League

Romanalafia Stadium
Spectators: 5305 (Terracing: 4250, Seating: 1050, VIP seats: 5) With a little luck, Kuwait SC's Jokum Appeldorn got control of the ball when Yousef Al Dabos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Richie Sánchez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mnawer Al Srae having to interfere. The supporters of Romanalafia FC booed when Kuwait SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Richie Sánchez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mahdi Al Harban blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jokum Appeldorn having to make a save. When Belal Al Sherazi fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Romanalafia FC's protests and gave Belal Al Sherazi a yellow card for diving instead. After 28 played minutes Romanalafia FC got a freekick which was hit by Belal Al Sherazi. Mnawer Al Srae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ameer Al Wazan in the 33rd minute of play. Taqi Al Mofede charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Taqi Al Mofede the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Romanalafia FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Taqi Al Mofede hit a great ball. In the 44th minute, Richie Sánchez 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. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Richie Sánchez to strike the kick off in the second half. Nemir Al Fadhalah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jokum Appeldorn having to interfere. Romanalafia FC's Mnawer Al Srae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ameer Al Wazan in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd minute Mahdi Al Harban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jokum Appeldorn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Romanalafia FC's Yousef Al Dabos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jokum Appeldorn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Ameer Al Wazan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ameer Al Wazan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jokum Appeldorn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nemir Al Fadhalah in the 82nd minute of play. Nemir Al Fadhalah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yousef Al Dabos in the 90th minute of play forced Kuwait SC's goalkeeper Jokum Appeldorn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute, Mahdi Al Harban 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. Nemir Al Fadhalah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Jokum Appeldorn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Despite being the better team, Kuwait SC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.