Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dé 廖化 took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match clock showed 5 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Taqi Shadad sped through 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of 许银渊. 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's 许银渊 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taqi Shadad in the 8th minute of play. When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Taqi Shadad sped through 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of 许银渊. In the 12th minute Sharf Al Rodhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 许银渊 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eshaq Al Khars showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dé 廖化 in the 21st minute of the match. 21 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's Dé 廖化 fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. 许银渊 made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Taqi Shadad sent off a good shot on target. In the 26th minute Dé 廖化 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eshaq Al Khars saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Taqi Shadad's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but 许银渊 firmly grabbed it by the left post. When 姚振邦 fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's protests and gave 姚振邦 a yellow card for diving instead. In the 34thth minute of the game Dé 廖化 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Kuwait's Eshaq Al Khars was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 许银渊 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Basel Al Azmi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's 周常泉 got a free kick in the 36th minute. In the 42nd minute, U21 Kuwait's Basel Al Azmi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Basel Al Azmi in the 47th minute of play forced 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's goalkeeper 许银渊 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Basel Al Azmi to make the kick off. In the 56th minute, Taqi Shadad ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 许银渊 was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. 61 minutes into the match, U21 Kuwait's goal looked a bit too open when Dé 廖化 came free, but Eshaq Al Khars reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's zone, Taqi Shadad stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 许银渊 came out of the goal and Taqi Shadad tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of U21 Kuwait booed when 【FLY】莱比锡红牛 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. 周常泉 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's 许银渊 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Basel Al Azmi in the 70th minute of play. 许银渊 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Taqi Shadad went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. After 74 minutes of play, U21 Kuwait's Taqi Shadad made it 7-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 许银渊 was left in no man's land by his defense there! 史挺镇 kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. The supporters of U21 Kuwait booed when 【FLY】莱比锡红牛 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. 周常泉 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Basel Al Azmi in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 许银渊 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's 许银渊 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Basel Al Azmi in the 93rd minute of play. Taqi Shadad took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 许银渊. 许银渊 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-1. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. U21 Kuwait had played much better football throughout.