CFR Cluj 1–1 FC Ballkani In Group G Of The Ongoing Season Of UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL)

Good evening from Romania, fellow HIVE users and dear readers from both HIVE and outside of it! For today's second post here on my HIVE blog, I decided to write a bit about the rather disappointing draw of CFR Cluj with Kosovar side FC Ballkani in Group G of the ongoing season of the UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL). It's been quite a while now since I last posted anything about football on my blog and, respectively, about CFR Cluj, my all time most favourite football club from Romania.

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First of all, I'd like to begin by congratulating FC Ballkani for achieving this great performance for their club as well as for the Kosovar football in general, more specifically reaching the group stage of the ongoing season of UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL).

Secondly, with all due respect for this club, and this is where I will get biased and subjective, of course, I am a CFR Cluj supporter, for better or worse, indeed, and so I think that CFR could've gained more points in the first match of this group away in Prishtina.

Certainly, we can talk about bad luck as well but it could've been far worse, as the equalizer was scored in one of the last minutes, namely in overtime. So CFR could've got home without any point gained from this first encounter.

For me, the club started modestly with a rather modest team for the group stage, but I am convinced they will play better at home when they will face Ballkani again on 3 November 2022.

The uneasy draw of 1–1 in counterpart with a probable victory could be easily forgotten. Moreover, with at least one more victory, the club has solid chances at advancing to the Round of 16, which would be great indeed... But time will tell, nothing is certain. The early part of the next month will tell for certain whether CFR deserves to move forward in this European competition administered/organized by UEFA or not.

Down below are several videos from the official Youtube channel of CFR regarding the match. Enjoy and all the best! Last but not least, hai CFR!

The players of CFR arriving in Prishtina, Kosovo for the away match with Ballkani:

The press conference/briefing before the match with main coach Dan Petrescu and midfielder Nana Boateng:

The training session before the match in Prishtina, Kosovo:

The press conference with main coach Dan Petrescu after the end of the match:

Interview with defender Yuri Matias:

Interview with defender and captain Mario Camora:

I truly hope you liked watching all the videos embedded via Youtube above. All the best and hai CFR!

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