Challenge

Potaissa Fortress
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abram Sarmiento kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Nurettin came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia'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. The corner led to Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Ali Nurettin getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Ivan Ghiondea quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Luis Cazalla, made in the 8th minute of the game. In the 9th minute, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Ali Nurettin ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 12th minute, Cristian Gallo 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 Santino Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Jalmari Mikkonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 20th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Abram Sarmiento's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jalmari Mikkonen was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. A sloppy throw-in by Orlando Tafalla in the 26th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Ivan Ghiondea. 31 minutes into the game, Colombia's Axel Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jalmari Mikkonen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 35th 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 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Axel Montenegro went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Cristian Gallo got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 42 minutes into the game, Colombia's Pascual Carballar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jalmari Mikkonen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. 45 minutes into the game, Cristian Gallo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Colombia the free kick. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Axel Montenegro. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Petruț Mircescu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ali Nurettin struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Pedro Manzanares 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. When Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Petruț Mircescu in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colombia's goalie prevented a goal. In the 56thth minute of the game Ali Nurettin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Antonio Indiano hit a great ball. After 58 played minutes, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Cristian Gallo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Pinner Cluj-Napoca reached it. After 61 minutes of play, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Matt De Ligt made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Manzanares was left in no man's land by his defense there! 65 minutes into the game, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Petruț Mircescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Manzanares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Adam Vasilache was substituted for Petruț Mircescu. After 75th play minutes Matt De Ligt shot 5-3, a short shot which went by Pedro Manzanares and just under the crossbar into goal. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isac Zub, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matt De Ligt in the 80th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 85 minutes, Samuel Navarro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Colombia and the Pinner Cluj-Napoca players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Samuel Navarro got a free kick in the 85th minute. After 86 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Samuel Navarro. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ionică Sava in the 86th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adam Vasilache went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-3 was the resulting score. In the 93rd minute Adam Vasilache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Manzanares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Colombia players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Pinner Cluj-Napoca.