League

Buffalo Arena
Spectators: 8417 (Terracing: 6313, Seating: 1936, VIP seats: 168) POLI TIMISOARA's Jardel Meireles started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd minute, Albert Turdeanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 5 minutes into the match, POLI TIMISOARA's goal looked a bit too open when Franky Ooms came free, but Mihai Domuță reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute Franky Ooms shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mihai Domuță saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Jardel Meireles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nicu Nichitelea kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Filip Buculeasa kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Albert Turdeanu kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Alisson Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jarbas Prestes in the 20th minute of play. POLI TIMISOARA's Mihai Domuță proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save POLI TIMISOARA from getting a goal against them. Alisson Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jardel Meireles in the 30th minute of play. Alisson Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jardel Meireles in the 31st minute of play. Mihai Domuță showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franky Ooms, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. A collision led to Buffalo Timişoara getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Dumitru Blăjan hit a great ball. Alisson Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicu Nichitelea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mihai Domuță showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franky Ooms, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Alisson Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicu Nichitelea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mihai Domuță took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franky Ooms, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Franky Ooms stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, POLI TIMISOARA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filip Buculeasa to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Buffalo Timişoara's Franky Ooms got a free kick in the 54th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jarbas Prestes got free with Alisson Becker in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alisson Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicu Nichitelea in the 61st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Buffalo Timişoara's Orhan Ortanca got a free kick in the 64th minute. In the 65th match minute, Buffalo Timişoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orhan Ortanca to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mircea Balint in the 67th minute of play forced POLI TIMISOARA's goalkeeper Mihai Domuță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the game, Vali Voicescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Buffalo Timişoara's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave POLI TIMISOARA the free kick. 74 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goal looked a bit too open when Jardel Meireles came free, but Alisson Becker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alisson Becker made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Aristide Buzilă sent off a good shot on target. Alisson Becker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicu Nichitelea, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. POLI TIMISOARA's Mihai Domuță played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franky Ooms in the 82nd minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Alisson Becker had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicu Nichitelea. When Aristide Buzilă came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the POLI TIMISOARA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aristide Buzilă couldn't finish the play.