We arrived at the Plate Quarter-Final stage and we would shortly see eight teams reduced to four teams. Inter Balear would meet Green Man FC. The pre-determined draw meant the 3rd best 3rd placed team would meet the best 6th placed team with the former being Inter Balear. They would be favourites going into this game.

In a strange twist of fate the two teams had met earlier in the day in Group B. It was Inter Balear who emerged victorious in the previous encounter as they ran out 4-1 victors. A repeat would do them just fine. When you consider that Inter Balear won the Plate here in 2015 (as Seleccion Balear) and the Cup here just 3 weeks ago as Valecuatro, this would add weight to their favourites tag.

Green Man FC were also in that 2015 Mallorca Tournament (as Stanford FC). They would have met Seleccion Balear in the Plate Semi-Finals had they beaten Wrexham Rednecks in the Quarter-Final but they went down 7-3 on that occasion. This was a much stronger Quarter-Final performance from Green Man FC in 2017, especially given the quality of the opposition, but it wasn't quite enough.

Inter Balear ended up doing the double over Green Man FC. It was 2-0 this time with goals from Antonio Lobo Blanco and Juan Garcia Noguera.

The second Quarter-Final saw Whiteley FC take on Southgate County as 4th place from Group A would take on 5th Place from Group B.

Whiteley FC would undoubtedly be favourites for this game based upon the morning's results as they had secured 7 points compared to their opponent's 3. Southgate County's only win had come at the very start of the day – a very good win over Son Gual (who qualified for the Cup) but since then results had drifted away. They were the 2016 Lisbon Tournament Plate winners though so if they could regain their form they should certainly be considered challengers.

The break at the end of the group phase seemed to have done Southgate County some good. They stormed out of the blocks in the first half and raced to a 3-0 first half lead. Simon Hicks, Richard Kempson and James Fletcher all hit the net for the team from London.

It really was a killer blow for Whiteley FC. A tight second half meant to further goals and that first half blitz from Southgate County was enough to see them through to the next phase.

Quarter-Final 3 was due to be McArthur's Big Macs versus Whangdoodles. McArthur's Big Macs were forced to retire due to injuries/fatigue and so Whangdoodles had a bye to the next round with a 3-0 walkover.

Three Quarter-Finals down, one to go as Shergold's Hairline Harriers would play Abertawe. Both teams were in new territory in our tournaments – Shergold's Hairline Harriers were on debut and so naturally that would be their first Plate appearance. Last time Abertawe appeared at the Mallorca Tournament they played in the Wooden Spoon final for the 17th and 18th ranked teams. This was a step up for them.

Shergold's Hairline Harriers qualified for this stage as the 4th placed team in Group C. They had 2 defeats and 3 wins to their name. Abertawe had a record of 1 defeat and 4 wins. The English team had scored 5 and conceded 7, the Welsh team had scored 4 and conceded 12. Comparisons are always tricky at this stage as it does not take into account the relevant strength of each group but based on the numbers you'd probably say Shergold's Hairline Harriers were favourites.

If they were then they lived up to their billing. Andy May scored the opening goal of the game and from there they never looked back. 1-0 became 2-0 which became 3-0 and then finally, 4-0. Andy May actually went on to score a hat-trick as Shergold's Hairline Harriers booked their place in the Semi-Final.