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National stadium
Spectators: 10305 (Terracing: 7729, Seating: 2370, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bassam Al Mofede kicked off to start the match. Bassam Al Rifaee showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maïssa Badis in the 3rd minute of the match. Bassam Al Mofede sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. MZ Country's Dida Ouadah proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save MZ Country from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, MZ Country's Benamar Fanon got a free kick in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bassam Al Mofede in the 15th minute of play forced MZ Country's goalkeeper Dida Ouadah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bassam Al Rifaee took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelhamid Chebal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roby Baggio's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 19thth minute, Dida Ouadah skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Dida Ouadah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bassam Al Mofede in the 27th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bassam Al Mofede in the 29th minute of play forced MZ Country's goalkeeper Dida Ouadah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dida Ouadah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bassam Al Mofede, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Bassam Al Rifaee showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohamed Ben Ahmed Raï, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Dida Ouadah came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Kuwait's Bassam Al Mofede. But to his dismay, Bassam Al Mofede quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maïssa Badis in the 43rd minute of play forced Kuwait's goalkeeper Bassam Al Rifaee to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Mohamed Ben Ahmed Raï's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bassam Al Rifaee was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Maïssa Badis to strike the kick off in the second half. After 55 minutes, Bassam Al Mofede made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. MZ Country's Dida Ouadah tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. MZ Country's attentive Benamar Fanon managed to snatch the ball when Mahmoud Al Attar made a throw-in in the 58th minute of the game. Bassam Al Mofede received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Dida Ouadah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dida Ouadah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roby Baggio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kuwait made a substitution. Edrees Al Sarraf replaced Lafi Jiragh. Bassam Al Rifaee made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maïssa Badis in the 68th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 70 minutes, Bassam Al Rifaee successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Kuwait's Bassam Al Rifaee played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdelhamid Chebal in the 71st minute of play. Dida Ouadah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roby Baggio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kuwait made a substitution. Monther Al Qatam replaced Sanad Al Hajri. The corner led to Kuwait's Roby Baggio getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. A collision led to Kuwait getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Monther Al Qatam hit a great ball. In the 86th minute, Nasser Al Sherazi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Kuwait's Bassam Al Rifaee got control of the ball when Mohamed Ben Ahmed Raï tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mounir Boulmerka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bassam Al Rifaee took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mounir Boulmerka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the MZ Country players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Kuwait.