Federation Clash Challenge

Estadio Medanitos
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leonardo Tipi got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Jalmari Mikkonen got control of the ball when Leonardo Tipi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jalmari Mikkonen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leonardo Tipi in the 13th minute. When the match clock showed 14 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Ali Nurettin sped through Les Tigres's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gonzo Maradona. Jalmari Mikkonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonardo Tipi in the 18th minute of play. Jalmari Mikkonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo Tipi, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. The audience was convinced that Leonardo Tipi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jalmari Mikkonen was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. It was a well-played corner which Serafino Pestaña managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Ali Nurettin got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A sloppy throw-in by Patrick Beckham in the 29th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Ivan Ghiondea. Gonzo Maradona took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isac Zub, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute, Isac Zub ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gonzo Maradona was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. In the 38th minute of the match Pinner Cluj-Napoca got a corner. Les Tigres'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. Matt De Ligt was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. A collision led to Pinner Cluj-Napoca getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Ionică Sava hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leonardo Tipi in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jalmari Mikkonen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 44 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pinner Cluj-Napoca's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Severino Estevez was slow to take the kick. During this time Les Tigres's players had a chance to rest. Ali Nurettin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 46 minutes into the match, Les Tigres's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Nurettin came free, but Gonzo Maradona reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half Pinner Cluj-Napoca were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ali Nurettin made a kick off. In the 56thth minute of the game Leonardo Tipi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Jalmari Mikkonen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luboš Štencl hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Pinner Cluj-Napoca were awarded a corner in the 61th minute after Les Tigres's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cristian Gallo took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Ivan Ghiondea got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gonzo Maradona quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a defensive mix-up in Les Tigres's zone, Ali Nurettin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gonzo Maradona came out of the goal and Ali Nurettin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Les Tigres's Sermet Erva was substituted for Mauro Abel. The crowd rose to their feet as Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Ali Nurettin slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gonzo Maradona. That made the score 0-4 after 79 minutes of play. Ali Nurettin struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Gonzo Maradona 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. Ömer-Asaf Güneş kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Nurettin in the 95th minute of play forced Les Tigres's goalkeeper Gonzo Maradona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Pinner Cluj-Napoca players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.