnny Lunn pulled it back to 3-2.

Wimper Gonzales restored the two goal cushion at 4-2 and that seemed to be the goal that broke the resistance. Jose Mosquera and Jon made it 5-2 and 6-2 for good measure. Ecuador 100% moved to the top of the table on goal difference!