Kuwait v Saudi Arabia, 22 December 2017
| Score | 2-1 to Saudi Arabia |
| Referee | Ali Abdulnabi |
| Competition | Gulf Cup Group A |
| Venue | Jaber Al Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City |
| Attendance | 60,000 |
View Kuwait v Saudi Arabia head to head
Kick-off: 6.30pm local
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Kuwait
Manager: Boris Bunjak
Goals:
| Abdullah Al Buraiki | 60 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Hameed Al Qallaf
Defender
Mohammed Al Ajmi
Defender
Fahad Al Hajeri
Defender
Khaled Al Qahtani
Defender
Sami Al Sanea
Defender
Hussain Haken
Midfielder
Fahad Al Ansari
Midfielder
Fahad Al Enezi
Midfielder
Sultan Al Enezi
Midfielder/Forward
Faisal Zayed
Forward
Bader Al Mutawa
Substitutions:
| Redha Abujabarah for Sultan Al Enezi | 46 |
| Abdullah Al Buraiki for Mohammed Al Ajmi | 59 |
Cards:
| Fahad Al Enezi | 45 | Y |
| Redha Abujabarah | 72 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Sulaiman Abdulghafoor
Goalkeeper
Khaled Al Rashidi
Defender
Ahmad Al Dhufairi
Defender
Fahad Hammoud
Defender
Dhary Saeed
Defender/Midfielder
Khaled Ebrahim
Midfielder
Redha Abujabarah
Midfielder
Abdullah Al Buraiki
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Saudi Arabia
Manager: Krunoslav Jurčić
Goals:
| Salman Al Moasher | 13 |
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| Mukhtar Fallatah | 52 |
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Starting lineup:
Assaf Al Qarni
Goalkeeper
Abdulrahman Al Obaid
Defender
Omar Hawsawi
Defender
Mohammed Khubrani
Defender
Salem Saeed
Defender
Ahmed Al Fraidi
Midfielder
Salman Al Moasher
Midfielder
Nouh Al Mousa
Midfielder
Saleh Al Amri
Forward
Hazzaa Al Hazzaa
Forward
Naif Hazazi
Forward
Substitutions:
| Mukhtar Fallatah for Hazzaa Al Hazzaa | 18 |
| Abdullah Al Shammari for Mohammed Khubrani | 71 |
| Khalid Kaabi for Khalid Kaabi | 88 |
Cards:
| Salman Al Moasher | 61 | Y |
| Ahmed Al Fraidi | 69 | Y |
| Naif Hazazi | 75 | Y |
| Saleh Al Amri | 76 | Y |
On the bench:
Defender
Abdullah Al Shammari
Midfielder
Mohamed Kanno
Midfielder/Forward
Khalid Kaabi
Forward
Mukhtar Fallatah