Group B began with PVDC Eindhoven from taking on Yac Club Reserves. PVDC Eindhoven were on debut in our tournaments so we would get out first glimpse of them in action soon.

Yac Club first played at the 2016 Riga Tournament. They were drawn in a tough group in Latvia but enjoyed a good start with a 1-0 win over FC Maroon. They then suffered a 2-1 setback to Zemniecki but bounced back with a 6-1 win over The Crazy Gang. Defeats followed to FK Prienai (Ltu) and Melee FC (Eng) but they had done enough to finish fourth and qualify for the Plate. Unfortunately for them they could not change their mini run of form in the next phase as they went out to DHFC (who went on to win the Plate).

At the 2017 Barcelona Fives they entered 2 squads as T Bashers and P Slayers. The P Slayers team won 2 and drew 1 of their 7 group games as they finished in 5 th position with a haul of 7 points. They qualified for the Trophy competition and beat Tysers, 2-1, in the Quarter-Finals. They then lost 1-0 to CBD Boys of Oman in the Semis. T Bashers struggled and lost their first 6 games. They finished on a high with a 1-0 win over Spanish side Gintam but they missed out on qualification for the knock-out phase. They enter a second squad again here in Mallorca - Yac Club Reserves.

It was the team on debut who got off to the perfect start though. Martin Astley became their first scorer in eurofootballfives.com competition. John O'Gara made it 2-0 before Astley's second goal completed a 3-0 opening victory.

Next up was Fiorentina Turner 1 against the highly experienced Ecuador 100. Having played as Son Gual and Algaiga Golf previously, Ecuador 100 were making their seventh appearance at the Mallorca Tournament.

They enjoyed success on their previous appearance. At the 2018 Mallorca Fives in May they finished third in Group B with 2 wins and 2 draws from their 5 games. In the Plate Semi-Finals they won 4-3 (v Jackson's Five) before securing a 4-1 win in the Cup Final (v Multiple Scorgasms).

The Mallorca-based team fell behind in this one as Harry Boys put Fiorentina Turner 1-0 up. Ecuador 100 then turned the game on its head as Bryan and Jon (true South American monikers) put their team 2-1 up. Harry Boys earned his team a point when he equalized for 2-2. He could have won it for his side but instead of celebrating a hat-trick he saw his effort cannon back off the post. Honours even.

Game 3 of Group B saw Spanish team Purnell Youth 2 taking on 3 Lions FC. Purnell Youth had seen their first team squad open up with a draw. Could they match or better that result here?

3 Lions FC had a torrid time in the run up to this event with injuries which meant they only had 4 starters in their touring squad. We had arranged a loan signing of Augusto Bigliano to join them and take them up to a full strength starting line-up. How would they fare?

Well, it was a good debut for Augusto Bigliano who played in goal for his new side and he kept a clean sheet. His opposite number, Brad Hurle, of Purnell Youth 2 was equally solid and kept a clean sheet of his own.

It was a steady start for both teams and a rare 0-0 in the tournament.