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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Fodil Mansouri started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ter Stegen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fodil Mansouri in the 6th minute of play. Ter Stegen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fodil Mansouri, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. If Torrey Molloy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 18 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Fodil Mansouri sped through Ireland's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ter Stegen. An unexpected shot in the 22nd minute by Torrey Molloy got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Cherif Badis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Torrey Molloy in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Dahleb in the 29th minute of play forced Ireland's goalkeeper Ter Stegen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Ireland's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelmalek Banouas came free, but Ter Stegen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ter Stegen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fodil Mansouri in the 34th minute of play. With a little luck, MZ Country's Cherif Badis got control of the ball when Torrey Molloy tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ter Stegen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fodil Mansouri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind MZ Country's goalkeeper Cherif Badis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 53 minutes into the match, Ireland's goalkeeper Ter Stegen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Dahleb. Brandan McWill hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Fodil Mansouri's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ter Stegen was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. 66 minutes into the match, Ireland's goalkeeper Ter Stegen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juliusz Julien. Ireland's Ter Stegen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fodil Mansouri in the 68th minute of play. MZ Country's Daniel Dahleb was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 70th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 76 minutes into the match, Ireland's goalkeeper Ter Stegen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Dahleb. Cherif Badis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torrey Molloy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MZ Country were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after Ireland's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Juliusz Julien took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Abdelmalek Banouas managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Ireland's Rigan Frankson was substituted for Torrey Molloy. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelmalek Banouas in the 87th minute of play forced Ireland's goalkeeper Ter Stegen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute, Riddock McDecland hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.