National stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Arman Eriksson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Kuwait's Sror Bo Qamaz quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Björn Lövgren, made in the 5th minute of the game. In the 8th match minute, Kuwait was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rashed Al Shemali to maneuver through the defense. 11 minutes into the match, Kuwait's goal looked a bit too open when Arman Eriksson came free, but Hamzah Taqi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 16 minutes Kuwait's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Axel Knutsson who took care of the corner kick. At last the ball reached Calle Lindgren at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Kuwait. 0-1. When Calle Lindgren came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Leeds United 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 Calle Lindgren couldn't finish the play. A sloppy throw-in by Björn Lövgren in the 24th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Kuwait's Faleh Al Adsani. In the 26th minute, Arman Eriksson made a precise shot to the right of Hamzah Taqi. Kuwait's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 32 minutes into the match, Kuwait's goal looked a bit too open when Arman Eriksson came free, but Hamzah Taqi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Kuwait's goal looked a bit too open when Arman Eriksson came free, but Hamzah Taqi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leeds United FC's Kennet Hjelm got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Daniel Erserman was out of position in the 38 minute of play, and Habib Al Youha capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Habib Al Youha really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Torsten Lundqvist made in the 42nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Ingvar Kihlberg however managed to control. In the 45th 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.
The audience was convinced that Andreas Göransson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hamzah Taqi was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. Kuwait's Hamzah Taqi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Kuwait from getting a goal against them. Arman Eriksson who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 57thth minute tested the skills of Hamzah Taqi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Daniel Erserman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rashed Al Shemali, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 61st match minute, Kuwait was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Meshari Dehrab to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute of the match, Arman Eriksson got a very nice opportunity to score, but Hamzah Taqi was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Kennet Hjelm made in the 65th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Calle Lindgren immediately put the ball in play. A hard shot by Axel Knutsson from long distance, 67 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. In the 69th minute, Arman Eriksson 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. 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. Calle Lindgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hamzah Taqi having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Leeds United FC's Andreas Göransson got a free kick in the 75th minute. Daniel Erserman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rashed Al Shemali in the 76th minute of play. Hamzah Taqi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kennet Hjelm in the 78th minute of the match. Daniel Erserman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rashed Al Shemali, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arman Eriksson during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Leeds United FC's Arman Eriksson got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 90th minute Arman Eriksson 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. Leeds United FC's Kennet Hjelm got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hamzah Taqi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arman Eriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Leeds United FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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