Challenge

Arena Resenha
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Marc Linz made the kick off and thus started the match. A nice corner shot did that Baltazar de Castro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mnawer Al Sharaf quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. With his leg Mnawer Al Sharaf managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Güray Arıkhan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Mnawer Al Sharaf stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marc Linz's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Güray Arıkhan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Mnawer Al Sharaf made a huge save. Mnawer Al Sharaf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marc Linz in the 17th minute of the match. Sharf Al Rodhan hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Eusébio Montenegro hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Mnawer Al Sharaf made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marc Linz in the 28th minute of play. After 29 played minutes U21 Kuwait got a freekick which was hit by Sharf Al Rodhan. ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after U21 Kuwait's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Baltazar de Castro took the corner. After taking down the ball on ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's corner Baltazar de Castro fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mnawer Al Sharaf quite easily take care of the ball. 33 minutes into the match, U21 Kuwait's goalkeeper Mnawer Al Sharaf had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Güray Arıkhan. Mnawer Al Sharaf made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Marc Linz sent off a good shot on target. In the 40th minute Güray Arıkhan 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. The corner led ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Baltazar de Castro to fire away a dangerous shot which Mnawer Al Sharaf despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 46th minute of the match Sami Bo Shehri shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but João Francisco Loyola showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marc Linz in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mnawer Al Sharaf saved U21 Kuwait from getting behind. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Masuod Al Jalahma made the kick off in the second half. Güray Arıkhan struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Mnawer Al Sharaf didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ. U21 Kuwait's Mnawer Al Sharaf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marc Linz in the 57th minute of play. In the 61st match minute, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baltazar de Castro to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's João Francisco Loyola got control of the ball when Osama Al Azmi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 69th minute Güray Arıkhan 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. In the 74th minute Güray Arıkhan 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. Mnawer Al Sharaf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Güray Arıkhan in the 75th minute of the match. João Francisco Loyola made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Osama Al Azmi sent off a good shot on target. In the 78th minute, Kléberson Leal made a precise shot to the right of Mnawer Al Sharaf. U21 Kuwait's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. U21 Kuwait's Mnawer Al Sharaf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Güray Arıkhan in the 82nd minute of play. Güray Arıkhan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mnawer Al Sharaf having to interfere. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Kuwait's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Baltazar de Castro was slow to take the kick. During this time ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Baltazar de Castro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mnawer Al Sharaf quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. U21 Kuwait's Mnawer Al Sharaf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marc Linz in the 87th minute of play. Mnawer Al Sharaf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Güray Arıkhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mnawer Al Sharaf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Güray Arıkhan in the 91st minute of the match. Mnawer Al Sharaf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marc Linz, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Marc Linz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mnawer Al Sharaf having to interfere. U21 Kuwait's Mnawer Al Sharaf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Güray Arıkhan in the 96th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the U21 Kuwait players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ.