So, onto Round 5 we go and the last attempts for the teams to stake their claim for the title, Cup qualification or Plate qualification. First up was L'Albiceleste against Aliance.

For L'Albiceleste they could play without any pressure as they had already secured Cup qualification but a little work was still needed to clinch the Group A title. A draw would be good enough to take the Group A title. If they were to win Group A it would mean that L'Albiceleste has won their group in every tournament they had played in – 5 group wins in 5 tournaments.

The French team looked well on course to achieve this as they lead 1-0 at half-time thanks to a Cedric Castarede goal. Aliance were unable to reach the Cup but a win for them would give them a good chance of reaching the Plate. Anything less than a win would see them qualify for the Trophy. You would think that a team winning a group playing against a team in 5th place would be straight-forward especially with a 1-0 lead – it wasn't for L'Albiceleste.

Aliance put in a great effort in the second half and scored twice through Arturs Miezitis and Sandis Rozentals. However, L'Albiceleste had enough firepower to be able to see off their opponents as Thibault Kerouredan and Anthony Jouenne saw them over the line with a 3-2 win.

Congratulations to L'Albiceleste on yet another group win. Aliance would qualify for the Trophy although with a goal difference of just -2 can consider themselves a little unlucky.

The 15th and final game of Group A was Fail Madrid versus DHFC. Both teams competed at the 2015 Berlin Fives but did not meet on that occasion. We expected a close game as both teams qualified for the Plate on that occasion and both left the tournament after a penalty shoot-out. Fail Madrid did go one step further getting to the Semi-Finals to DHFC's Quarter-Final.

In terms of qualification this game was almost a dead rubber. Neither team could drop into the Trophy and neither team could now catch CAP FC and reach the Cup. These two teams knew that they would both be playing Plate football again as they had in Berlin last year. There was still much at stake though – pride, honour and glory in abstract terms. In tangible terms a third placed finish would theoretically mean an easier Quarter-Final draw in the knock-out phase.

DHFC currently sat in third place so they needed a draw/win to finish third, Fail Madrid had to win it. The first half went the way of DHFC who opened up a 2-0 lead with goals from David Mobbs and Andrew Mobbs. This was the proverbial game of two halves though as second half goals from Robert Maller and Neil Hargraves restored parity at 2-2. It was a fitting end to Group A with yet another draw as the points were shared.