A tough and demanding encounter for the Stags allowed the players to get more minutes into their legs as pre-season preparations continue to be ramped up.
The Amber and Blues got their pre-season underway with a fantastic win against Retford United, but Nigel Clough will be wanting his Stags side to replicate that against the Gladiators at The Proctor Cars Stadium.
Tuesday night’s FA Cup 1st round qualifier threw up a potential banana skin for Northern Premier League Premier side Matlock Town as they took on Quorn AFC, who currently sit two divisions below them.