We were at the 2017 Mallorca Tournament Cup Semi-Final stage and from 18 teams who started the day we were down to the final 4. The only thing guaranteed at this stage was that we would have an England v Spain Cup Final. We had two English teams in the 1 st Semi-Final and two Spanish teams in the 2 nd Semi-Final.

Up first was Wilmslow Whoppers versus Finn's Chins. Wilmslow Whoppers were looking like the champions elect and their grip on the favourites tag was tightened after the Quarter-Finals because, arguably their two biggest challengers, the Group A and Group C winners were both eliminated.

Wilmslow Whoppers had played 6 and won all 6 to date with 21 goals for and 4 against. If that wasn't title winning form we didn't know what was. Finn's Chins had a hell of a task ahead of them but they had accounted for Lilchicago in the last round and so the Whoppers could not take them for granted. Finn's Chins had won 3, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their games to date with 9 goals for and just 5 against.

As you can see, the two teams had similar defensive records but Wilmslow Whoppers had showed they had much greater firepower – 12 extra goals scored or 2 per game on average to put it in perspective. It appeared the key for Finn's Chins would be to try and keep a lid on their opponent's attacking prowess. Easier said than done.

From the start, Wilmslow Whoppers assumed the ascendency and never looked back. Their domination of the game and ability in front of goal was frightening. They weren't only winning this Semi-Final but sending out a massive message to whoever they would meet in the Cup Final. They produced the biggest win of the entire tournament and to do it at the Cup Semi-Final stage was emphatic.

Jamie Frost was amongst the goals again – 2 more in this game taking his tally to the day to 14. Laurence Taylor took his total to 5, Peter Boyle bagged a brace to also move him on to 5. Craig Plunkett also scored a double to take him to 3 for the day.

Finn's Chins did get in a couple of blows with Ben Fillingham round off the day nicely for him personaly.

Final score, 7-2. Wilmslow Whoppers were in the Cup Final.

So, who would take their place in the Final from the second Semi-Final? The two teams set to do battle were Mallorca Look against Son Gual.

In Cup Semi-Finals we often get cagey low-scoring and evenly-contested matches. The first Semi-Final on pitch A was the antithesis of this with a 9 goal thriller. This game was much more in keeping with a traditional Semi-Final.

Both teams were in a Cup Semi-Final at a eurofootballfives.com event for the first time. It looked hard to pick a winner but if you were going to be pressed you would probably go for Mallorca Look with 5 wins out of 6 so far today. Son Gual had 3 wins and 1 draw. Mallorca Look also had the better tournament goal difference coming into the game (11-4) compared to Son Gual (9-5).

It goes without saying that those stats meant nothing on the field here and the teams played out a 0-0 draw in the first half. We'd already had two penalty shoot-outs in the tournament today (both in the Cup) but a third would not be necessary. This game was won in the second half and it was won by Son Gual. Alejandro and Ryan were the men with the goals and it was enough to see of Mallorca Look.

For Mallorca Look it was progression – Cup QF last year, Cup SF this year and therefore maybe a Cup Final next year? We hope to see them back to try.