Friendly League

Arena Viola
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Viola Invest's Mario Jakobe started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Adrian Zbora hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. The supporters of Viola Invest booed when Buffalo Timişoara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dorin Oravițan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Magno Dantas's late challenge caught a Viola Invest's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Magno Dantas helped the player get up and apologised. Magno Dantas kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Alisson Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kuuno Tälli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Viola Invest's Giga Popescu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Alisson Becker in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 15th minute, Augusto Benitez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Buffalo Timişoara fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After having played for 18 minutes, Mario Jakobe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Viola Invest's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mario Jakobe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dumitru Doloman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albert Turdeanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Mario Jakobe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alisson Becker having to interfere. After 32 minutes, Francisco Su mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Viola Invest and the Buffalo Timişoara players grew even worse after the yellow card. Francisco Su hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Dumitru Doloman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Benitez in the 34th minute of the match. With a little luck, Buffalo Timişoara's Alisson Becker got control of the ball when Gavril Anghelescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gavril Anghelescu didn't have the luck on his side when he, from a short distance, got a opportunity for a shot on goal in the 40th minute. The shot missed the goal on the right side and Gavril Anghelescu ran dejectedly back to his position. Magno Dantas hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kuuno Tälli got free with Alisson Becker in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 43 minutes into the match, Mario Jakobe dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alisson Becker, 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Alisson Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig-Åke Gabrielsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dumitru Doloman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Augusto Benitez's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Alisson Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stig-Åke Gabrielsson in the 56th minute of play. Alisson Becker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stig-Åke Gabrielsson in the 59th minute of the match. After 62 minutes of play, Viola Invest's Gavril Anghelescu made it 2-1 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! Buffalo Timişoara's Alisson Becker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stig-Åke Gabrielsson in the 67th minute of play. Adrian Zboras short, quick shot in the 77thth minute got Dumitru Doloman to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 79th match minute, Buffalo Timişoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maxim Pintilie to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Viola Invest booed when Buffalo Timişoara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orhan Ortanca didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd 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. Alisson Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig-Åke Gabrielsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 91 played minutes Buffalo Timişoara got a freekick which was hit by Emil Banciu. There was no doubt that Viola Invest were the better team. Viola Invest's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.