Roy Keane played the full 90 minutes as Manchester United cruised to a 9-0 victory over Omagh Town at St Julian's Road in the Co Tyrone town.
The United skipper showed no after-effects following his recovery from an ankle injury, while England defender Gary Neville, who has been troubled by a groin problem, played an hour of the game.
Teddy Sheringham scored four times in the match, held in aid of the victims of the Omagh bombing. And he opened the scoring just 20 seconds into the game.
Andy Cole and Michael Clegg scored twice each, with the ninth coming from an own goal.
But the result did not seem to matter - it was a night to be entertained and to raise tens of thousands of pounds for the Omagh Memorial Fund.
The crowd made United feel very much at home, with the red shirts of United overwhelming the white of Omagh on the terraces - a fact acknowledged by Alex Ferguson.
He praised the large support base of United fans in Northern Ireland, who have remained loyal since the day of Belfast's finest footballer George Best.
But he also paused to remember why his squad were in the town, which he described as having "indomitable spirit".
He added: "I am only sorry that the reason for our trip over this time is tinged with such extreme sadness and suffering, but we are nevertheless delighted to be providing the opposition for this charity event."
United chairman Martin Edwards agreed, saying that he was delighted to help Omagh recover from the tragedy "which shocked and horrified all decent and compassionate people".
One of the proudest people in the stand was Omagh Town's honorary secretary Pat McGlinchey, who said he was very grateful that United agreed to the fixture.
The match, like the recent one against Chelsea and next month's encounter against Liverpool, are providing a welcome distraction in the run up to the first anniversary of the explosion on August 15th.
McGlinchey said: "The terrible loss suffered by the people of this area can never be erased from the memory. The bomb caused the heart and soul to be ripped out of this community."
Kevin Campbell scored his first two Goodison goals since his summer move from Trabzonspor as Everton recorded a morale-boosting 4-3 win over an impressive PSV Eindhoven side.
Campbell struck with a header after 21 minutes and used his explosive pace to outstrip PSV defender Jan Heintze and slot home 10 minutes later.
In between, Don Hutchison scored with a free-kick and substitute Francis Jeffers added a late fourth.
In truth, Eindhoven dominated the play and Dutch international striker Ruud van Nistelrooj cut the lead 10 minutes before the break before substitute Arnold Bruggink added a late brace to give the scoreline a more respectable look.
