U21 World League

Buffalo Arena
Spectators: 8200 (Terracing: 6150, Seating: 1886, VIP seats: 164) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adrian Zbora got the match started through his kick off. Frans Beckenbauer hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aurelian Sucigan got free with Fabrizio Manzi in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Frans Beckenbauer kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Ferrante in the 6th minute of play forced Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Marian Basarab to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Ferrante in the 8th minute of play forced Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Marian Basarab to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Buffalo Timişoara's Marian Basarab played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chu Le Ao in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnulfo Marino in the 15th minute of play forced PICCOLE PESTI's goalkeeper Fabrizio Manzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabrizio Manzi was out of position in the 15 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: 1-0. Buffalo Timişoara's Marian Basarab played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emilio Ferrante in the 19th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Buffalo Timişoara's Cornel Timofte got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 26th match minute, Buffalo Timişoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvestre Jesco to maneuver through the defense. Buffalo Timişoara's Marian Basarab played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pietruzzu Rizzi in the 32nd minute of play. Fabrizio Manzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boris Becker in the 39th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goal looked a bit too open when Emilio Ferrante came free, but Marian Basarab reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabrizio Manzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boris Becker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aurelian Sucigan charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aurelian Sucigan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 47th minute, Aurelian Sucigan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Emilio Ferrante made the kick off in the second half. PICCOLE PESTI's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bernabe Urki in the 54th minute. Emilio Ferrante was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Marian Basarab didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pietruzzu Rizzi went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. PICCOLE PESTI made a substitution. Tom Jakobsson replaced Pitt Rosich. Bernabe Urki kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Fabrizio Manzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Zbora in the 64th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, PICCOLE PESTI's Chu Le Ao got a free kick in the 66th minute. Buffalo Timişoara made a substitution. Alin Şantău replaced Cornel Timofte. PICCOLE PESTI's Christian Borgatello was substituted for Emilio Ferrante. Chu Le Ao hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Fabrizio Manzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marin Tufescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute Bianco Spinelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marian Basarab saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marian Basarab made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christian Borgatello in the 84th minute. Christian Borgatello could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Marian Basarab made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Christian Borgatello's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marian Basarab was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Buffalo Timişoara's Benny Škriniar got a free kick in the 91st minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. PICCOLE PESTI had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.