Ireland		al-Jazā’ir
523IRL2	Tactics	442DZ
48%	Possession	52%
51%	Play in the half	49%
9	Shots	6
2	Fouls	2
2	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
3	Offsides	2
76.7	average mark	75.6
outstanding	Shooting	outstanding
outstanding	Passing	outstanding
brilliant	Defending	brilliant

5 minute.
Boulmerka plays the ball off with his head. Badache takes over possession. Foy trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Foy is cautioned.

16 minute.
Fogharty takes over possession. Bridji fouls inside the box. Penalty! The harmed player, Fogharty, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Fogharty takes the penalty, a biting kick.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ireland - al-Jazā’ir 1:0

29 minute.
Truman throws the ball in. Moloney attempts to pass. Malone just manages to reach the ball first. Malone passes, it`s a high ball. Fogharty gets his head on it. Rouiched tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

34 minute.
Soukhane, swiftly takes the throw-in. Saïfi approaches the ball. Saïfi passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Boulmerka has problems with catching the ball. Boulmerka takes a swing and hits it... The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar. Norman palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Ireland 49%, al-Jazā’ir 51%.
Ireland - al-Jazā’ir 1:0

46 minute.
McEneaney comes on to the pitch.

50 minute.
Saïfi chests the ball. Conner cleverly intercepts the pass. Malone approaches the ball. Malone centers. Fogharty rises up and heads the ball. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

54 minute.
McEneaney takes over possession. Hadj Aïssa takes over possession. McEneaney fouls. McEneaney is cautioned.

57 minute.
Chebal makes a sublime pass. Hadj Aïssa approaches the ball. Hadj Aïssa makes an instep pass. Wickett just manages to reach the ball first. Badache approaches the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

58 minute.
The assistant referee points to the corner. There is a bit of a scramble inside the box. Saïfi takes the corner-kick. Badache makes a diving header. Norman desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Ireland - al-Jazā’ir 1:1

61 minute.
Chebal has problems with catching the ball. Chebal makes a one-touch pass. Hadj Aïssa makes a sublime pass. Here comes Boulmerka, having a little trouble catching the ball. Boulmerka shoots. The ball hits the bar.

70 minute.
We are going to have another corner. Hanrahan comes on to the pitch. Dealhunty comes on to the pitch. Hadj Aïssa approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

79 minute.
We are going to have another corner. Belkacem comes on to the pitch.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Ireland 53%, al-Jazā’ir 47%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Ireland - al-Jazā’ir 1:1