Group C was really hotting up as we entered Round 4. Match 10 of the group was Shergold's Hairline Harriers versus Palma Bay FC. Both these teams were involved in a three-team tie for third place on three points.

Shergold's Hairline Harriers had a game in hand over the rest of their Group C colleagues so their position in the table was a little bit false. It meant they had also had a little bit of a break before this contest. Would this mean them stiffening up, getting a little rusty and losing their rhythm or would it mean the extra rest for their legs and lungs would give them an advantage over their opponents who had played more recently?

On the field it didn't seem to make much difference. The two teams looked well matched and there was little to choose between the two sides. We reached the break level at 0-0. As we so often find in our tournaments, the games open up in the second half and that's what happened here. We had three goals to savour and it was Palma Bay who edged it, 2-1.

Miguel Gonzalez Barbe and Yoel Espinola Arre were the men to score for the Spanish team. Mitch Reeves scored the goal for Shergold's Hairline Harriers.

Mallorca Look were in action again next on Pitch C. Their opponents would be Whangdoodles. If you were a betting man you may be forgiven for betting your mortgage on a home win. Mallorca Look had won all 3 of their games so far. Whangdoodles had lost their 3 games to date.

If you had bet your mortgage on the result of this game then the good news is that you still had somewhere to live. Mallorca Look ensured the game would go with the form book as Carlos Prieto Real scored his third goal of the tournament and Juanjo Castano opened his personal account. The Spanish side looked well set at half-time leading 2-0.

Group C was a pretty good group with no-one really running away with it and there being no thrashings. At the top of the table after 3 games the top two teams had goal differences of just +3, the bottom two teams were -2 and -5. It really seemed a case of which team could take their chances and who had just that extra little bit of quality.

This would come as no consolation to Whangdoodles even though they put in a great effort again. There was no addition to the score in the second half as Mallorca Look claimed 3 more points and booked their place in the Cup competition.

We have often seen a number of really strong teams perform superbly at our tournaments but just fall short off getting over the line and winning that debut title. Melee FC were one of those teams. Grant Thornton/L'Albiceleste (who Melee FC will know from the 2016 Riga Tournament) broke their duck in Mallorca at the 2013 Mallorca Fives after a couple of close shaves. In previous years, in our previews we listed Cheesecake FC as arguably the best team on our circuit not to win a tournament – they also broke that duck by winning the 2014 Mallorca Tournament (at the sixth attempt). Could the 2017 Mallorca Tournament be Melee FC's breakthrough year?

They had won their two opening games but lost last time out. If they could return to winning ways here it would put them in a very strong position to qualify for the Cup for a fifth successive time.

The Funky Shepherds were playing catch-up in terms of games due to that fixture mishap in Round 3. They had currently won 1 and lost 1 in the group plus won the game that never was against Whiteley FC. Not only would they not get the three points but they had expended the energy on a full game which turned out to be a friendly. Could they summon up their reserves to compete against Melee FC?

They could was the answer but Melee FC had a little bit too much quality for them on the day. There was a goal in each half for David Stothard who took his tally to the tournament to 4. His goals earned a 2-0 win and Melee FC were back on track.