gladiators 4 - 3 Tolbaños (393093588)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 1787 to Gladiators Arena Stadium. Radoslav Slaný was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Renzo Azañero and Pablo Ibáñez. gladiators had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Daniels - Illarramendi, Zambruno, Danielsson - Posser, Sabin, Topolewski, Sivilotti, Diáguez - 鑫嘉 (Xinjia), Deguai.

Tolbaños decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Hanswijk - Trinxet, Grosen, Folqué - Agulló Rueda, Inchworthy, Pacheco, Brotons, Lafuente Santamaría - Voss, Lieberg.

For their match strategy, gladiators had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. Almost all the way down to the corner flag, Tolbaños's M. Lafuente Santamaría somehow managed to get a perfect pass into the middle, impossible to miss for S. Voss, who struck for 0 - 1. 15 minutes in, and gladiators were able to score the equalising goal to make it 1 - 1 when D. Diáguez picked up a pass coming in from the right and chipped it past the away team's keeper. V. Carbó was called on to replace Tolbaños's R. Brotons after 18 minutes following a nasty collision. After 20 minutes, gladiators sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached 宋. 鑫嘉 (Xinjia), who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 2 - 1. 宋. 鑫嘉 (Xinjia) increased the lead for gladiators to 3 - 1, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! The players of gladiators now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. gladiators were given a gift! The ref dubiously awarded them a penalty 36 minutes into the match, which was neatly put away by M. Topolewski. 4 - 1 for the home side. 4 - 1 was the halftime score. Neither team was controlling the possession at this point in the match, with the stats showing a 50:50 split.

A. Trinxet's lack of experience almost gave gladiators a goal after 47 minutes, but the shot went right into the keeper's arms. Content with how the game was proceeding, the gladiators coach let R. Scheller replace Y. Deguai after 65 minutes. S. Posser wanted to play on, but the gladiators coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 69 minutes into the game by M. Corazzari. The home team's fans were upset when, after 71 minutes, the visiting A. Trinxet broke through the central defence and kicked the ball past the keeper. 4 - 2 was the score. The away team improved the scoreline to 4 - 3, as M. Lafuente Santamaría struck home, set up well by a play on the left 75 minutes into the match. M. Topolewski left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 76 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. F. Brondani was the replacement. F. Brondani was handed the gladiators captain's armband. The visitors kept the pressure on to tie the game when, after 79 minutes, P. Folqué broke through the centre and found himself alone with the keeper. R. Daniels made a great block, though. gladiators had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

gladiators's best player was F. Brondani. 宋. 鑫嘉 (Xinjia) was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Tolbaños player was without a doubt S. Voss. A. Trinxet on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 4 - 3.