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Match Report
FC Lothlorien
Spectators: 9538 (Terracing: 7166,
Seating: 2182, VIP seats: 190) With a little luck, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Jalmari Mikkonen got control of the ball when Johnathan Bowden tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Jalmari Mikkonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chu Xiang Li in the 7th minute of play. In the 8th minute Johnathan Bowden 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. Jalmari Mikkonen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arthur Clarke in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fc Lothlorien's goalkeeper Remus Pinches, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 17 played minutes Fc Lothlorien got a freekick which was hit by Zeki Canver. Arthur Clarke had several of the Pinner Cluj-Napoca's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 23 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Jalmari Mikkonen as he didn't even see the shot coming. 26 minutes into the match, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Ali Nurettin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Remus Pinches narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jalmari Mikkonen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chu Xiang Li, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jalmari Mikkonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chu Xiang Li in the 27th minute of play. Remus Pinches took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Nurettin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. It was a well-played corner which Ali Nurettin managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Remus Pinches stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ali Nurettin's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. In the 38thth minute of the game Johnathan Bowden 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. With his leg Jalmari Mikkonen managed to avoid a goal in the 41stth minute, when Fc Lothlorien's Aurel Lovin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 42nd minute, Fc Lothlorien's Johnathan Bowden ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jalmari Mikkonen. Jalmari Mikkonen yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. When Isac Zub came up free with the goalie in the 46th 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 Isac Zub couldn't finish the play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The wind increased when Ali Nurettin made the kick off in the second half. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Ali Nurettin got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Remus Pinches stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ali Nurettin's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cristian Gallo in the 55th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Romeo Vlas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Remus Pinches. That made the score 2-1 in the 56 minute of play. Jalmari Mikkonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chu Xiang Li, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th 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 Johnathan Bowden in the 62nd minute of play. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Petruț Mircescu was substituted for Adam Vasilache. Fc Lothlorien made a substitution. Bennvar Trollegaard replaced Chu Xiang Li. Fc Lothlorien's Ştefan Nicodim was substituted for Silver Raudsepp. Ştefan Nicodim made in the 76th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Bennvar Trollegaard however managed to control. After 82 minutes Fc Lothlorien's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cristian Gallo who took care of the corner kick. In the 82nd minute, Ali Nurettin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Remus Pinches. The goal made the score 2-4. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fc Lothlorien's goalkeeper Remus Pinches, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 92 played minutes Pinner Cluj-Napoca got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Gallo. The Fc Lothlorien manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Pinner Cluj-Napoca to win.
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