National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hamdi Abdul Qadir got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd match minute, U21 Kenya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by McDonald Leakey to maneuver through the defense. Riad Budails short, quick shot in the 3rdth minute got Jackson Limo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 7th minute, Adah Keter got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, U21 Kenya's Adah Keter got a free kick in the 9th minute. 11 minutes into the match, U21 Lebanon's goal looked a bit too open when Adah Keter came free, but Falah Rashid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jackson Limo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mostafa Malik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jackson Limo made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Riad Budail sent off a good shot on target. In the 18thth minute of the game Hamdi Abdul Qadir who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Kenya's Jackson Limo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jackson Limo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mostafa Malik in the 22nd minute. After a rather tough play, U21 Kenya's Antony Asati got a free kick in the 24th minute. After 25 played minutes U21 Lebanon got a freekick which was hit by Nazmi Arif. In the 28th minute, Hamdi Abdul Qadir left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Lebanon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Riad Budail got free with Jackson Limo in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jackson Limo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamdi Abdul Qadir, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamdi Abdul Qadir in the 37th minute of play forced U21 Kenya's goalkeeper Jackson Limo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Hamdi Abdul Qadir put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Jackson Limo. In the 42nd minute, Adah Keter left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Kenya fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Jackson Limo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamdi Abdul Qadir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

After a rather tough play, U21 Kenya's Mwai Emilio Stanley Akoth got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute of the match Hatem Mujahid shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jackson Limo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The U21 Kenya fans' excitement grew in the 55th match minute when U21 Kenya's Adah Keter looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Riad Budail had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 59 minutes into the game, one of U21 Lebanon:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 66th minute Riad Budail shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jackson Limo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute Adah Keter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Falah Rashid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nazmi Arif during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 75th match minute, U21 Lebanon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nazmi Arif to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st match minute, U21 Kenya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francis Kariuki to maneuver through the defense. Jackson Limo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hatem Mujahid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute Martin Chege shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Falah Rashid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When U21 Lebanon's Rafiq Bahir in the 97th minute got a chance for a shot 97th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Kenya's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of U21 Lebanon booed when U21 Kenya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mwai Emilio Stanley Akoth didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 99thth minute of the game Riad Budail who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Kenya's Jackson Limo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the U21 Lebanon players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.