Friendly League

Buffalo Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Augusto Benitez started the match with the kick off. Valentin Voicu scored 1-0 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edmond Verdun, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Emil Banciu came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Buffalo Timişoara fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Emil Banciu couldn't finish the play. Orhan Ortanca was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 13 minutes into the match. In the 16th minute of the match Errecaborda AFC got a corner. Buffalo Timişoara's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Emílio Terra ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a rather tough play, Buffalo Timişoara's Pavel Chibulcutean got a free kick in the 20th minute. 24 minutes into the game, Emílio Terra cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Alisson Becker was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 28 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Rameriz came free, but Alisson Becker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Buffalo Timişoara's Augusto Benitez got a free kick in the 31st minute. Alisson Becker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joe Tate, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Alisson Becker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joe Tate, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by Errecaborda AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Franky Ooms was slow to take the kick. During this time Buffalo Timişoara's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pastor Ado in the 38th minute of play forced Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Alisson Becker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute Joe Tate 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. After 46 minutes, Joe Tate made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Buffalo Timişoara's Alisson Becker tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joe Tate made a kick off. 53 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 Emílio Terra. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Prospero Jerardo took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Alisson Becker to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, Buffalo Timişoara's Victor Neicu got a free kick in the 64th minute. With a little luck, Buffalo Timişoara's Alisson Becker got control of the ball when Pastor Ado tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alisson Becker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emílio Terra in the 68th minute of the match. Edmond Verdun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Banciu in the 72nd minute of the match. Emílio Terra received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alisson Becker came out and tried to block the shot, but Emílio Terra slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 73rd minute. Buffalo Timişoara's Maxim Pintilie was substituted for Victor Neicu. Buffalo Timişoara's Adrian Zbora was substituted for Franky Ooms. 85 minutes into the match, Emílio Terra sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Alisson Becker threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Emílio Terra this time. In the 86th minute Emílio Terra 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. Mauro Rameriz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alisson Becker having to interfere. If Pastor Ado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valentin Voicu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Buffalo Timişoara fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Errecaborda AFC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.