Official Cup

Friggleton Park
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Cesar Romelio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bradley Burnham in the 4th minute. The supporters of Friggle FC booed when Gladiadores was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaspar Markel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ivan Ferrell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudio Iturri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tyrone Lynch hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Cesar Romelio was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Steve Mann showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 13 minute of play. In the 19th minute, Costel Eta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gladiadores fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leigh Burgess in the 23rd minute of play forced Gladiadores's goalkeeper Cesar Romelio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gladiadores's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Stevie Warburton was slow to take the kick. During this time Friggle FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Friggle FC's corner Stevie Warburton fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cesar Romelio quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leigh Burgess in the 29th minute of play forced Gladiadores's goalkeeper Cesar Romelio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cesar Romelio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Steve Mann went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Ivan Ferrell didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Costel Eta went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. In the 45th match minute, Friggle FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bradley Burnham to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Costel Eta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, Kristopher Johnstone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 62 minutes into the match, Claudio Iturri dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ivan Ferrell, 2-4. Aaron Shantala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Matan Brito's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ivan Ferrell read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Costel Eta dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ivan Ferrell, 2-5. In the 90th match minute, Friggle FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stevie Warburton to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over Gladiadores could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Friggle FC throughout the match.