This made for an enticing encounter between Helvecia and Sheffield to see who would go through to Sunday’s final. However this fixture was not as expected as Helvecia caught Sheffield on an off day and showed why they were champions by winning 13-2, a surprisingly large margin. Sheffield’s attempt to press Helvecia didn’t work and uncharacteristic sloppy mistakes sealed Sheffield’s fate. It would be Helvecia who would, therefore, qualify to play in the final against the winners of Group B.
It was the champions of the South vs the champions of the Midlands to open Group B as Spartans took on Team Utd. England international Obasi got Team Utd off to a flyer with an excellent goal on the counter attack. However this only seemed to spur Spartans on and their superior movement meant they eventually won comfortably 6-1. The next game saw Manchester play Team Utd. Again Obasi gave his team a great start as Team Utd took the lead. Despite having the better of the chances Manchester lost the game 3-2. This meant Spartans would be through unless they lost the final group game to Manchester by more than 3 goals. With both teams featuring various former professional futsal players this may not of been as unlikely as it seemed. Knowing they needed goals Manchester opted to use one of these, Reed, as the goalkeeper player for the majority of the game. Either team could have come out victorious but Spartans showed the necessary determination to achieve a 5-4 victory. So it would be a Helvecia and Spartans in the final. 13