Challenge

National stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kuwait's goalkeeper Hamzah Taqi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kennet Hjelm in the 14th minute of play forced Kuwait's goalkeeper Hamzah Taqi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Leeds United FC's Kennet Hjelm in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kuwait's goalie prevented a goal. Hamzah Taqi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arman Eriksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hamzah Taqi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arman Eriksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kuwait's Hamzah Taqi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Calle Lindgren in the 26th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Göransson 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, Torsten Lundqvist notched a goal, 1-1, 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. Kennet Hjelm sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34th minute, Arman Eriksson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Leeds United FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Hamzah Taqi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arman Eriksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kuwait's Hamzah Taqi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kennet Hjelm in the 42nd minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Arman Eriksson notched a goal, 1-4, 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. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Habib Al Youha made the kick off in the second half. Kennet Hjelm sent away a hard shot on goal in the 50th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 56th minute Kennet Hjelm 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. With a little luck, Kuwait's Hamzah Taqi got control of the ball when Arman Eriksson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ingvar Kihlberg scored 1-5 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hamzah Taqi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Andreas Göransson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hamzah Taqi having to interfere. Hamzah Taqi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kennet Hjelm in the 68th minute of the match. In the 71st minute, Arman Eriksson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 77 minutes Leeds United FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Meshari Dehrab who took care of the corner kick. Kuwait's Hamzah Taqi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arman Eriksson in the 80th minute of play. Arman Eriksson who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 86thth minute tested the skills of Hamzah Taqi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After having played for 89 minutes, Andreas Göransson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Leeds United FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andreas Göransson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 91 minutes into the match, Kuwait's goalkeeper Hamzah Taqi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arman Eriksson. Hamzah Taqi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kennet Hjelm in the 94th minute of the match. If Kennet Hjelm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Kuwait fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Leeds United FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.