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National Stadium
Spectators: 10325 (Terracing: 7744, Seating: 2375, VIP seats: 206) Aesem Al Bahar started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Saadi Hamdoud showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jalal Shams, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eyad Al Rifaee in the 5th minute of play forced U21 Algeria's goalkeeper Saadi Hamdoud to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saadi Hamdoud took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eyad Al Rifaee, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Houd Saïdani received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Moner Al Jalahma came out and tried to block the shot, but Houd Saïdani slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 8th minute. Saadi Hamdoud showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eyad Al Rifaee in the 11th minute of the match. Moner Al Jalahma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Houd Saïdani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute U21 Kuwait were awarded a corner. Fadhel Al Najdi went to the cornerflag to take it. Fadhel Al Najdi made a great header on U21 Kuwait's corner, it was just that U21 Algeria's Saadi Hamdoud managed to reach the ball for a save. The corner ended in Fadhel Al Najdi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but U21 Algeria's Saadi Hamdoud did a great save. 28 minutes into the match, U21 Kuwait's goalkeeper Moner Al Jalahma had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Karim Zidane. Moner Al Jalahma made an important save on a dangerous shot by Farès Moussa in the 29th minute. Moner Al Jalahma made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Farès Moussa sent off a good shot on target. 35 minutes into the match, U21 Algeria's goal looked a bit too open when Jalal Shams came free, but Saadi Hamdoud reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benamar Naït Mazi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 42ndth minute, Moner Al Jalahma skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 48th minute, Salah Morceli made a precise shot to the right of Moner Al Jalahma. U21 Kuwait's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0.

The wind increased when Benamar Naït Mazi made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, U21 Kuwait's Salem Al Muwail seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Salem Al Muwail the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of U21 Kuwait protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Salem Al Muwail had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in U21 Kuwait fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 53rd minute. Penalty! Moner Al Jalahma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salah Morceli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of U21 Kuwait booed when U21 Algeria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adnane Belhadj didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eyad Al Rifaee fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saadi Hamdoud having to interfere. Karim Zidane struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Moner Al Jalahma didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Algeria. Moner Al Jalahma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Farès Moussa in the 67th minute of the match. U21 Algeria's Bahnini Ali was substituted for Farès Moussa. U21 Kuwait's Moner Al Jalahma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benamar Naït Mazi in the 72nd minute of play. If Benamar Naït Mazi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aesem Al Bahar's late challenge caught a U21 Algeria's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aesem Al Bahar helped the player get up and apologised. In the 77th match minute, U21 Kuwait was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aesem Al Bahar to maneuver through the defense. When U21 Algeria's Benamar Naït Mazi in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Kuwait's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to U21 Algeria getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Karim Zidane hit a great ball. U21 Algeria's Karim Zidane got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Benamar Naït Mazi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 96thth minute of the game Benamar Naït Mazi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Kuwait's Moner Al Jalahma was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. U21 Algeria's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.