Round 5 of Group B began with Mestallaban versus FC Miracle. This was quite some game in the scheme of things. Mestallaban were one of three teams vying for the last Cup qualification place from Group B. The Irish team were in pole position but had the toughest game of all in this final round of fixtures. FC Miracle had played four, won four – could Mestallaban stop them.

It was one hell of an ask for the Irish team but a task they took to admirably. They struck the first blow as Lorcan Bannon's shot, with the aid of a deflection, found it's way into the bottom of the FC Miracle net. At half-time, Mestallaban led 1-0.

Could they hold on for one more half of football? They could do better than that. Emmet Egan made it 2-0 after the break and the hearts of Club Tropicana FC and Kings Old Boys must have sunk. Their challenge for the Cup was disappearing with Mestallaban's success.Emmet Egan made it 3-0 and the Irish team had pulled off a sensational victory…….was this really the same team that played in the Wooden Spoon competition in Prague?

FC Miracle had suffered their first defeat of the day but I am sure they were not too worried as they still qualified as Group B champions.

Next up was Notigham Pressa versus FC Dad. The Spanish team did not have a great to deal play for as they were guaranteed to be playing in the Trophy competition but a win would give them confidence and may just be the turning point in their day for a successful knock-out challenge.

FC Dad still had hopes of making the Plate – they needed three things to happen. First, they needed to win here. Second, they needed Kings Old Boys to lose and finally they needed a 4-goal swing in goal difference to take the final Plate place.

The first part of the plan seemed to be going well when Calum Jones fired FC Dad into the lead – a lead they were to hold until half-time. After the interval, Nothigam Pressa played the role of party poopers though as they forced an equalizer and for a team who had lost 4 games in the second half it was ironic that their second half performance in this final group game earned them their first point.

The 1-1 result broke the Notigham Pressa duck but it also meant FC Dad's hopes of Plate qualification were over. Both teams would head to the Trophy competition for their knock-out football.

The final game of Group B was Club Tropicana Drinks FC versus Kings Old Boys. The results above meant that Kings Old Boys were already assured of Plate qualification when before Round 5 started the options of Cup, Plate or Trophy football were all still possible. The only thing they could play for now was 3rd or 4th with the higher placing meaning a theoretically easier Quarter-Final tie.

For Club Tropicana Drinks FC there was still the Cup to play for but Mestallaban's result meant that only an 8-goal win would be good enough for them to reach the Cup. A win would put them level with the Irish on 10 points but the heavy loss to FC Miracle meant they had a far inferior goal difference. Avoiding defeat would secure Club Tropicana Drinks FC in third position.

Club Tropicana Drinks FC would need the biggest win of the day to upset Mestallaban and they opened the scoring in this game through captain Daniel Archer. At half-time it was just the one goal lead….so a mere 7 required in the second half. Let's not forget that they had serious opposition in Kings Old Boys – this wasn't a case of playing San Marino and guessing how many it would be. A second half hat-trick for David Sajic meant the final score was 4-0. It was a great win but in the context of what was needed fell short.

So, Mestallaban would finish 2nd and qualify for the Cup with Club Tropicana Drinks FC and Kings Old Boys progressing to the Plate in that order.