World League

Buffalo Arena
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) 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. When Tracto's Okan Kongur 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. 8 minutes into the match, Tracto's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Zbora came free, but Bernabe Fagildo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Buffalo Timişoara booed when Tracto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isidro Gartzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Zbora in the 14th minute of play forced Tracto's goalkeeper Bernabe Fagildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernabe Fagildo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Zbora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Boris Becker hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Valentin Voicu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Bernabe Fagildo made a huge save. Hunor Csapó made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Okan Kongur in the 26th minute of play. After some careless play in the Buffalo Timişoara defense, Okan Kongur kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hunor Csapó. The Buffalo Timişoara fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hunor Csapó should have stopped the shot. In the 31st 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 36 minutes of play, Tracto's Okan Kongur made it 1-2 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! Adrian Zbora fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernabe Fagildo having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Buffalo Timişoara's zone, Fernan Perrando stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hunor Csapó came out of the goal and Fernan Perrando tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 47 minutes into the match, Tracto's goalkeeper Bernabe Fagildo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valentin Voicu.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Okan Kongur to make the kick off. Buffalo Timişoara's Boris Becker managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Corrado Pinti in the 60 minute of the game. If Okan Kongur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute, Boris Becker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Buffalo Timişoara made a substitution. Maxim Pintilie replaced Cornel Timofte. The supporters of Tracto booed when Buffalo Timişoara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boris Becker didn't get a good kick on the ball. Boris Becker got his second yellow card in the match during the 78th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Tracto booed when Buffalo Timişoara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boris Becker didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Okan Kongur in the 80th minute of play forced Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Hunor Csapó to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes into the match, Tracto's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Zbora came free, but Bernabe Fagildo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Buffalo Timişoara booed when Tracto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Okan Kongur didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Tracto walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.