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Potaissa Fortress
Spectators: 10901 (Terracing: 8177, Seating: 2507, VIP seats: 217) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ali Nurettin got the match started through his kick off. Ninjas in Pyjamas's Cai Yue Guang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Nurettin in the 10th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Isăilă came free, but Jalmari Mikkonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Ali Nurettin kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cai Yue Guang. That made the score 1-0 in the 14 minute of play. Ninjas in Pyjamas made a substitution. Cristiano Hagi replaced Ghitã Butuc. Jalmari Mikkonen came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Ninjas in Pyjamas's Denílson 慕容. But to his dismay, Denílson 慕容 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Isăilă in the 29th minute of play forced Pinner Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Jalmari Mikkonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Isăilă came free, but Jalmari Mikkonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Pinner Cluj-Napoca defense, Manuel Isăilă kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jalmari Mikkonen. The Pinner Cluj-Napoca fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jalmari Mikkonen should have stopped the shot. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Jalmari Mikkonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Hagi in the 35th minute of play. Manuel Isăilă might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jalmari Mikkonen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manuel Isăilă ran back to his position shaking his head. Jalmari Mikkonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Isăilă in the 40th minute of the match. Ali Nurettins short, quick shot in the 42ndth minute got Cai Yue Guang to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Cai Yue Guang stood somewhat misplaced when Ali Nurettin came free in front of goal and shot 3-2 to the left of him in the 43 minute. 46 minutes into the match, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Isăilă came free, but Jalmari Mikkonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-2 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Manuel Isăilă was the one to do the kick off. In the 50th minute Denílson 慕容 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 Manuel Isăilă's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jalmari Mikkonen was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Cristiano Hagi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jalmari Mikkonen was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. When the match clock showed 61 minutes, the score became 3-3 when Cristiano Hagi sped through Pinner Cluj-Napoca's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jalmari Mikkonen. The audience was convinced that Manuel Isăilă's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jalmari Mikkonen was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. In the 68th minute, Kenneth Almkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Petruț Mircescu was substituted for Adam Vasilache. A collision led to Ninjas in Pyjamas getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Kenneth Almkvist hit a great ball. Ali Nurettin struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Cai Yue Guang didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pinner Cluj-Napoca. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Traian Cigu was substituted for Adan Umea. Jalmari Mikkonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Isăilă in the 77th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franco Vázquez in the 79th minute of play forced Ninjas in Pyjamas's goalkeeper Cai Yue Guang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Isăilă in the 80th minute of play forced Pinner Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Jalmari Mikkonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, Manuel Isăilă made a precise shot to the right of Jalmari Mikkonen. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Isăilă in the 84th minute of play forced Pinner Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Jalmari Mikkonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Pinner Cluj-Napoca getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Mugurel Gârniceanu hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Mugurel Gârniceanu got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Jalmari Mikkonen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Isăilă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Pinner Cluj-Napoca supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Ninjas in Pyjamas's performance. The match ended with a win for Ninjas in Pyjamas.