Official Cup

Devils Playground
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ali Nurettin made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd match minute, Zero Hedge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonatan Valström to maneuver through the defense. Jalmari Mikkonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gottfrid Stenman in the 7th minute of play. In the 11th 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. Jalmari Mikkonen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cacey Sharp in the 15th minute. The audience was convinced that Cacey Sharp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jalmari Mikkonen was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Tom Wall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petruț Mircescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 29th minute, Petruț Mircescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tom Wall was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zero Hedge's goalkeeper Tom Wall, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 35th minute Ali Nurettin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tom Wall saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Cacey Sharp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 42nd minute, Cristian Gallo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ali Nurettin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tom Wall read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play.

The audience was convinced that Gottfrid Stenman'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. When Macky Fahlgren fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zero Hedge's protests and gave Macky Fahlgren a yellow card for diving instead. In the 56th match minute, Zero Hedge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Macky Fahlgren to maneuver through the defense. Zero Hedge made a substitution. Bubu Denat replaced Gottfrid Stenman. Zero Hedge made a substitution. Cecilio Fanuco replaced Cacey Sharp. Macky Fahlgren hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. When Zero Hedge's Bubu Denat in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th 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. With a little luck, Zero Hedge's Tom Wall got control of the ball when Petruț Mircescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jalmari Mikkonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cecilio Fanuco in the 72nd minute of the match. When Ali Nurettin came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Pinner Cluj-Napoca fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ali Nurettin couldn't finish the play. 80 minutes into the match, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's goal looked a bit too open when Bubu Denat came free, but Jalmari Mikkonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pinner Cluj-Napoca made a substitution. Franco Vázquez replaced Cristian Gallo. In the 88th match minute, Pinner Cluj-Napoca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Gallo to maneuver through the defense. Jalmari Mikkonen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cecilio Fanuco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ionică Sava's late challenge caught a Zero Hedge's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ionică Sava helped the player get up and apologised. Zero Hedge's Karl-Ove Engström was substituted for Best Ibland. Ionică Sava hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. In the 98th minute, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Mugurel Gârniceanu seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mugurel Gârniceanu the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Pinner Cluj-Napoca protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mugurel Gârniceanu had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After a rather tough play, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Mugurel Gârniceanu got a free kick in the 99th minute. The audience held their breath when Nelson de Queirós in the 100th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Jalmari Mikkonen's left hand side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Pinner Cluj-Napoca walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.