Challenge

Spain Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Petruț Mircescu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 8th minute Ali Nurettin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Ascaso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Spain's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cristian Gallo was slow to take the kick. During this time Pinner Cluj-Napoca's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Cristian Gallo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gabriel Ascaso quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Gabriel Ascaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matt De Ligt, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. When Matias Ferrandis fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Spain's protests and gave Matias Ferrandis a yellow card for diving instead. 15 minutes into the game, one of Spain:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Ali Nurettin walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Gabriel Ascaso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matt De Ligt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gabriel Ascaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matt De Ligt, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. When Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Petruț Mircescu in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Spain's goalie prevented a goal. Jalmari Mikkonen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Omar Toledo in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petruț Mircescu in the 38th minute of play forced Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso 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 Adria Bielsa in the 39th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Omar Toledo to make the kick off. Jalmari Mikkonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omar Toledo in the 50th minute of the match. Jalmari Mikkonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omar Toledo in the 50th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Ivan Ghiondea got a free kick in the 52nd minute. After some careless play in the Pinner Cluj-Napoca defense, Omar Toledo 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. In the 59th minute David Aranda 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. After some careless play in the Pinner Cluj-Napoca defense, David Aranda 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. Gabriel Ascaso made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Ali Nurettin sent off a good shot on target. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Ionică Sava was substituted for Ivan Ghiondea. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adria Bielsa in the 73rd minute of play forced Pinner Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Jalmari Mikkonen 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 Carles Cherro, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adria Bielsa 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petruț Mircescu in the 82nd minute of play forced Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso 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 Carles Cherro in the 84th minute of play. Spain's Pau Herrero was substituted for David Aranda. Spain made a substitution. Sergio Ruiz replaced Adria Bielsa. Sergio Ruiz took the ball and in the 89 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 3-0. Carles Cherro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jalmari Mikkonen having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Spain had played much better football throughout.