National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Haitham Jiragh kicked off to start the match. U21 Kuwait's Haitham Jiragh got a good chance for a goal in the 2nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yaqoot Boland in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emmanuel Ramm saved U21 South Korea from getting behind. 6 minutes into the match, U21 South Korea's goal looked a bit too open when Haitham Jiragh came free, but Emmanuel Ramm reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Kuwait's Emad Al Herz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Kuwait from getting a goal against them. A.J. Lee sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Kuwait's goalkeeper Emad Al Herz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nicky Butt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Emmanuel Ramm tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute, A.J. Lee hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emmanuel Ramm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haitham Jiragh, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Thanks to some nice moves A.J. Lee could shoot a difficult shot in the 29th minute, which Emad Al Herz however easily saved by the left post. In the 36th minute Yaqoot Boland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emmanuel Ramm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emmanuel Ramm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haitham Jiragh, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. When U21 Kuwait's Yaqoot Boland in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 South Korea's goalie prevented a goal. A.J. Lee came free with the goalkeeper in the 42nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Emad Al Herz could save by the left post. After 48 played minutes U21 South Korea got a freekick which was hit by A.J. Lee. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Basel Al Baghli charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Basel Al Baghli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Basel Al Baghli hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. 곡 욱 took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Emad Al Herz. U21 Kuwait's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of U21 Kuwait booed when U21 South Korea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. 유 변 didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Kuwait's Dhari Bahroh was substituted for Marco Verratti. A collision led to U21 South Korea getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. 유 변 hit a great ball. Emmanuel Ramm stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yaqoub Al Sharah's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Emad Al Herz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from A.J. Lee, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Emad Al Herz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from A.J. Lee, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Emad Al Herz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from A.J. Lee in the 70th minute of play. A.J. Lee sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. U21 South Korea made a substitution. 김 원 replaced 김 용. U21 South Korea's 한 정 was substituted for 박 배. After 75 minutes, Fadhel Al Hindi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Kuwait and the U21 South Korea players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 75 played minutes U21 Kuwait got a freekick which was hit by Fadhel Al Hindi. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dhari Bahroh during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dhari Bahroh kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. 김 함'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. 김 함 helped the player get up and apologised. Yaqoub Al Sharahs short, quick shot in the 82ndth minute got Emmanuel Ramm to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A.J. Lee fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emad Al Herz having to interfere. A.J. Lee hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 88th minute of the game. One of U21 Kuwait:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of U21 South Korea:s goal. U21 Kuwait:s Emad Al Herz showed great skill when he stopped 곡 욱:s penalty. In the 92nd minute A.J. Lee shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emad Al Herz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rdth minute of the game Yaqoot Boland who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 South Korea's Emmanuel Ramm was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. U21 South Korea's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.