U23 League

Stadionul Municipal
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alex Breckenfeld kicked off to start the match. After 3 played minutes Kobra TEAM got a freekick which was hit by Aurel Opincaru. After a defensive mix-up in Kobra TEAM's zone, Pavel Chibulcutean stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Junior Kobra came out of the goal and Pavel Chibulcutean tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kobra TEAM's Junior Kobra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marin Tufescu in the 6th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Marin Tufescu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Buffalo Timişoara's supporters rose to their feet, but Marin Tufescu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Junior Kobra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Kobra TEAM getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Mihai Nicolaescu hit a great ball. Junior Kobra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marin Tufescu in the 12th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goal looked a bit too open when Danny Kobra came free, but Hunor Csapó reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alex Breckenfeld fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hunor Csapó having to interfere. Hunor Csapó made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Alex Breckenfeld sent off a good shot on target. 17 minutes into the match, Danny Kobra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hunor Csapó. Buffalo Timişoara's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Danny Kobra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After a rather tough play, Buffalo Timişoara's Arnulfo Marino got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Junior Kobra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Voicu, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After a rather tough play, Kobra TEAM's Cristian Ozon got a free kick in the 29th minute. 33 minutes into the match, Kobra TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Marin Tufescu came free, but Junior Kobra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kobra TEAM's Junior Kobra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacy Cerocki in the 36th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Edgar Mitică hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Junior Kobra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vali Voicescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Kobra TEAM were awarded a corner in the 47th minute after Buffalo Timişoara's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alex Breckenfeld took the corner. Alex Breckenfeld made a great header on Kobra TEAM's corner, it was just that Buffalo Timişoara's Hunor Csapó managed to reach the ball for a save.

With a little luck, Kobra TEAM's Junior Kobra got control of the ball when Ignacy Cerocki tried to sneak it across the goal line. Junior Kobra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valentin Voicu in the 59th minute. Junior Kobra was a little too slow when Adrian Zbora got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 61st minute. The score was now 1-2. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Ignacy Cerocki took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Junior Kobra to make any attempt to save it. Buffalo Timişoara's Ionică Buculeasa was substituted for Marin Tufescu. In the 74th match minute, Buffalo Timişoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ionică Buculeasa to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Adrian Zbora hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Buffalo Timişoara defense, Danny Kobra 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. When Pavel Chibulcutean fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Buffalo Timişoara's protests and gave Pavel Chibulcutean a yellow card for diving instead. Pavel Chibulcutean kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Kobra TEAM's Junior Kobra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ionică Buculeasa in the 93rd minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Buffalo Timişoara left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Kobra TEAM.