| 09.10.1996 | Dublin | Lansdowne Road | 31 671 |
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Ireland Republic | 3:0 (1:0) | FYR Macedonia | |
| [1] Kelly Alan, [3] Irwin Denis, [2] Kenna Jeffrey, [4] Harte Ian, [5] Breen Gary, [6] Staunton Steven, [7] Townsend Andy(c), [8] McLoughlin Alan, [11] Cascarino Tony, [10] McAteer Jason, [9] O'Neill Keith | [1] Celeski Danco, [2] Milosavov Riste, [3] Beganovic Husni, [4] Sedloski Goce, [5] Nikolovski Igor, [6] Jovanovski Zoran, [7] Gosev Vlatko, [8] Micevski Toni(c), [9] Hristov Gjorgi, [10] Ciric Sasa, [11] Milosevski Saso |
| Coach:McCarthy Michael | Gjoko Hadzievski |
| Scorers:8' McAteer Jason, 46' Cascarino Tony, 70' Cascarino Tony | |
| Substitutions:82' in [14] Aldridge John out O'Neill Keith, 86' in [15] Moore Alan out Harte Ian, 88' in [18] O'Brien Liam out McLoughlin Alan |
61' in [13] Zaharievski Srgjan out Milosevski Saso, 74' in [14] Sakiri Artim out Beganovic Husni |
| Cautions:29' Harte Ian, 42' Mcloughlin Alan | 59' Micevski Toni |
| Expulsions: | |
| Referee:Fisker Knud Erik (DEN) Fourth Official:Lambek Finn (DEN) |
Assistant referee:Siersen Torben (DEN), Larsen Jens (DEN) |
