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Match Report
Red Bull Ring
Spectators: 7560 (Terracing: 5671,
Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Patrik Grašić started the match with the kick off. Buffalo Bills's Adam Hrić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liviu Hănescu in the 5th minute of play. Adam Hrić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liviu Hănescu in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th match minute, Buffalo Bills was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paja Uzeirović to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Buffalo Bills defense, Isac Răduț kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adam Hrić. The Buffalo Bills fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adam Hrić should have stopped the shot. In the 22nd minute, Nae Bleoancă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emilio Miconi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Patrik Grašić's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Patrik Grašić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adam Hrić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gigi Barbu in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Buffalo Bills's Pero Šiljak ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Emilio Miconi. Emilio Miconi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Patrik Grašić got free with Emilio Miconi in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Patrik Grašić in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emilio Miconi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With his leg Emilio Miconi managed to avoid a goal in the 48thth minute, when Buffalo Bills's Pero Šiljak fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Liviu Hănescu to make the kick off. Patrik Grašić's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emilio Miconi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ioan Ghinescu during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ioan Ghinescu hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Buffalo Bills's Sanid Škoro couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 54th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for BANAT VIOLA. If Pero Šiljak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 59 minutes, Patrik Grašić managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Buffalo Bills's supporters crossed their fingers, but Patrik Grašić was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 59 minutes into the game, Pero Šiljak cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Emilio Miconi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. BANAT VIOLA's Emilio Miconi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrik Grašić in the 62nd minute of play. BANAT VIOLA's Emilio Miconi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pero Šiljak in the 65th minute of play. Adam Hrić made an important save on a dangerous shot by Isac Răduț in the 68th minute. BANAT VIOLA's Mihai Tatulici was substituted for Remus Vasiliu. BANAT VIOLA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Iustinian Negulici in the 71st minute. BANAT VIOLA's Iustinian Negulici was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Adam Hrić in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The goalkeeper, Adam Hrić, was totally fooled by BANAT VIOLA's Gigi Barbu, who 76 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After a defensive mix-up in BANAT VIOLA's zone, Pero Šiljak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emilio Miconi came out of the goal and Pero Šiljak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 85th minute, Isac Răduț hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. BANAT VIOLA's Emilio Miconi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sanid Škoro in the 90th minute of play. If Pero Šiljak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Isac Răduț hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the BANAT VIOLA players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Buffalo Bills.
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