Challenge

National stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cesar Maraman took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute, Bernardino Argi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hamzah Taqi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 肖益延 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 11 minutes into the match, 肖益延 notched a goal, 0-2, 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. Bernardino Argi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hamzah Taqi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Hamzah Taqi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cesar Maraman's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. In the 19th minute, Cesar Maraman 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. In the 21st minute of the game Nemesio Librado made a throw-in which Cesar Maraman played forward. The audience was convinced that Cesar Maraman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hamzah Taqi was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Hamzah Taqi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nemesio Librado in the 25th minute of play. Hamzah Taqi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 肖益延, 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 肖益延 in the 28th minute of play. Hamzah Taqi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 肖益延, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hamzah Taqi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesar Maraman, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 33rd minute Cesar Maraman 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. A collision led to FC Circus getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. 肖益延 hit a great ball. In the 39th minute Cesar Maraman 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. Cesar Maraman took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hamzah Taqi. Hamzah Taqi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. 43 minutes into the match, Kuwait's goal looked a bit too open when Cesar Maraman came free, but Hamzah Taqi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute of the match Kuwait got a corner. FC Circus's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Meshari Dehrab ran over to the corner to take the kick. The Kuwait players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC Circus were winning 0-3.

In the 53rd minute, Cesar Maraman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hamzah Taqi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Habib Al Youha hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Cesar Maraman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hamzah Taqi having to interfere. A collision led to Kuwait getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Eshaq Al Sarraf hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, FC Circus's Cesar Maraman got a free kick in the 70th minute. Denis Raphael 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. In the 76th minute of the match, 肖益延 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. Hamzah Taqi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cesar Maraman in the 81st minute. Hamzah Taqi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardino Argi, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Cesar Maraman struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Hamzah Taqi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Circus. 90 minutes into the match, Kuwait's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardino Argi came free, but Hamzah Taqi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hamzah Taqi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zeledon Panfilo in the 92nd minute of play. Hamzah Taqi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zeledon Panfilo's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. In the 95th minute, Urbano Bautista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match was over FC Circus could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Kuwait throughout the match.