Challenge

Mandrake FC Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kuwait's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Du Feng Kun was slow to take the kick. During this time Mandrake fc's players had a chance to rest. Hamzah Taqi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Du Feng Kun in the 9th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Mandrake fc's goal looked a bit too open when Eshaq Al Sarraf came free, but Ekaitz Prats reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute Rubim Peralta 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. Du Feng Kun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Hamzah Taqi made a huge save. In the 18th match minute, Kuwait was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Habib Al Youha to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Du Feng Kun from long distance, 19 minutes into the match, got Hamzah Taqi's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Hamzah Taqi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rubim Peralta in the 21st minute of play. With an all-out effort, Mandrake fc's Hamzah Taqi threw himself towards the right post 23 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rubim Peralta, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 24th minute, Eshaq Al Sarraf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Rubim Peralta came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Mandrake fc fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rubim Peralta couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Kuwait getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Meshari Dehrab hit a great ball. Rubim Peralta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Hamzah Taqi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hamzah Taqi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ebardo Romero in the 29th minute of the match. Hamzah Taqi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ebardo Romero's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Ebardo Romero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hamzah Taqi having to interfere. After 32 minutes, Eshaq Al Sarraf mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kuwait and the Mandrake fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Kuwait's Eshaq Al Sarraf got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Du Feng Kun shot from long distance in the 33rd minute, but Hamzah Taqi was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. The supporters of Kuwait booed when Mandrake fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guo Xiong Ning didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ebardo Romero received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Hamzah Taqi came out and tried to block the shot, but Ebardo Romero slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 40th minute. 45 minutes into the match, Mandrake fc's goal looked a bit too open when Rashed Al Shemali came free, but Ekaitz Prats reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Mandrake fc's Luciano Sidoro was substituted for Rubim Peralta. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Habib Al Youha to make the kick off. Kuwait's Hamzah Taqi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ebardo Romero in the 54th minute of play. Du Feng Kun blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hamzah Taqi having to make a save. After 60 minutes Kuwait's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Du Feng Kun who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Mandrake fc's corner Du Feng Kun fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Hamzah Taqi quite easily take care of the ball. Hamzah Taqi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Du Feng Kun in the 62nd minute of play. Hamzah Taqi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from I-Made 庞雄森, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mandrake fc's Luciano Sidoro got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Rashed Al Shemali could shoot a difficult shot in the 68th minute, which Ekaitz Prats however easily saved by the left post. Hamzah Taqi came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Mandrake fc's Ebardo Romero. But to his dismay, Ebardo Romero quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Hamzah Taqi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luciano Sidoro in the 74th minute of play. Hamzah Taqi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ebardo Romero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hamzah Taqi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Du Feng Kun in the 79th minute of play. In the 81st minute, Luciano Sidoro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hamzah Taqi was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Hamzah Taqi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Du Feng Kun in the 84th minute of the match. Mandrake fc's Luciano Sidoro got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hamzah Taqi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Du Feng Kun in the 89th minute of play. After 90th play minutes Luciano Sidoro shot 5-0, a short shot which went by Hamzah Taqi and just under the crossbar into goal. Mandrake fc's Du Feng Kun got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 94th minute, Du Feng Kun ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hamzah Taqi was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. After a rather tough play, Kuwait's Eshaq Al Sarraf got a free kick in the 97th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Mandrake fc fully deserved thier win.