U23 World League

Buffalo Arena
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ganjar Prabowo kicked off to start the match. Hunor Csapó showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Des Wicks in the 12th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Jasper Delamore 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. Buffalo Timişoara's Hunor Csapó played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jasper Delamore in the 16th minute of play. Hunor Csapó took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Des Wicks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matthew Brookman in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hunor Csapó saved Buffalo Timişoara from getting behind. Buffalo Timişoara's Hunor Csapó played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthew Brookman in the 26th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goal looked a bit too open when Matthew Brookman came free, but Hunor Csapó reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Egg Chasers FC's Fabien Barthez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ganjar Prabowo in the 31st minute of play. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Egg Chasers FC's goalkeeper Fabien Barthez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jasper Delamore in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hunor Csapó prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 44 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goal looked a bit too open when Jasper Delamore came free, but Hunor Csapó reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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 Jasper Delamore stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Joel Groom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 55 played minutes Buffalo Timişoara got a freekick which was hit by Vali Voicescu. Buffalo Timişoara's Hunor Csapó played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jasper Delamore in the 57th minute of play. Egg Chasers FC's Fabien Barthez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ganjar Prabowo in the 58th minute of play. A collision led to Egg Chasers FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Alex Barone hit a great ball. When Arnulfo Marino fell near the penalty area in the 61st 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 61 played minutes Buffalo Timişoara got a freekick which was hit by Arnulfo Marino. Buffalo Timişoara's Ionică Buculeasa was substituted for Ganjar Prabowo. Hunor Csapó took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Groom, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Cornel Timofte fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Buffalo Timişoara's protests and gave Cornel Timofte a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Buffalo Timişoara getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Cornel Timofte hit a great ball. A hard shot by Kenny Duckworth from long distance, 73 minutes into the match, got Hunor Csapó's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 78 minutes into the game, Egg Chasers FC's Jasper Delamore 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, 1-2. After 82 minutes Buffalo Timişoara's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kenny Duckworth who took care of the corner kick. 86 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's Ionică Buculeasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fabien Barthez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by Egg Chasers FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Silvestre Jesco was slow to take the kick. During this time Buffalo Timişoara's players had a chance to rest. Vali Voicescu kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. After 94 minutes, Ionică Buculeasa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Buffalo Timişoara and the Egg Chasers FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 94th minute, Ionică Buculeasa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match was over Egg Chasers FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Buffalo Timişoara throughout the match.