Potaissa Fortress
Spectators: 188 (Terracing: 142,
Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lionel-Andrés Messi started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Galo van Basten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeronimo Rainerio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Ali Nurettin ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Sebastian Xabier. Sebastian Xabier yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Jeronimo Rainerio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marian Maghiran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute, Marian Maghiran ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jeronimo Rainerio was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Galo van Basten in the 19th minute of play forced Pinner Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Jeronimo Rainerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastian Xabier 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 25th minute. Ionică Sava hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Jeronimo Rainerio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marian Maghiran, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marian Maghiran in the 29th minute of play forced Pinner Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Jeronimo Rainerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Galo van Basten in the 30th minute of play forced Pinner Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Jeronimo Rainerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's goal looked a bit too open when Galo van Basten came free, but Jeronimo Rainerio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Fabio Cannavaro in the 31st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Petruț Mircescu. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Keep Walking Project's goalkeeper Sebastian Xabier, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Ali Nurettin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastian Xabier was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Sebastian Xabier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Nurettin in the 38th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ali Nurettin got free with Sebastian Xabier in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 43 minutes, Ali Nurettin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ali Nurettin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With his leg Sebastian Xabier managed to avoid a goal in the 46thth minute, when Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Ali Nurettin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ali Nurettin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Galo van Basten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 50th minute. Jeronimo Rainerio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Nurettin in the 61st minute of play forced Keep Walking Project's goalkeeper Sebastian Xabier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastian Xabier came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Ali Nurettin. But to his dismay, Ali Nurettin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavel Kořán in the 65th minute of play forced Pinner Cluj-Napoca's goalkeeper Jeronimo Rainerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Keep Walking Project's goalkeeper Sebastian Xabier, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jeronimo Rainerio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marian Maghiran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Emanuel Herlea was substituted for Adan Umea. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Codrin Birișu was substituted for Petruț Mircescu. Sebastian Xabier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Nurettin in the 75th minute of the match. Matt De Ligt hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. When Marius Bernea fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Keep Walking Project's protests and gave Marius Bernea a yellow card for diving instead. Marius Bernea kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. 82 minutes into the match, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Ali Nurettin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sebastian Xabier narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 83rd minute, Matt De Ligt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sebastian Xabier was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. After 88 played minutes Keep Walking Project got a freekick which was hit by Marius Bernea. In the 92nd minute Ali Nurettin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastian Xabier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute, Ali Nurettin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. For all the effort they put into the match, the Keep Walking Project 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.
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