National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 13604 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 3316, VIP seats: 288) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rodney Cunningham kicked off to start the match. Through an outstanding action, after 3 minutes, Phillip Woodhall successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 4 minutes Northern Ireland's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Teodoro Barger who took care of the corner kick. 7 minutes into the match, Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Rodney Cunningham came free, but Gilberto Boone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodney Cunningham in the 9th minute of play forced Canada's goalkeeper Gilberto Boone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute Kelly Pearson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Phillip Woodhall saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gilberto Boone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tommy Boyce, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Northern Ireland's Phillip Woodhall proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Northern Ireland from getting a goal against them. Canada's Gilberto Boone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ty Hislop in the 21st minute of play. Phillip Woodhall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Metin Tekin in the 24th minute of the match. A collision led to Northern Ireland getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Joey England hit a great ball. After 28 minutes of play, Canada's Jamey Hankins made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Phillip Woodhall was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rodney Cunningham might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gilberto Boone. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rodney Cunningham ran back to his position shaking his head. 37 minutes into the match, Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Tommy Boyce came free, but Gilberto Boone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute, Canada's Murat Dogan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Phillip Woodhall. Phillip Woodhall yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Murat Dogan kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Canada's Gilberto Boone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodney Cunningham in the 47th minute of play.

Phillip Woodhall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Murat Dogan in the 51st minute of play. Gilberto Boone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodney Cunningham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute Rodney Cunningham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilberto Boone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Ty Hislop came free, but Gilberto Boone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gilberto Boone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ty Hislop, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Phillip Woodhall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Metin Tekin in the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Adrian Ruddock hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Northern Ireland's Kiera Archer was substituted for Tommy Boyce. Northern Ireland made a substitution. Ronny Theobold replaced Ty Hislop. In the 62nd minute, Adrian Ruddock hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute of the match Wally Guzman sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Phillip Woodhall skillfully saved the ball. 66 minutes into the game, Wally Guzman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Phillip Woodhall was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Phillip Woodhall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wally Guzman in the 70th minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Metin Tekin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Canada fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Phillip Woodhall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Metin Tekin, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. The supporters of Canada booed when Northern Ireland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tony Jones didn't get a good kick on the ball. Phillip Woodhall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Metin Tekin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Northern Ireland defense, Metin Tekin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Phillip Woodhall. The Northern Ireland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Phillip Woodhall should have stopped the shot. 85 minutes into the match, Northern Ireland's goal looked a bit too open when Metin Tekin came free, but Phillip Woodhall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wally Guzman in the 89th minute of play forced Northern Ireland's goalkeeper Phillip Woodhall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Phillip Woodhall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Metin Tekin in the 91st minute of play. Phillip Woodhall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Metin Tekin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Canada had played much better football throughout.