Friendly League

Buffalo Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Matteo Mata got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matteo Mata in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alisson Becker prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Orhan Ortanca kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Matteo Mata might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alisson Becker. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Matteo Mata ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Derman Soysaldı got control of the ball when Valentin Voicu tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Buffalo Timişoara booed when ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matteo Mata didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valentin Voicu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Derman Soysaldı made a huge save. Derman Soysaldı made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franky Ooms in the 19th minute of play. When ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Matteo Mata in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Buffalo Timişoara's goalie prevented a goal. In the 31stth minute of the game Matteo Mata who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Buffalo Timişoara's Alisson Becker was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

A collision led to Buffalo Timişoara getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Vali Voicescu hit a great ball. Buffalo Timişoara's defense didn't have a chance, in the 58th minute, when Matteo Mata scored to the left of an out of position Alisson Becker, making the score, 0-1. With a little luck, Buffalo Timişoara's Alisson Becker got control of the ball when Matteo Mata tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Buffalo Timişoara's Orhan Ortanca seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Orhan Ortanca the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Buffalo Timişoara protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Orhan Ortanca had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Buffalo Timişoara fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 63rd minute. Penalty! In the 67th minute Valentin Voicu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Derman Soysaldı saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matteo Mata in the 72nd minute of play forced Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Alisson Becker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matteo Mata received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Alisson Becker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Buffalo Timişoara's Bogdan Noworolnik was substituted for Albert Turdeanu. In the 79th match minute, Buffalo Timişoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dan Zdrobău to maneuver through the defense. Derman Soysaldı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franky Ooms in the 82nd minute of the match. Hasan Bağış charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hasan Bağış the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 88th minute, Hasan Bağış hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Anton Scheupach quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Narcis Ichim, made in the 94th minute of the game. Alisson Becker made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Matteo Mata sent off a good shot on target. Derman Soysaldı took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franky Ooms, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Buffalo Timişoara supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s performance. The match ended with a win for ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►.