Challenge

National stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The audience was convinced that Zula Pieknik's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hamzah Taqi was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. After 5 minutes, Zula Pieknik made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Kuwait's Hamzah Taqi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Kolomna Stars's Mark Kondratiev got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 12th minute Nikolay Zanin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hamzah Taqi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Kuwait's goal looked a bit too open when Zula Pieknik came free, but Hamzah Taqi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikolay Zanin struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Hamzah Taqi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kolomna Stars. When Rashed Al Shemali fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kuwait's protests and gave Rashed Al Shemali a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Kolomna Stars booed when Kuwait was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rashed Al Shemali didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hamzah Taqi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zula Pieknik in the 20th minute of play. Hamzah Taqi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikolay Zanin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Javier Weterio in the 28th minute of play forced Kuwait's goalkeeper Hamzah Taqi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Kuwait's goal looked a bit too open when Javier Weterio came free, but Hamzah Taqi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kolomna Stars were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after Kuwait's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Javier Weterio took the corner. Hamzah Taqi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zula Pieknik, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Hamzah Taqi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zula Pieknik in the 41st minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Javier Weterio was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Zula Pieknik notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Kuwait's Hamzah Taqi. Hamzah Taqi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 56 minutes into the match, Kuwait's goalkeeper Hamzah Taqi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nikolay Zanin. After 57 played minutes Kuwait got a freekick which was hit by Rashed Al Shemali. Sergio Behe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Habib Al Youha in the 59th minute of play. Hamzah Taqi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikolay Zanin in the 60th minute of the match. In the 64th match minute, Kuwait was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eshaq Al Sarraf to maneuver through the defense. After 69 played minutes Kolomna Stars got a freekick which was hit by Florian Harasimowicz. After 70 played minutes, Kuwait's Faleh Al Adsani shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sergio Behe came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kuwait reached it. With a little luck, Kuwait's Hamzah Taqi got control of the ball when Petr Hodulov tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Mosa Al Sallal fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kuwait's protests and gave Mosa Al Sallal a yellow card for diving instead. After 73 played minutes Kuwait got a freekick which was hit by Mosa Al Sallal. In the 76th match minute, Kuwait was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rashed Al Shemali to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Kuwait getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Meshari Dehrab hit a great ball. Hamzah Taqi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Javier Weterio, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Habib Al Youha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Kuwait's Hamzah Taqi got control of the ball when Nikolay Zanin tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 89th minute, Nikolay Zanin made a precise shot to the right of Hamzah Taqi. Kuwait's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Hamzah Taqi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Javier Weterio in the 92nd minute.