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National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Amar Labi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Fateh Chadl could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Phillip Woodhall made a huge save. In the 8th minute Juliusz Julien 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. Cherif Badis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodney Cunningham in the 9th minute of play. Phillip Woodhall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fateh Chadl in the 10th minute of play. In the 12th minute Juliusz Julien 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. Phillip Woodhall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juliusz Julien in the 12th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, MZ Country's goal looked a bit too open when Rodney Cunningham came free, but Cherif Badis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Northern Ireland's goalkeeper Phillip Woodhall had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Amar Labi. In the 15th minute, Edmond Kerkar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 19 minutes into the match, Juliusz Julien notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Northern Ireland's Phillip Woodhall. Phillip Woodhall was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Juliusz Julien hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 25th minute, Fateh Chadl reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Phillip Woodhall. The goal made the score 2-0. Northern Ireland's Phillip Woodhall proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Northern Ireland from getting a goal against them. Cherif Badis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Terry Mayfield in the 35th minute of play. Phillip Woodhall didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Juliusz Julien went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. In the 41st match minute, Northern Ireland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lloyd Mumford to maneuver through the defense. Juliusz Julien received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Phillip Woodhall tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Phillip Woodhall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fateh Chadl in the 50th minute of play. Northern Ireland's Phillip Woodhall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juliusz Julien in the 51st minute of play. Phillip Woodhall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fateh Chadl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, MZ Country's Cherif Badis got control of the ball when Rodney Cunningham tried to sneak it across the goal line. Phillip Woodhall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fateh Chadl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the match, Northern Ireland's goal looked a bit too open when Fateh Chadl came free, but Phillip Woodhall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Terry Mayfield took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cherif Badis. Cherif Badis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Northern Ireland made a substitution. Derek Findley replaced Ty Hislop. Phillip Woodhall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amar Labi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kiera Archer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Cherif Badis made a huge save. MZ Country's Cherif Badis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save MZ Country from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juliusz Julien in the 74th minute of play forced Northern Ireland's goalkeeper Phillip Woodhall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, MZ Country's goal looked a bit too open when Kiera Archer came free, but Cherif Badis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Derek Findley succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 4-2 in the 85th playminute. Phillip Woodhall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mouloud Cavalli, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Kiera Archer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Cherif Badis made a huge save. When Juliusz Julien came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the MZ Country fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Juliusz Julien couldn't finish the play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. MZ Country had played much better football throughout.