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O.M. Olympic Arena
Spectators: 8002 (Terracing: 6003, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) Buffalo Timişoara's Adrian Zbora started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Józef Mlynarczyk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Zbora in the 2nd minute of the match. Józef Mlynarczyk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Zbora, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Benny Škriniar made a great header on Buffalo Timişoara's corner, it was just that Olympic CF's Józef Mlynarczyk managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, Buffalo Timişoara's Ignacy Cerocki got a free kick in the 16th minute. 24 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's Valentin Voicu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Józef Mlynarczyk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Józef Mlynarczyk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marin Tufescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. When Ignacy Cerocki came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Buffalo Timişoara 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 Ignacy Cerocki couldn't finish the play. Józef Mlynarczyk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marin Tufescu in the 31st minute of the match. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Hunor Csapó, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 33 minutes of play, Olympic CF's Joélson Paiva made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hunor Csapó was left in no man's land by his defense there! Boris Becker's late challenge caught a Olympic CF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Boris Becker helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Olympic CF booed when Buffalo Timişoara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boris Becker didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Buffalo Timişoara getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Boris Becker hit a great ball. In the 41st minute Adrian Zbora shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Józef Mlynarczyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute, Marin Tufescu made a precise shot to the right of Józef Mlynarczyk. Olympic CF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2.

The wind increased when Joélson Paiva made the kick off in the second half. Józef Mlynarczyk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valentin Voicu in the 53rd minute. 54 minutes into the match, Olympic CF's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Zbora came free, but Józef Mlynarczyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Olympic CF booed when Buffalo Timişoara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnulfo Marino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Olympic CF's Józef Mlynarczyk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Zbora in the 63rd minute of play. 65 minutes into the game, Buffalo Timişoara's Adrian Zbora nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Józef Mlynarczyk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Buffalo Timişoara's Ionică Buculeasa was substituted for Marin Tufescu. Hunor Csapó showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joélson Paiva in the 71st minute of the match. In the 74th match minute, Olympic CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mădălin Bocșan to maneuver through the defense. 75 minutes into the match, Olympic CF's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Zbora came free, but Józef Mlynarczyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olympic CF's Józef Mlynarczyk proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Olympic CF from getting a goal against them. Valentin Voicu scored 1-5 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Józef Mlynarczyk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ionică Buculeasa got free with Józef Mlynarczyk in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Olympic CF fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Buffalo Timişoara were clearly better and deserved to take the win.