Challenge

Sweet Dreams
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Finidi George made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Scotland's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Finidi George fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 5 minutes into the game, Caseys Dreamteam 2's Finidi George nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alexander Higgins made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Kian MacGregor's late challenge caught a Caseys Dreamteam 2's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kian MacGregor helped the player get up and apologised. After 9 played minutes Scotland got a freekick which was hit by Kian MacGregor. Finidi George in the 11thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Alexander Higgins, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 13 played minutes Finidi George rounded Scotland's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. When Rudi de Zwart fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Caseys Dreamteam 2's protests and gave Rudi de Zwart a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Caseys Dreamteam 2's Rudi de Zwart got a free kick in the 22nd minute. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Finidi George sped through Scotland's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alexander Higgins. Alexander Higgins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Finidi George in the 33rd minute of play. Alexander Higgins was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Finidi George showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 42 minute of play. In the 46th minute, Finidi George ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alexander Higgins was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zac O'Donnell made a kick off. Finidi George might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alexander Higgins. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Finidi George ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Finidi George in the 53rd minute of play forced Scotland's goalkeeper Alexander Higgins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the game, Caseys Dreamteam 2's Finidi George nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alexander Higgins made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. Caseys Dreamteam 2 were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Scotland's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Freek Wolf took the corner. Rolf Zuidema hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. 73 minutes into the match, Finidi George notched a goal, 8-0, to the right of Scotland's Alexander Higgins. Alexander Higgins was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 77 minutes of play, Caseys Dreamteam 2's Ralph Barels made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexander Higgins was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Scotland defense, Finidi George kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexander Higgins. The Scotland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexander Higgins should have stopped the shot. Alexander Higgins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ralph Barels, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 92 minutes had been played when some careless play by Scotland's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Freek Wolf was slow to take the kick. During this time Caseys Dreamteam 2's players had a chance to rest. Caseys Dreamteam 2's Freek Wolf was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Alexander Higgins in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, Caseys Dreamteam 2's Rudi de Zwart got a free kick in the 95th minute. After having played for 97 minutes, Finidi George managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Caseys Dreamteam 2's supporters crossed their fingers, but Finidi George was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Caseys Dreamteam 2 fully deserved thier win.