Gremlin 1 - 4 BIBI (379534583)

1276 spectators had come to Gremlin Arena this cloudy day. Manuel Pozuelo was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Antonio Laina and Llamil Baldoni. Gremlin decided to use a 4-3-3 set up. The following players took the field: Plaià - Potelle, Veres, Ferris, Barea - Fournier, Agha Ali, Slušník - Scialla, Molina, Zainun.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for BIBI. They fielded: Neubauer - Cerqueira, Daníček, Vagner - Matturro, Talamonti, Villarprego, Cuberes, Pera - Aldegheri, Conroy.

Gremlin had a good opportunity to take the lead as D. Slušník came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of J. Neubauer. C. Plaià looked great 21 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' M. Pera. Gremlin were very close to putting themselves one up after 24 minutes as A. Molina got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide. BIBI's M. Pera could have put the guests one up after 25 minutes after chasing a through ball from the right, but C. Plaià was as fast as a snake, grabbing the ball from under his nose. The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of BIBI's P. Aldegheri after 33 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 0 - 1 lead. Due to some great work on the right wing Gremlin's V. Barea was able to even the score after 34 minutes to make the score 1 - 1. It was 1 - 1 at the break. BIBI had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.

The coach of Gremlin wanted to try to change things around after 46 minutes, and gave new tactical instructions. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 50 minutes into the match left BIBI's P. Villarprego completely free to score. 1 - 2 for the visitors. Some fine movement on the left led to a BIBI goal after 64 minutes, making it 1 - 3. R. Vagner was noted down as the scorer. With 70 minutes played, the Gremlin coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. C. Heung Ghe came on, D. Slušník had to leave the fray. The home crowd cheered when, after 76 minutes, M. Pera's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day. G. Matturro came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over C. Plaià but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. After 79 minutes, J. Daníček sent the corner kick right to P. Villarprego who headed it sharply past the keeper. 1 - 4! C. Heung Ghe charged down the left and looked sure to score for Gremlin 80 minutes into the game, but his shot went just wide. Gremlin's J. Agha Ali refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 81 minutes. Possession was split evenly between the teams.

Gremlin's best player was H. Zainun. V. Barea was a disappointment, however. BIBI's top performer was clearly G. Talamonti. However, A. Cuberes made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 4.