Late in the first half Glentoran had Jonny Taylor sent-off but McCafferty's resultant penalty was saved.
Keith Gillespie of Northern Ireland and Ivan Woods of Malta were sent-off as tempers flared late on.
Armagh's Vinny Martin was sent-off midway in the first half before Laois' Kevin Meaney was also red-carded.
However, Fifa confirmed the referee's report revealed the Preston player had been sent-off for two yellow cards.
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Hosni Abd Rabou put Egypt ahead from the spot, after Algeria's Rafik Halliche was sent-off for the foul.
Substitute Joe Ireland was sent-off in the second period but the students held on to get off to a winning start.
Colm Cavanagh was sent-off before the break and Donegal's Neil McGee was then dismissed before Tyrone took over.
Ards went into the lead on 50 minutes through Andrew Waterworth but they then had Raymond Campbell sent-off.
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McGee was sent-off soon after the restart and, with parity in playing numbers restored, Tyrone bossed the remainder of the contest.
Whites midfielder Ryan McCann was sent-off on 79 for an elbow offence.
Preston attacked with verve and passion in the second-half, despite being reduced to 10-men after 47 minutes when midfielder Eric Skora was sent-off.
Three players were sent-off after a melee as Crusaders won 5-3 away to Warrenpoint Town, while Ryan McCann suffered a suspected broken leg.
John Connolly scored an 83rd-minute penalty after Marcus Kane tripped Chris Scannell and Robert Garrett was sent-off for a second yellow card after 87.
Michael Hughes, the other Northern Ireland player to be sent-off in a dramatic night at the Millennium Stadium, has yet to learn his fate.
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Albert Watson headed in from a Philip Carson free-kick on 36 minutes but O'Neill was sent-off for an off-the-ball clash with Eamon Doherty after 42.
The two players were sent-off in Wednesday's clash at Casement Park.
The NI boss added that his side were "disappointed to lose" and claimed that Damien Johnson was unlucky to be sent-off in the second half.
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On the hour, Caleb Folan was sent-off for kicking out at Martin Skrtel, whose mis-timed shot was headed in by Dirk Kuyt to make it 2-0.
The game had ended 3-3 after full-time and extra-time, with Newry ending the game with nine men, Gerard Rowe (81) and Conor Hagan (105) being sent-off.
The Ghana midfielder was sent-off for a challenge on Fraser Fyvie not long after coming on as a substitute in the 1-0 victory for the visitors.
Stute produced late pressure while Coleraine's Darren Boyce was sent-off.
There was no let up in the drama as Van der Vaart was sent-off for a second yellow card after catching Rosales late as the pair went up for a header.
The 33-year-old was sent-off in last season's Blue Square Premier play-off final, adding to the agony of defeat by Torquay United who returned to the Football League at the Anglian side's expense.
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The win helped Neil Lennon's side move on to five points in Group I, two behind joint-leaders Atletico Madrid and Udinese, while Rennes, who had Yann M'Vila sent-off towards the end, are bottom with two points.
Biggar then reduced his side's deficit with a well struck penalty and a minute later O'Connell was sent-off, only 10 minutes after coming on as a replacement, following a wild swing into the face of Thomas with his arm.
Portugal, semi-finalists in Germany four years ago, had Ricardo Costa sent off for an off-the-ball clash with Joan Capdevila before the end but by then their fate already looked sealed.
The 29-year-old centre-back was sent off during the semi-final penalty shootout win over Charlton Athletic.
Derry were then reduced to 10 men when Gary Beckett was sent off following an off-the-ball incident in the 80th minute.
Sir Jeremy concluded the emails - which it has since been alleged were sent by an off-duty police officer - did not provide "conclusive or reliable evidence" against Mr Mitchell.
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