National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 14379 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 4029, VIP seats: 350) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Haider Al Nasser took the kick off in the first half of the match. Zaher Ghadhanfer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karmo Pahapill in the 7th minute of the match. The corner led Estonia's Riivo Hinn to fire away a dangerous shot which Zaher Ghadhanfer despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Karmo Pahapill in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zaher Ghadhanfer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zaher Ghadhanfer came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Estonia's Karmo Pahapill. But to his dismay, Karmo Pahapill quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Zaher Ghadhanfer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kalju Videvik in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Kalju Martsepp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kalju Videvik in the 24th minute of play forced Kuwait's goalkeeper Zaher Ghadhanfer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute Karmo Pahapill shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zaher Ghadhanfer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karmo Pahapill in the 25th minute of play forced Kuwait's goalkeeper Zaher Ghadhanfer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Karmo Pahapill had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zaher Ghadhanfer. Kuwait's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Karmo Pahapill was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 35th minute, Riivo Hinn ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zaher Ghadhanfer was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Zaher Ghadhanfer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Karmo Pahapill's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kuwait's goalkeeper Zaher Ghadhanfer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Karmo Pahapill's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zaher Ghadhanfer read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Karmo Pahapill was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Riivo Hinn notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Kuwait's Zaher Ghadhanfer. Zaher Ghadhanfer was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Johannes Adamson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haider Al Nasser, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Kuwait's Saif Al Bloshi was substituted for Haitham Jiragh. Kuwait made a substitution. Aesem Al Sallal replaced Firas Al Hadad. Kuwait's Ciro Immobile was substituted for Haider Al Nasser. Johannes Adamson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mosalam Al Dekhel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Johannes Adamson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mosalam Al Dekhel's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Fadhel Al Hindi hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Johannes Adamson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro Immobile in the 81st minute of play. Zaher Ghadhanfer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karmo Pahapill, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Estonia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Karmo Pahapill in the 84th minute. Johannes Adamson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciro Immobile, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute Gerd Raasuke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zaher Ghadhanfer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Meelis Mihklisaar's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 95thth minute, Zaher Ghadhanfer skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Zaher Ghadhanfer stood somewhat misplaced when Meelis Mihklisaar came free in front of goal and shot 0-5 to the left of him in the 95 minute. The Estonia players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.