U18 World League

Buffalo Arena
Spectators: 8121 (Terracing: 6093, Seating: 1867, VIP seats: 161) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eliodor Petran kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Meti Gol in the 4th minute of play forced Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper David Chițes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute, Filip Graur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 7 played minutes Buffalo Timişoara got a freekick which was hit by Andrei Zâncă. David Chițes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Meti Gol, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Nacho Gonzalez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliodor Petran, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 12th minute Erling Jering shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Chițes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliodor Petran in the 13th minute of play forced Real Racing Club's goalkeeper Nacho Gonzalez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mihai Poalelungi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 17 minutes into the match, Real Racing Club's goal looked a bit too open when Mihai Poalelungi came free, but Nacho Gonzalez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eliodor Petran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th match minute, Buffalo Timişoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mihai Poalelungi to maneuver through the defense. Filip Graur hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. When Erling Jering came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Real Racing Club 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 Erling Jering couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Meti Gol in the 41st minute of play forced Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper David Chițes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Buffalo Timişoara's Mihai Poalelungi in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Racing Club's goalie prevented a goal. In the 47thth minute of the game Meti Gol who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Buffalo Timişoara's David Chițes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Meti Gol stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 58 played minutes Buffalo Timişoara got a freekick which was hit by Andrei Zâncă. David Chițes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Meti Gol's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. In the 66th minute, Mihai Poalelungi 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: 1-0. Eliodor Petran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nacho Gonzalez having to interfere. Filip Graur fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nacho Gonzalez having to interfere. When Mihai Poalelungi came up free with the goalie in the 78th 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 Mihai Poalelungi couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Buffalo Timişoara booed when Real Racing Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eleuterio Abalos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nacho Gonzalez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrei Zâncă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gaudencio Lixandro's late challenge caught a Buffalo Timişoara's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gaudencio Lixandro helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Real Racing Club's Gaudencio Lixandro got a free kick in the 85th minute. Buffalo Timişoara's defense didn't have a chance, in the 88th minute, when Nunez Larpe scored to the left of an out of position David Chițes, making the score, 1-1. In the 92nd minute, Meti Gol made a precise shot to the right of David Chițes. Buffalo Timişoara's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2.