Hoffame 6 - 1 gladiators (381973775)

Clouds darkened the skies at Olimpico as 18000 spectators turned up for the match. Atze Bernegger was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Baltazar Rożen and Hennerk Hackenberg. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Hoffame. The following players had been chosen: Arhan - Dal Martello, Vilstrup, Kołaczkowski - Håland, Doria, Atanasov, Borro, Schertel - Avalos, Flamant.

gladiators tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Soliguer - Martins, Abramczyk, Ruzzante - Noethlichs, Boss, Jurka, Brondani, Surdu - 慈帆 (Cifan), 鑫嘉 (Xinjia).

For their match strategy, gladiators had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. gladiators took the lead after 20 minutes making the score 0 - 1. T. Abramczyk placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. Hoffame had to make a substitution after 35 minutes. O. Vilstrup limped off the field and was replaced by P. Garrido Ochando. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, E. Dal Martello took over the role of being the Hoffame captain. T. Schertel showed the skills that make him a real crowd pleaser as he, after 40 minutes, wove through the guests' entire central defence and put the 1 - 1 equaliser away. They were singing the praises of V. Flamant 40 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 2 - 1 to Hoffame. V. Flamant had a fantastic opportunity to put Hoffame up another goal 41 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. G. Romiti was called on to replace Hoffame's F. Kołaczkowski after 42 minutes following a nasty collision. It was 2 - 1 at the break. Hoffame had most of the ball, with 64 percent of possession.

The Hoffame free kick 48 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of T. Schertel, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 3 - 1! Hoffame's T. Schertel was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 60 minutes. After 63 minutes, E. Dal Martello sent the corner kick right to M. Borro who headed it sharply past the keeper. 4 - 1! Confident in their lead, Hoffame's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. Coming in on the left, F. Brondani did everything right to get a goal for gladiators after 65 minutes, but his finishing shot was stabbed clear by the keeper. 69 minutes into the match E. Dal Martello put Hoffame ahead 5 - 1 with a truly marvelous free kick. Hoffame's T. Håland increased the lead to 6 - 1, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 80 minutes. Possession in this half belonged to Hoffame, who controlled the ball 67 percent of the time.

Most important Hoffame player was O. Doria. However, T. Schertel made a disastrous appearance. R. Boss performed admirably for gladiators. On the other hand, 宋. 鑫嘉 (Xinjia)'s play was disheartening. The match ends 6 - 1.