U18 League

Buffalo Arena
Spectators: 177 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 41, VIP seats: 3) 2 minutes into the game, Vlad Albulescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Buffalo Timişoara's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Muget the free kick. In the 2nd minute, Vlad Albulescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Muget's Nistor Beșliu in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Buffalo Timişoara's goalie prevented a goal. Muget's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ştefan Coman in the 5th minute. 13 minutes into the game, Matei Pupăzan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Buffalo Timişoara's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Muget the free kick. In the 15th match minute, Buffalo Timişoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrei Zâncă to maneuver through the defense. Nistor Beșliu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nistor Beșliu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilie Mavrogheni having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Nistor Beșliu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ilie Mavrogheni was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Sebastian Zogreanu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leonard Caragea in the 31st minute. The audience was convinced that Leonard Caragea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastian Zogreanu was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Horia Bota hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 37th minute, Leonard Caragea 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: 2-1. When Eliodor Petran fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Buffalo Timişoara's protests and gave Eliodor Petran a yellow card for diving instead. Eliodor Petran kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Ştefan Coman's long shot made the audience stand up and applaude when it rumbled by Ilie Mavrogheni on his right side and into the goal. 44 minutes into the game it was 2-2. Andrei Zâncă kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. When Nistor Beșliu came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Muget 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 Nistor Beșliu couldn't finish the play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leonard Caragea to make the kick off. Ionuț Zăgănescu hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Alexandru Corlățean managed to get in a good position for a shot. Muget's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexandru Corlățean was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ilie Mavrogheni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Buffalo Timişoara getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Ionuț Zăgănescu hit a great ball. If Nistor Beșliu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Horia Bota kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Sebastian Zogreanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonard Caragea, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. A collision led to Buffalo Timişoara getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Leonard Caragea hit a great ball. In the 70th minute of the match, Nistor Beșliu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ilie Mavrogheni saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 71 played minutes Buffalo Timişoara got a freekick which was hit by Ionuț Zăgănescu. Buffalo Timişoara made a substitution. Mihai Poalelungi replaced Vlad Albulescu. In the 73rd minute, Ionuț Zăgănescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 77 minutes into the game, Buffalo Timişoara's Manole Mihăescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sebastian Zogreanu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Buffalo Timişoara made a substitution. Mugur Covataru replaced Gelu Ţeica. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cătălin Crașovan during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Buffalo Timişoara booed when Muget was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cătălin Crașovan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 82 played minutes, Buffalo Timişoara's Mugur Covataru shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sebastian Zogreanu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Buffalo Timişoara reached it. Manole Mihăescu took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sebastian Zogreanu. Sebastian Zogreanu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-2. Costică Alb hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Buffalo Timişoara fans cheered their team off the field, for while Muget had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.