Potaissa Fortress
Spectators: 8217 (Terracing: 6164,
Seating: 1890, VIP seats: 163) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ali Nurettin started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, FC Ouagadougou National's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Vasilache came free, but Rene Vereijt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jalmari Mikkonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdulla Baia, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. When FC Ouagadougou National's Abdulla Baia in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pinner Cluj-Napoca's goalie prevented a goal. 14 minutes into the match, Ali Nurettin notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of FC Ouagadougou National's Rene Vereijt. Rene Vereijt was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Vasilache in the 18th minute of play forced FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Rene Vereijt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute Dani Rojas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jalmari Mikkonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22ndth minute of the game Abdulla Baia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Jalmari Mikkonen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 24th minute Dani Rojas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jalmari Mikkonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Abdulla Baia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jalmari Mikkonen was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. With a little luck, FC Ouagadougou National's Rene Vereijt got control of the ball when Matt De Ligt tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cristian Gallo in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petruț Mircescu in the 38th minute of play forced FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Rene Vereijt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jalmari Mikkonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdulla Baia, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. FC Ouagadougou National's Rene Vereijt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Vasilache in the 44th minute of play. Jalmari Mikkonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamza Yavaş in the 45th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abdulla Baia made a kick off. Abdulla Baia struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Jalmari Mikkonen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Ouagadougou National. Cristian Gallo got a throw-in 55 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Petruț Mircescu. Abdulla Baia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 65 minutes into the match, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Jalmari Mikkonen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abdulla Baia. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamza Yavaş in the 66th minute of play forced Pinner Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Jalmari Mikkonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Ouagadougou National made a substitution. Robert Justus replaced Gustavo Arrelucea. Pinner Cluj-Napoca made a substitution. Ionică Sava replaced Petruț Mircescu. Romeo Vlas kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. If Abdulla Baia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jalmari Mikkonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdulla Baia, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 74th match minute, Pinner Cluj-Napoca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Gallo to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Cristian Gallo got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 77th minute Adam Vasilache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Vereijt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Jalmari Mikkonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdulla Baia in the 81st minute of play. Ionică Sava scored 2-0 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rene Vereijt, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Riemer Ax took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jalmari Mikkonen. Jalmari Mikkonen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Jalmari Mikkonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdulla Baia in the 89th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, FC Ouagadougou National's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Vasilache came free, but Rene Vereijt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rene Vereijt came out of the goal in the 97th minute to try and stop a shot by Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Adam Vasilache. But to his dismay, Adam Vasilache quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1.
Pinner Cluj-Napoca's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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