The SaberCats pulled out a hard fought 42-33 victory over the Tulsa Talons

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    Unlike so many that came before, Kurt Rocco's last pass Saturday went exactly where he intended it to go -- straight into the hands of Gladiator receiver Victor Williams.

    Williams, however, didn't get to where he was supposed to go -- out of bounds.

    The clock expired before the Gladiators could attempt the field goal they needed as the New Orleans VooDoo held on for a 34-33 victory over the previously undefeated Cleveland arena football team at The Q. The Gladiators fell to 3-1, while the VooDoo captured their first victory to improve to 1-4.

    After enduring a subpar offensive game littered with 11 penalties, Gladiators coach Steve Thonn said his plan at the end was to run the clock down to 8.7 seconds, toss a quick pass to get within a couple yards and run the ball out of bounds to stop the clock.

    But after Williams caught Rocco's pass at the New Orleans 2, he failed to get out of bounds. The clock expired and VooDoo players celebrated in front of 7,123 at The Q.

    Read more: http://www.cleveland.com/gladiators/index.ssf/2011/04/cleveland_gladiators_botch_fin.html
     

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