Challenge

Sweet Dreams
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Erik Jilek took the kick off in the first half of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Caseys Dreamteam 2's Claude Helssen slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vavrinec Holub. That made the score 2-0 after 7 minutes of play. 14 minutes into the game, Finidi George was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Caseys Dreamteam 2's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Czech Republic the free kick. After 14 played minutes Caseys Dreamteam 2 got a freekick which was hit by Finidi George. Vavrinec Holub showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Finidi George, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Finidi George sped through Czech Republic's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vavrinec Holub. After 24 minutes, Erik Jilek mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Czech Republic and the Caseys Dreamteam 2 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 24th match minute, Czech Republic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erik Jilek to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Caseys Dreamteam 2 booed when Czech Republic was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Dostal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dalimil Charvat hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Vavrinec Holub was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Claude Helssen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Claude Helssen really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. In the 43rd minute, Ghislain Liagre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 45th minute of the match Erik Jilek sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cláudio Linhares skillfully saved the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Finidi George to make the kick off. A collision led to Czech Republic getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Valdemar Turecek hit a great ball. If Claude Helssen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Finidi George came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Caseys Dreamteam 2 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Finidi George couldn't finish the play. Vavrinec Holub took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Finidi George, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Czech Republic's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Erik Jilek in the 67th minute. Svatopluk Capek made a great header on Czech Republic's corner, it was just that Caseys Dreamteam 2's Cláudio Linhares managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 72nd minute, Ted Heijer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vavrinec Holub was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Finidi George struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Vavrinec Holub didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Caseys Dreamteam 2. Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claude Helssen in the 79th minute of play. The supporters of Caseys Dreamteam 2 booed when Czech Republic was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erik Jilek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vavrinec Holub made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claude Helssen in the 94th minute of play. After 97 minutes Caseys Dreamteam 2's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Erik Jilek who took care of the corner kick. There was no doubt that Caseys Dreamteam 2 were the better team. Caseys Dreamteam 2's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.