Buffalo Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Augusto Benitez took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some careless play in the Portugal defense, Valentin Voicu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wilson Amorim. The Portugal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wilson Amorim should have stopped the shot. Felipe Barreto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alisson Becker read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Buffalo Timişoara's zone, Fabricio Andrade stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alisson Becker came out of the goal and Fabricio Andrade tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alisson Becker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Barreto in the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th minute of the match Portugal 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. Felipe Barreto ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 16th minute, Viriato Moura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Felipe Barreto in the 20th 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. Alisson Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viriato Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Felipe Barreto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alisson Becker was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. 29 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Barreto came free, but Alisson Becker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augusto Benitez in the 30th minute of play. With a little luck, Portugal's Wilson Amorim got control of the ball when Emil Banciu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Voicu in the 34th minute of the match. In the 36th minute Viriato Moura 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. Alisson Becker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Miranda in the 40th minute of the match. Victor Neicu kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Felipe Barreto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Portugal's supporters rose to their feet, but Felipe Barreto 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. In the 45th minute of the match, Emil Banciu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Wilson Amorim saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Viriato Moura was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but Alisson Becker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Buffalo Timişoara's Alisson Becker got control of the ball when Felipe Barreto tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felipe Barreto got free with Alisson Becker in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Benitez in the 65th minute of play. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augusto Benitez in the 67th minute of play. After some careless play in the Portugal defense, Emil Banciu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wilson Amorim. The Portugal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wilson Amorim should have stopped the shot. Buffalo Timişoara made a substitution. Adrian Zbora replaced Franky Ooms. Portugal's Bartolomeu Dias was substituted for Viriato Moura. Alisson Becker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartolomeu Dias in the 74th minute of the match. Fabricio Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Alisson Becker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 79 minutes, Maxim Pintilie mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Buffalo Timişoara and the Portugal players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 79th minute, Maxim Pintilie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Felipinho Amorim's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alisson Becker read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. In the 83rd minute Bartolomeu Dias 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. Daniel Pimentel took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alisson Becker. Alisson Becker dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. When Felipinho Amorim came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Portugal 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 Felipinho Amorim couldn't finish the play. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Zdrobău in the 88th minute of the match. In the 90th minute of the game Maxim Pintilie made a throw-in which Dan Zdrobău played forward. 93 minutes into the game, Portugal's Felipinho Amorim nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alisson Becker made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.
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