League

Buffalo Arena
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Albert Turdeanu made the kick off which started today's match. A hard shot by Mircea Balint from long distance, 4 minutes into the match, got Dumitru Berca's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. A collision led to VIP getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Ştefan Coșereanu hit a great ball. 9 minutes into the match, VIP's goalkeeper Dumitru Berca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Albert Turdeanu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ştefan Coșereanu in the 11th minute of play forced Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Alisson Becker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastian Ţugui scored 0-1 in the 12th 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. Ilie Buhuș hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mircea Balint in the 15th minute of play forced VIP's goalkeeper Dumitru Berca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Ţugui in the 16th minute of play forced Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Alisson Becker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Ţugui came free, but Alisson Becker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Sebastian Ţugui managed to get in a good position for a shot. VIP's supporters rose to their feet, but Sebastian Ţugui was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alisson Becker breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dobri Karapetrov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Alisson Becker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute Dobri Karapetrov 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. A collision led to Buffalo Timişoara getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Dumitru Blăjan hit a great ball. After 28 played minutes, VIP's Ilie Buhuș shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alisson Becker 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 VIP reached it. 29 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Ţugui came free, but Alisson Becker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Buffalo Timişoara's Albert Turdeanu in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye VIP's goalie prevented a goal. Buffalo Timişoara's Alisson Becker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Ţugui in the 33rd minute of play. 33 minutes into the game, Dobri Karapetrov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Alisson Becker was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alisson Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ştefan Coșereanu in the 36th minute of play. When Buffalo Timişoara's Albert Turdeanu in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye VIP's goalie prevented a goal. Alisson Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ştefan Coșereanu in the 41st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Albert Turdeanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dumitru Berca was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Albert Turdeanu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dumitru Berca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sebastian Ţugui was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Alisson Becker, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 54 minutes of play, VIP's Ştefan Coșereanu made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alisson Becker was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alisson Becker made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Dobri Karapetrov sent off a good shot on target. When Buffalo Timişoara's Albert Turdeanu in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye VIP's goalie prevented a goal. Alisson Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dobri Karapetrov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dumitru Berca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mircea Balint's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as VIP's Dobri Karapetrov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Alisson Becker. That made the score 1-4 after 69 minutes of play. 73 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goal looked a bit too open when Ilie Buhuș came free, but Alisson Becker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alisson Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ştefan Coșereanu in the 75th minute of play. Ştefan Coșereanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Alisson Becker made a huge save. Alisson Becker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dobri Karapetrov in the 85th minute of the match. Dumitru Berca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albert Turdeanu in the 94th minute of the match. VIP played a much better game than Buffalo Timişoara and deserved their victory. The Buffalo Timişoara players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.