Friendly League

Buffalo Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Augusto Benitez made the kick off which started today's match. Alisson Becker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Scandella, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. The audience was convinced that Bernardo Scandella's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alisson Becker was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Alisson Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hassan Marcou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fortunato Montini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Benitez in the 9th minute of play. Adrian Zbora could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Fortunato Montini made a huge save. Alisson Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Scandella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute, Dave De Bartolo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alisson Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dave De Bartolo in the 22nd minute of play. Adrian Zbora could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Fortunato Montini made a huge save. Buffalo Timişoara's Alisson Becker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dave De Bartolo in the 32nd minute of play. Fortunato Montini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Benitez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Magno Dantas hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. 38 minutes into the match, Dave De Bartolo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alisson Becker. Buffalo Timişoara's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dave De Bartolo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Victor Neicu's late challenge caught a GG Team FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Victor Neicu helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Buffalo Timişoara getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Victor Neicu hit a great ball. Alisson Becker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dave De Bartolo, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. The Buffalo Timişoara players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. GG Team FC were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dave De Bartolo to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Buffalo Timişoara's zone, Bernardo Scandella stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alisson Becker came out of the goal and Bernardo Scandella tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alisson Becker made an important save on a dangerous shot by Miguel Borja in the 59th minute. In the 65th minute of the match Buffalo Timişoara got a corner. GG Team FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Orhan Ortanca ran over to the corner to take the kick. Buffalo Timişoara's Orhan Ortanca was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Fortunato Montini in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Alisson Becker stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Miguel Borja's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. 69 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 Hassan Marcou. Hassan Marcou's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Alisson Becker firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 69th minute, one of Buffalo Timişoara:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Buffalo Timişoara. In the 73rd minute, Hassan Marcou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GG Team FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Buffalo Timişoara's Alin Şantău was substituted for Maxim Pintilie. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Borja in the 78th minute of play forced Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Alisson Becker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alisson Becker stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Miguel Borja's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Alisson Becker made an important save on a dangerous shot by Miguel Borja in the 81st minute. Buffalo Timişoara's Alisson Becker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvise Cerrone in the 83rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Miguel Borja in the 83rd 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. 85 minutes in the game, Bernardo Scandella fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Alisson Becker having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Alvise Cerrone managed to get in a good position for a shot. GG Team FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alvise Cerrone 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. GG Team FC's Bo Dyken was substituted for Maciej Kaznocha. GG Team FC's Fortunato Montini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Zbora in the 93rd minute of play. GG Team FC's Fortunato Montini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Zbora in the 96th minute of play. The Buffalo Timişoara fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. GG Team FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.