One year is not enough time to judge someone’s capability as a coach. Josh Magennis scored twice in a five-minute spell to ensure the Irish victory and create a seven-point gap to the third-place Czechs, who play in Belfast on Monday. After the Rio Olympics last year, the WFI parted ways with foreign coach Vladimer Mestvirishvili. Despite being under contract, Barcelona were powerless to stop the transfer as the French side met the buyout clause in Neymar’s contract. It was only the second time in the match that they had levelled the scoreline and they made it count. Instead, they grappled with 14, 15 year-old French wrestlers who were the trainees of a local wrestling club in the border town of Lorraine. Germany can seal qualification by beating Norway in Stuttgart on Monday, and if Northern Ireland fails to win. Patna had a bright start to the match and Bengal levelled the score for the first time only in the eighth minute. Kenin’s tank was empty in the second set and Sharapova, who next faces Latvian 16th seed Anast. Matic’s involvement was rewarded with a man of the match award on debut.