Official Cup

Buffalo Arena
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Franky Ooms took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alisson Becker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florentino Dacio in the 5th minute of the match. Florentino Dacio scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alisson Becker, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 10 played minutes Buffalo Timişoara got a freekick which was hit by Dan Zdrobău. Alisson Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florentino Dacio in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Turdeanu in the 13th minute of play forced Lε COCO SρσяtiV's goalkeeper Teodosio Sergi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Florentino Dacio in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alisson Becker saved Buffalo Timişoara from getting behind. In the 16th minute Florentino Dacio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alisson Becker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teodosio Sergi 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 20th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Turdeanu in the 23rd minute of play forced Lε COCO SρσяtiV's goalkeeper Teodosio Sergi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute Qu Yun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alisson Becker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alisson Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florentino Dacio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teodosio Sergi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franky Ooms in the 34th minute of play. Felipe Ralondo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alisson Becker read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. In the 38th minute of the match Buffalo Timişoara got a corner. Lε COCO SρσяtiV's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Albert Turdeanu ran over to the corner to take the kick. Florentino Dacio scored 0-2 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alisson Becker, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Turdeanu in the 46th minute of play forced Lε COCO SρσяtiV's goalkeeper Teodosio Sergi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

54 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 Felipe Ralondo. 56 minutes into the game, Felipe Ralondo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Alisson Becker was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lε COCO SρσяtiV made a substitution. Carmelo Tiniebra replaced Florentino Dacio. Carmelo Tiniebra took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alisson Becker. Alisson Becker dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. After a rather tough play, Lε COCO SρσяtiV's Luke Pacheco got a free kick in the 66th minute. Buffalo Timişoara made a substitution. Bogdan Noworolnik replaced Albert Turdeanu. The supporters of Buffalo Timişoara booed when Lε COCO SρσяtiV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luke Pacheco didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 69 played minutes, Buffalo Timişoara's Narcis Ichim shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Teodosio Sergi came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Buffalo Timişoara reached it. After 70 played minutes Lε COCO SρσяtiV got a freekick which was hit by Jeremiah James. Buffalo Timişoara's Dorin Oravițan was substituted for Maxim Pintilie. Lε COCO SρσяtiV's Bernardo Brun was substituted for Luke Pacheco. Jeremiah James hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 74th minute, but Alisson Becker got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Buffalo Timişoara hanging dry this time. After 77 minutes of play, Buffalo Timişoara's Emil Banciu made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Teodosio Sergi was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Dan Zdrobău fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Buffalo Timişoara's protests and gave Dan Zdrobău a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Buffalo Timişoara getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Dan Zdrobău hit a great ball. Teodosio Sergi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franky Ooms in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franky Ooms in the 82nd minute of play forced Lε COCO SρσяtiV's goalkeeper Teodosio Sergi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Buffalo Timişoara were furious when Dan Zdrobău was red carded, 89 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 95 minutes into the match, Bogdan Noworolnik notched a goal, 2-5, to the right of Lε COCO SρσяtiV's Teodosio Sergi. Teodosio Sergi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 97th minute Valentin Voicu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teodosio Sergi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Lε COCO SρσяtiV eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.