Challenge

Spain Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) 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. Isac Zub hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Matt De Ligt hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pinner Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Jalmari Mikkonen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gabriel Ascaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Nurettin, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Nurettin in the 9th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Matt De Ligt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jalmari Mikkonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adria Bielsa, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Jalmari Mikkonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omar Toledo in the 17th minute of play. Jalmari Mikkonen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adria Bielsa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jalmari Mikkonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adria Bielsa in the 25th minute of play. Jalmari Mikkonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adria Bielsa, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 31st match minute, Pinner Cluj-Napoca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mugurel Gârniceanu to maneuver through the defense. 31 minutes into the match, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's goal looked a bit too open when Omar Toledo came free, but Jalmari Mikkonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gabriel Ascaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isac Zub, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 33 minutes into the match, Isac Zub had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gabriel Ascaso. Spain's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Isac Zub was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Jalmari Mikkonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Aranda in the 36th minute of the match. Jalmari Mikkonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adria Bielsa in the 40th minute of play. Jalmari Mikkonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adria Bielsa, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. After the first half Pinner Cluj-Napoca were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 51st minute, Cristian Gallo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Omar Toledo put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Jalmari Mikkonen. Gabriel Ascaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Nurettin in the 62nd minute of play. Jalmari Mikkonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jon Cubero in the 64th minute of play. Gabriel Ascaso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ali Nurettin went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Pinner Cluj-Napoca made a substitution. Ionică Sava replaced Ivan Ghiondea. Spain's Carles Cherro was substituted for Omar Toledo. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Petruț Mircescu was substituted for Adam Vasilache. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Spain from getting a goal against them. Jalmari Mikkonen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adria Bielsa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Spain from getting a goal against them. Jalmari Mikkonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicente Merino in the 81st minute of the match. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Traian Cigu was substituted for Adan Umea. 87 minutes in the game Jonathan Criado did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Sergio Ruiz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergio Ruiz in the 90th minute of play forced Pinner Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Jalmari Mikkonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Jalmari Mikkonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergio Ruiz in the 91st minute of play. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Ali Nurettin got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.