Official Cup

Buffalo Arena
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Facundo Feria made the kick off which started today's match. When Arnulfo Marino fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Buffalo Timişoara's protests and gave Arnulfo Marino a yellow card for diving instead. After 5 played minutes Buffalo Timişoara got a freekick which was hit by Arnulfo Marino. After 7 played minutes Buffalo Timişoara got a freekick which was hit by Ignacy Cerocki. Hunor Csapó made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bela Herrero in the 10th minute of play. 11 minutes into the game, Boris Becker was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Buffalo Timişoara's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PERSPOLIS the free kick. After a rather tough play, Buffalo Timişoara's Boris Becker got a free kick in the 11th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goal looked a bit too open when Bela Herrero came free, but Hunor Csapó reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Buffalo Timişoara's Hunor Csapó played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bela Herrero in the 19th minute of play. Hunor Csapó took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cipriano Ganix, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th minute Buffalo Timişoara were awarded a corner. Arnulfo Marino went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Valentin Lemnaru managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Hunor Csapó showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Facundo Feria in the 28th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, Facundo Feria notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Buffalo Timişoara's Hunor Csapó. Hunor Csapó was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Hunor Csapó showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bela Herrero, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. The audience was convinced that Ionică Buculeasa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gianluigi Donnarumma was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. 38 minutes into the game, PERSPOLIS's Facundo Feria nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hunor Csapó made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kiko Pirani got free with Gianluigi Donnarumma in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hunor Csapó showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cipriano Ganix, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Cipriano Ganix scored 0-3 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hunor Csapó, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ionică Buculeasa to make the kick off. The supporters of Buffalo Timişoara booed when PERSPOLIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cordarell Guasch didn't get a good kick on the ball. 58 minutes into the match, PERSPOLIS's goal looked a bit too open when Kiko Pirani came free, but Gianluigi Donnarumma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Buffalo Timişoara's Boris Becker got a free kick in the 60th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Hunor Csapó had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cipriano Ganix. After having played for 68 minutes, Facundo Feria managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PERSPOLIS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Facundo Feria was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Buffalo Timişoara's Călin Borogeanu was substituted for Brent-Jan Koninckx. Buffalo Timişoara's Hunor Csapó played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Facundo Feria in the 74th minute of play. Hunor Csapó showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cipriano Ganix in the 76th minute of the match. Hunor Csapó made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cipriano Ganix in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute Cipriano Ganix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hunor Csapó saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gianluigi Donnarumma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kiko Pirani, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. 92 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goal looked a bit too open when Facundo Feria came free, but Hunor Csapó reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Buffalo Timişoara's Boris Becker got his second yellow card of the match in the 94th minute. The referee ordered Boris Becker off the ground. A collision led to Buffalo Timişoara getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Boris Becker hit a great ball. When the final whistle sounded PERSPOLIS left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Buffalo Timişoara.