Up
next was FC Mahou versus Southgate Tourists.
This is a fixture that instantly brings back
memories of a former final – the 2017 Mallorca
Veterans Cup Final. Southgate County produced
their best performance in our events with a
sensational string of results in the group phase:
2-1 v The Warriors, 2-1 v Crabtree Amblers,
2-0 v C'an Pastilla Vets, 3-0 Ferrioirence and
2-0 v WEEDS Colts. They won Group B with a 100%
record to reach the Cup. A 2-1 win against Stilton
Rovers in the Cup Semi-Finals followed to set
up a final against FC Mahou. FC Mahou won it
4-1 as Southgate County Vets had to settle for
runners-up medals. FC Mahou were just too strong
on the day as they'd won 7 out of 7 to life
the title.
Five
years later the two teams met in the group phase
of the 2022 Lisbon Veterans with FC Mahou emerging
victorious again, 5-0. With history on their
side, FC Mahou were considered favourites to
make it a hat-trick of victories. The game went
with the form book with Steve Sachro making
the initial breakthrough. It was Sachro again
who doubled the lead before eurofootballfives.com
debutant Oliver James scored in his first game
to make it 3-0. Cameron Wallis of Southgate
Tourists had the final say as he reduced the
score to 3-1 and spoiled Pete Armstrong's clean
sheet.
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