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Potaissa Fortress
Spectators: 10849 (Terracing: 8138, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 216) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Medárd Horváth started the match with the kick off. A nice corner shot did that Matt De Ligt got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Peter Schmeichel quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Medárd Horváth in the 9th 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 Medárd Horváth, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After 12 played minutes GoooooooooooooooooooooooL got a freekick which was hit by Hortêncio Coutinho. In the 16th minute Medárd Horváth 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. The audience was convinced that Medárd Horváth's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jalmari Mikkonen was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Jalmari Mikkonen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Medárd Horváth's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Jalmari Mikkonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Medárd Horváth in the 20th minute of play. After a rather tough play, GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Hortêncio Borges got a free kick in the 21st minute. Ali Nurettin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Medárd Horváth in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jalmari Mikkonen saved Pinner Cluj-Napoca from getting behind. 33 minutes into the match, GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ali Nurettin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Nurettin in the 35th minute of play forced GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Ali Nurettin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's supporters rose to their feet, but Ali Nurettin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Peter Schmeichel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 41 minutes into the game, Cristian Gallo threw the ball into play from the sideline. GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Hortêncio Coutinho quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 42nd minute, Medárd Horváth ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jalmari Mikkonen was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Ali Nurettin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Peter Schmeichel made a huge save. Mugurel Gârniceanu kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. After the first half GoooooooooooooooooooooooL were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Peter Schmeichel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Nurettin in the 52nd minute of play. Jalmari Mikkonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Medárd Horváth, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Peter Schmeichel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petruț Mircescu in the 59th minute of the match. In the 62nd match minute, GoooooooooooooooooooooooL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramon Dekkers to maneuver through the defense. GoooooooooooooooooooooooL made a substitution. Pankracy Siwy replaced Narcis Răcănel. Ramon Dekkers kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Jalmari Mikkonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marko Ruskov in the 68th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paulino Marin got free with Jalmari Mikkonen in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 72nd play minutes Marko Ruskov shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Jalmari Mikkonen and just under the crossbar into goal. 75 minutes into the match, Ali Nurettin notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Peter Schmeichel. Peter Schmeichel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jalmari Mikkonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marko Ruskov in the 78th minute of the match. Jalmari Mikkonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulino Marin in the 81st minute of play. When GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Marko Ruskov in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd 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. Petruț Mircescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Peter Schmeichel having to interfere. Paulino Marin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Jalmari Mikkonen made a huge save. In the 95th minute, GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Pankracy Siwy dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.