Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) FC Maliğin Adamları's Cees Bemmel started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of FC Maliğin Adamları booed when U21 Kuwait was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zaher Al Srae didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Maliğin Adamları's Three De Four proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save FC Maliğin Adamları from getting a goal against them. Masuod Al Jalahma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Three De Four tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yaqoub Bo Hamad during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 22nd match minute, U21 Kuwait was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yaqoub Bo Hamad to maneuver through the defense. FC Maliğin Adamları's Three De Four played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Masuod Al Jalahma in the 25th minute of play. Godfredo Ekialde's late challenge caught a U21 Kuwait's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Godfredo Ekialde helped the player get up and apologised. Godfredo Ekialde hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Mick Bartsch hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 30th minute, Godfredo Ekialde hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Osama Al Azmi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 32ndth minute tested the skills of Three De Four when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Osama Al Azmi did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Three De Four 32 minutes into the match. Cees Bemmel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mnawer Al Sharaf having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, FC Maliğin Adamları's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Masuod Al Jalahma fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. U21 Kuwait's Morad Al Ali quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Bart Groben, made in the 45th minute of the game.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Masuod Al Jalahma stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Marcus Hauck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Mnawer Al Sharaf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 55th minute Cees Bemmel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mnawer Al Sharaf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, U21 Kuwait's Mnawer Al Sharaf got control of the ball when Cees Bemmel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Three De Four showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yaqoub Bo Hamad in the 62nd minute of the match. Sharf Al Rodhan kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Morad Al Ali hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Evangelista Ugarte took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Mnawer Al Sharaf to make any attempt to save it. In the 72nd minute Yaqoub Bo Hamad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Three De Four saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Cees Bemmel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mnawer Al Sharaf was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. In the 83rd minute Osama Al Azmi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Three De Four saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Evangelista Ugarte kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Cees Bemmel hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. 95 minutes into the game, Gregory Rabinger was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Maliğin Adamları's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Kuwait the free kick. In the 95th match minute, FC Maliğin Adamları was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gregory Rabinger to maneuver through the defense.