The Warriors had so far had their slowest start to a tournament with 3 points from the first possible 9. At the equivalent stage in the Algarve 2015 they were on 6 and in Lisbon 2016 they were on 4. To emulate their heroics of qualifying for the Cup in Lisbon they needed to get maximum points in their final two games and hope for other results to go their way. In Round 4 they were up against C'an Pastilla Vets.

C'an Pastilla Vets had struggled so far with 3 defeats but they had been competitive in all games. Their defeats had read 2-1, 2-0 and 2-0 so they had not taken a pasting but they were about to face their heaviest defeat of the day. It did not look like it at half-time as the two teams entered half-time level at 0-0.

The Warriors moved through the gears in the second half. Andy Chrascina broke the deadlock for 1-0 and when he added a second the result looked secure. To put the game beyond any doubt Russ Weeks scored a third. It was a great result for The Warriors and kept their Cup hopes alive for now.

Crabtree Amblers were up next against WEEDS Colts as third place met first. Crabtree Amblers could make it a three time at the top with victory. WEEDS Colts could book their place in the Cup with a win of their own.

I think it was fair to say, based on Lisbon results, that WEEDS Colts were one of the surprise package of the tournament. 5 defeats in Lisbon had been followed up with 3 wins at the start of the Mallorca event. The other impressive facet of their performance was that WEEDS Colts were yet to concede today. That continued in the first half here as the two teams went into the break level at 0-0.

In the context of the group a draw was a better result for WEEDS Colts than it was for Crabtree Amblers. Ultimately the two teams had to settle for a point each as neither team could find a successful path through to goal and we finished all square at 0-0.

Only time would tell if this was a point gained or two points dropped.

Southgate County Vets picked up their 3-0 walkover over Ferriolrence. The significance of the result meaning that they had qualified for the Cup with a game to spare.