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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohammed Zemmamouche in the 4th minute of play forced Northern Ireland's goalkeeper Phillip Woodhall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute MZ Country were awarded a corner. Mohammed Zemmamouche went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on MZ Country's corner Mohammed Zemmamouche fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Phillip Woodhall quite easily take care of the ball. Phillip Woodhall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tedj Bouguerra in the 7th minute of play. In the 10th minute Tedj Bouguerra 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. A collision led to Northern Ireland getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Terry Mayfield hit a great ball. Phillip Woodhall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tedj Bouguerra, 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 Ty Hislop tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cherif Badis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Terry Mayfield went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. The crowd rose to their feet as Rodney Cunningham kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cherif Badis. That made the score 2-0 in the 24 minute of play. Cherif Badis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Terry Mayfield, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Phillip Woodhall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tedj Bouguerra in the 28th minute of play. In the 31st minute Rodney Cunningham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cherif Badis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Northern Ireland's goal looked a bit too open when Tedj Bouguerra came free, but Phillip Woodhall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodney Cunningham in the 40th minute of play forced MZ Country's goalkeeper Cherif Badis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rodney Cunningham in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cherif Badis saved MZ Country from getting behind. 45 minutes into the match, MZ Country's goal looked a bit too open when Terry Mayfield came free, but Cherif Badis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Anthar Mhenni to strike the kick off in the second half. 59 minutes into the match, Rodney Cunningham notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of MZ Country's Cherif Badis. Cherif Badis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cherif Badis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Terry Mayfield in the 62nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohammed Zemmamouche in the 63rd 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 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tedj Bouguerra, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Cherif Badis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Terry Mayfield, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Anthar Mhenni could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Phillip Woodhall made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Rodney Cunningham managed to get in a good position for a shot. Northern Ireland's supporters rose to their feet, but Rodney Cunningham was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cherif Badis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Northern Ireland made a substitution. Kiera Archer replaced Rodney Cunningham. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kiera Archer in the 74th minute of play forced MZ Country's goalkeeper Cherif Badis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Phillip Woodhall made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mohammed Zemmamouche in the 75th minute. In the 77th minute Tedj Bouguerra 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 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tommy Boyce, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Northern Ireland's Phillip Woodhall proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Northern Ireland from getting a goal against them. In the 83rd minute Tommy Boyce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cherif Badis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cherif Badis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Derek Findley, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 90th minute Tommy Boyce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cherif Badis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st match minute, MZ Country was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronalds Koeman to maneuver through the defense. Cherif Badis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tommy Boyce in the 92nd minute of play. 93 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 Anthar Mhenni. Cherif Badis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tommy Boyce went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. For all the effort they put into the match, the MZ Country players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Northern Ireland.