Buffalo Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Hunor Csapó showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gigel Elenescu in the 5th minute of the match. Wilhelm Nienhaus scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hunor Csapó, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Hertha 1969's Rune Jarstein got control of the ball when Valentin Voicu tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gigel Elenescu in the 10th minute of play forced Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Hunor Csapó to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wilhelm Nienhaus in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hunor Csapó saved Buffalo Timişoara from getting behind. Buffalo Timişoara's Hunor Csapó played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilhelm Nienhaus in the 18th minute of play. A collision led to Buffalo Timişoara getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Boris Becker hit a great ball. 21 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goal looked a bit too open when Gigel Elenescu came free, but Hunor Csapó reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Buffalo Timişoara getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Wawrzyniec Pysz hit a great ball. 27 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goal looked a bit too open when Wilhelm Nienhaus came free, but Hunor Csapó reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Paulo da Silva came free, but Hunor Csapó reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hertha 1969 were awarded a corner in the 29th minute after Buffalo Timişoara's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Zé Paulo da Silva took the corner. Hertha 1969's Rune Jarstein proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Hertha 1969 from getting a goal against them. Franky Ooms did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Rune Jarstein 34 minutes into the match. Rune Jarstein showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnulfo Marino in the 39th minute of the match. Hunor Csapó showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilhelm Nienhaus in the 46th minute of the match. 47 minutes into the match, Hertha 1969's goalkeeper Rune Jarstein had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Boris Becker.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wilhelm Nienhaus was the one to do the kick off. Hunor Csapó was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Wilhelm Nienhaus showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 51 minute of play. 55 minutes into the game, Wilhelm Nienhaus cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Hunor Csapó was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Buffalo Timişoara's Arnulfo Marino got a free kick in the 62nd minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 65 minutes into the game, when Stefan Mayer put in a rough tackle. Buffalo Timişoara's Vali Voicescu was substituted for Arnulfo Marino. In a very dangerous position, a player in Hertha 1969 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 65th minute. Penalty! Rune Jarstein had in the 68thth minute some difficulties stopping Olgierd Kilar's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Rune Jarstein showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Benitez, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. The supporters of Hertha 1969 booed when Buffalo Timişoara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wawrzyniec Pysz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Buffalo Timişoara's Adrian Zbora was substituted for Valentin Voicu. In the 75th minute, Vali Voicescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rune Jarstein showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boris Becker, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 82nd minute Augusto Benitez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rune Jarstein saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Adrian Zbora ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rune Jarstein was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. The audience was convinced that Franky Ooms's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rune Jarstein was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. In the 90th match minute, Hertha 1969 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilhelm Nienhaus to maneuver through the defense. Rune Jarstein took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franky Ooms, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute, Vali Voicescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rune Jarstein was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-3. A collision led to Buffalo Timişoara getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Olgierd Kilar hit a great ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Hertha 1969 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Buffalo Timişoara.
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