Official Cup

Stadium of Mercy
Spectators: 8055 (Terracing: 6043, Seating: 1852, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leonard Caragea kicked off to start the match. Marko Norström in the 7thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ilie Mavrogheni, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 14 minutes into the game, Buffalo Timişoara's Alexandru Boieraș nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Karl-Erik Kihlman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 19thth minute of the game Svante Pihlgren who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Buffalo Timişoara's Ilie Mavrogheni was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With an all-out effort, Brothers of Mercy's Ilie Mavrogheni threw himself towards the right post 27 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Svante Pihlgren, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 29 minutes into the match, Alexandru Boieraș notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Brothers of Mercy's Karl-Erik Kihlman. Karl-Erik Kihlman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Brothers of Mercy booed when Buffalo Timişoara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mugur Hudiță didn't get a good kick on the ball. Karl-Erik Kihlman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonard Caragea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Brothers of Mercy's Karl-Erik Kihlman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gelu Ţeica in the 40th minute of play. A collision led to Buffalo Timişoara getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Manole Mihăescu hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Svante Pihlgren in the 43rd minute of play forced Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Ilie Mavrogheni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Ilie Mavrogheni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikael Åkesson, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 60th match minute, Buffalo Timişoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filip Graur to maneuver through the defense. Ilie Mavrogheni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Svante Pihlgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Karl-Erik Kihlman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonard Caragea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karl-Erik Kihlman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandru Boieraș in the 72nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Svante Pihlgren in the 74th minute of play forced Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Ilie Mavrogheni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jan Sundström during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Buffalo Timişoara's Vlad Albulescu was substituted for Filip Graur. A collision led to Brothers of Mercy getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Tobias Forssberg hit a great ball. Karl-Erik Kihlman was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Mugur Hudiță. Mugur Covataru scored 0-4 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Karl-Erik Kihlman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 88th minute, Buffalo Timişoara's Leonard Caragea dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. Gustav Forssberg kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Vlad Albulescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The Brothers of Mercy supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Buffalo Timişoara's performance. The match ended with a win for Buffalo Timişoara.