U23 World League

Buffalo Arena
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Franky Ooms took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 minutes of play, Buffalo Timişoara's Albert Turdeanu made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jorge Luke was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Buffalo Timişoara booed when • El Croacia fobal club • was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Epifanio Cebrian didn't get a good kick on the ball. • El Croacia fobal club •'s Jorge Luke proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save • El Croacia fobal club • from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice moves Valentin Voicu could shoot a difficult shot in the 14th minute, which Jorge Luke however easily saved by the left post. Valentin Voicu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jorge Luke having to make a save. After having played for 23 minutes, Emil Banciu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Buffalo Timişoara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emil Banciu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Uriel Dolfo kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Franky Ooms left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Buffalo Timişoara fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Buffalo Timişoara's Valentin Voicu was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 28th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 34 minutes into the match, • El Croacia fobal club •'s goal looked a bit too open when Albert Turdeanu came free, but Jorge Luke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the game, Albert Turdeanu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Jorge Luke was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luis Tano was the one to do the kick off. Jorge Luke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Voicu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Segundo Arnau in the 55th minute of play forced Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Basarab Marincean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Turdeanu in the 63rd minute of play forced • El Croacia fobal club •'s goalkeeper Jorge Luke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute, Franky Ooms made a precise shot to the right of Jorge Luke. • El Croacia fobal club •'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Buffalo Timişoara's Narcis Ichim was substituted for Vali Voicescu. Buffalo Timişoara made a substitution. Dorin Oravițan replaced Maxim Pintilie. • El Croacia fobal club •'s attentive Epifanio Cebrian managed to snatch the ball when Orhan Ortanca made a throw-in in the 75th minute of the game. Jorge Luke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Voicu in the 84th minute of the match. Bogdan Noworolnik kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, Valentin Voicu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jorge Luke. • El Croacia fobal club •'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Valentin Voicu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Franky Ooms in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jorge Luke saved • El Croacia fobal club • from getting behind. A collision led to • El Croacia fobal club • getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Fernan Roano hit a great ball. Epifanio Cebrian hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. 95 minutes into the game, Buffalo Timişoara's Narcis Ichim nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jorge Luke made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. When the referee ended the match the Buffalo Timişoara players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.