Friendly League

Potaissa Fortress
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Turgut Soyuer took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, Chinese CJ Youth Academy's David Abad got control of the ball when Ali Nurettin tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ali Nurettin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but David Abad was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tytus Orling in the 8th minute of play forced Pinner Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Jalmari Mikkonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ali Nurettin got free with David Abad in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jalmari Mikkonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Turgut Soyuer, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After some careless play in the Pinner Cluj-Napoca defense, Turgut Soyuer 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 Ivan Ghiondea managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Bai Feng Xiang in the 22 minute of the game. In the 24th minute of the match Pinner Cluj-Napoca got a corner. Chinese CJ Youth Academy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cristian Gallo ran over to the corner to take the kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tytus Orling in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jalmari Mikkonen saved Pinner Cluj-Napoca from getting behind. Jalmari Mikkonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Turgut Soyuer, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. When Chinese CJ Youth Academy's Turgut Soyuer in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th 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. In the 37th minute Ali Nurettin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Abad 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 Turgut Soyuer in the 41st minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Lu Zhan Jian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Su Jian Jie hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The supporters of Pinner Cluj-Napoca booed when Chinese CJ Youth Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Su Jian Jie didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristian Gallo was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 49th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ali Nurettin made a kick off. Mugurel Gârniceanu hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Matt De Ligt charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matt De Ligt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 59 played minutes Pinner Cluj-Napoca got a freekick which was hit by Matt De Ligt. David Abad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Nurettin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Abad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Nurettin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jalmari Mikkonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Long Xiang Yuan in the 70th minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's goal looked a bit too open when Tytus Orling came free, but Jalmari Mikkonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. David Abad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Ghiondea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ivan Ghiondea took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised David Abad. David Abad 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. Bai Feng Xiang kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. 85 minutes into the game, Bai Feng Xiang threw the ball into play from the sideline. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Ivan Ghiondea quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Ali Nurettin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but David Abad read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tytus Orling got free with Jalmari Mikkonen in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Pinner Cluj-Napoca had won after a very even match.