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Spectators: 10305 (Terracing: 7729, Seating: 2370, VIP seats: 206) 3 minutes into the match, Kuwait's goal looked a bit too open when Richard Ayala came free, but Abdul Rahman Al Khobaize reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexander Rico's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abdul Rahman Al Khobaize read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Kuwait's Cristian Villanueva threw himself towards the right post 6 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Monther Al Qatam, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monther Al Qatam in the 7th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Cristian Villanueva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Monther Al Qatam could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Cristian Villanueva made a huge save. After 12 minutes El Salvador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nasser Al Sherazi who took care of the corner kick. El Salvador's Cristian Villanueva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaffer Al Nasser in the 14th minute of play. The supporters of El Salvador booed when Kuwait was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdul Aziz Hayat didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 19th minute Shawn Hurtado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdul Rahman Al Khobaize saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristian Villanueva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaffer Al Nasser, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdul Rahman Al Khobaize stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Richard Ayala's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Abdul Rahman Al Khobaize made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shawn Hurtado in the 33rd minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in El Salvador fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 34th minute. Penalty! The supporters of Kuwait booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexander Rico didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of El Salvador booed when Kuwait was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaffer Al Nasser didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kuwait's goalkeeper Abdul Rahman Al Khobaize, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 46 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Jaffer Al Nasser came free, but Cristian Villanueva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abdul Aziz Hayat made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Abdul Aziz Hayat ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristian Villanueva was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 55 minutes into the match, Jaffer Al Nasser had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristian Villanueva. El Salvador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jaffer Al Nasser was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Cristian Villanueva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaffer Al Nasser, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. El Salvador's Mario Villalobos was substituted for Edgardo Alas. A hard and well directed shot from Abdul Aziz Hayat led 63 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. El Salvador's Cristian Villanueva became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 4-0. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Dagoberto Suarez hit a great ball. Kuwait made a substitution. Ayoob Al Dabos replaced Sanad Al Hajri. Kuwait's Nasser Al Sherazi took a good shot, in the 71st minute, which hit the crossbar above Cristian Villanueva's head, and flew over the goal. El Salvador's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Kuwait. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Edgardo Paz hit a great ball. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Edgardo Paz hit a great ball. After 75 minutes of play, Kuwait's Abdul Aziz Hayat made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristian Villanueva was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nawaf Al Muwail kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Richard Ayala's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Abdul Rahman Al Khobaize firmly grabbed it by the left post. Richard Ayala in the 84thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Abdul Rahman Al Khobaize, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Abdul Rahman Al Khobaize took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Murgas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the match, Kuwait's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Murgas came free, but Abdul Rahman Al Khobaize reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdul Rahman Al Khobaize made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Carlos Murgas sent off a good shot on target. Kuwait's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.