Buffalo Arena
Spectators: 8200 (Terracing: 6150,
Seating: 1886, VIP seats: 164) Kjell-Arne Olenberg started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Zbora in the 2nd minute of play forced KIA KAHA's goalkeeper Big Pak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Buffalo Timişoara getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. João Francisco Britto hit a great ball. After 9 played minutes KIA KAHA got a freekick which was hit by Ludwig Carlsson. The long shot by Cornel Timofte in the 10th minute really tested Big Pak's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Marian Basarab showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kjell-Arne Olenberg in the 13th minute of the match. Marian Basarab took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tommy Vibjörnsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th match minute, KIA KAHA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kalle Bryngelsson to maneuver through the defense. Big Pak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marin Tufescu in the 19th minute. Buffalo Timişoara's Adrian Zbora was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 19th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Big Pak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Zbora in the 23rd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, KIA KAHA's goalkeeper Big Pak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Danil Merkushev. The supporters of Buffalo Timişoara booed when KIA KAHA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Max Göransson didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 26 minutes, Adrian Zbora managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Buffalo Timişoara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adrian Zbora was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kjell-Arne Olenberg took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marian Basarab. Marian Basarab dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Boris Becker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Big Pak having to interfere. KIA KAHA's Big Pak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save KIA KAHA from getting a goal against them. 39 minutes into the match, Adrian Zbora notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of KIA KAHA's Big Pak. Big Pak was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 43 minutes into the match, KIA KAHA's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Zbora came free, but Big Pak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Danil Merkushev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Big Pak was out of position in the 46 minute of play, and Adrian Zbora capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Adrian Zbora really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.
The wind increased when Adrian Zbora made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Zbora in the 51st minute of play forced KIA KAHA's goalkeeper Big Pak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 53 minutes into the match, KIA KAHA's goal looked a bit too open when Boris Becker came free, but Big Pak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Big Pak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marin Tufescu in the 54th minute of the match. KIA KAHA's Edwin Lindström was substituted for Max Göransson. KIA KAHA's Edvard Berglund was substituted for Tommy Vibjörnsson. Buffalo Timişoara's Marian Basarab proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Buffalo Timişoara from getting a goal against them. Big Pak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danil Merkushev in the 63rd minute of play. Adrian Zbora sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the KIA KAHA defense, Adrian Zbora kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Big Pak. The KIA KAHA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Big Pak should have stopped the shot. In the 70th minute, Boris Becker 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: 6-1. Buffalo Timişoara made a substitution. Albert Jurăscu replaced Cornel Timofte. Oliver Blomqvist charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oliver Blomqvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 75 played minutes KIA KAHA got a freekick which was hit by Oliver Blomqvist. Big Pak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Zbora in the 77th minute of the match. After 79 minutes KIA KAHA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Boris Becker who took care of the corner kick. Boris Becker made a great header on Buffalo Timişoara's corner, it was just that KIA KAHA's Big Pak managed to reach the ball for a save. 83 minutes into the game, Kalle Bryngelsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KIA KAHA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Buffalo Timişoara the free kick. A collision led to KIA KAHA getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Kalle Bryngelsson hit a great ball. Silvestre Jesco took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 84th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Big Pak. KIA KAHA's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adrian Zbora in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Big Pak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as KIA KAHA's Ralf Blomqvist slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marian Basarab. That made the score 6-2 after 91 minutes of play. In the 95th minute, Aurelian Sucigan made a precise shot to the right of Big Pak. KIA KAHA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-2. KIA KAHA's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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