| 2nd April 1997, 17.00 CET | |||
 MACEDONIA 3:2 IRELAND  |
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| HT 2:1 | |||
| Goals: 28′ (pen), 44′ (pen) Mitko Stojkovski, 59′ Gjorgji Hristov – 8′ Alan McLoughlin, 78′ David Kelly | |||
| Stadium: Gradski in Skopje |
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| Attendance: 11.000 | |||
| MKD | IRL | ||
| 1. | Dancho Celeski (GK)  83′ |
1. | Alan Kelly (GK) |
| 2. | Risto Milosavov 42′ |
2. | Denis Irwin |
| 3. | Mitko Stojkovski  90’+2 |
3. | Terrence Phelan 44′  56′ |
| 4. | Ljupcho Markovski (C) | 4. | Jason McAteer 90’+2 |
| 5. | Igor Sasha Nikolovski | 5. | Gary Breen |
| 6. | Goce Sedloski | 6. | Royston “Roy” Keane 82′ |
| 7. | Vlatko Goshev | 7. | Andrew Townsend (C) |
| 8. | Dejvi Glavevski 87′ |
8. | Alan McLoughlin 14′ |
| 9. | Gjorgji Hristov 78′ |
9. | Anthony Cascarino 46′ |
| 10. | Djevdet Shainoski 82′ |
10. | Jonathan Goodman |
| 11. | Artim Shakjiri | 11. | Steven Stauton |
| Substitutes: | |||
| 12. | Husein Beganovikj  78′ |
12. | Kenneth Cunningham |
| 13. | Milan Stojanoski | 13. | Alan Moore |
| 14. | Vancho Micevski 87′ |
14. | David Kelly 76′ |
| 15. | Ilcho Gjorgjioski 82′ |
15. | Jeffrey Kenna |
| 16. | Toni Naumoski | 16. | Shay Given (GK) |
| 17. | Goran Lazarevski | 17. | Ian Harte 56′ |
| 18. | Antonio Filevski (GK) | 18. | Keith O’Neill 46′ 76′ |
| Coaches: | |||
| Gjokica “Gjoko” Hadjievski |
Michael “Mick” McCarthy |
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| Officials: | |||
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange  |
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| Assistants: Luigi Medeot, Antonino Garofalo |
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| Fourth official: Marcello Nicchi |
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