Regions' Cup final: as it happened

"Jeez, it'd be huge," said Eastern Region IRL captain Kenneth Hoey, his side daring to dream of victory as they face Zagreb in Saturday's UEFA Regions' Cup in Dublin.

"I'm going to miss it," said UEFA Youth and Amateur Football Committee chairman Jim Boyce as he pondered his ninth and final UEFA Regions' Cup decider.

A factory worker as well as a match official, UEFA Regions' Cup final referee Nikolaj Hänni explains how an understanding boss and a nasty accident have guided his career.

UEFA.com have two signed UEFA Regions' Cup match balls to give away; enter our Twitter competition by RTing who you think will come out on top in Saturday's final.

We have met almost too many exciting players here in Dublin, but – with the UEFA Regions' Cup group stage over – we jam our favourite XI into a crude 4-3-3 formation.

The UEFA Regions' Cup is the least well-known of UEFA's competitions but, as the biggest tournament in amateur football nears kick-off, it remains a thrilling event.