Challenge

Sweet Dreams
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ralph Barels kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Ralph Barels managed to get in a good position for a shot. Caseys Dreamteam 2's supporters rose to their feet, but Ralph Barels was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lautaro Navarro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Caseys Dreamteam 2's zone, Edmundo Espiga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ed Wilhelm came out of the goal and Edmundo Espiga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 9th match minute, Caseys Dreamteam 2 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Freek Wolf to maneuver through the defense. Caseys Dreamteam 2's Charles McQuarrie got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 18th minute of play forced Caseys Dreamteam 2's goalkeeper Ed Wilhelm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ralph Barels struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Lautaro Navarro 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. Ed Wilhelm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Sancho in the 23rd minute of the match. Valentín Carvallo charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valentín Carvallo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Honduras getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Valentín Carvallo hit a great ball. 28 minutes in the game, Charles McQuarrie fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Lautaro Navarro having to interfere. 36 minutes into the game, Caseys Dreamteam 2's Ralph Barels nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lautaro Navarro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. If Edmundo Espiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Sebastian Villa came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Honduras 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 Sebastian Villa couldn't finish the play. Honduras's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Charles McQuarrie 43 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The wind increased when Edmundo Espiga made the kick off in the second half. During the 55th minute of the match Freek Wolf completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Freek Wolf a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Ed Wilhelm made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sebastian Villa in the 57th minute. Rudi de Zwart's late challenge caught a Honduras's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rudi de Zwart helped the player get up and apologised. In the 58th match minute, Caseys Dreamteam 2 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rudi de Zwart to maneuver through the defense. Lautaro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralph Barels in the 61st minute of the match. In the 63rd minute Caseys Dreamteam 2 were awarded a corner. Elmar Steelman went to the cornerflag to take it. Caseys Dreamteam 2's Elmar Steelman was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lautaro Navarro in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Valentín Carvallo hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. If Evert Vennegoor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75th match minute, Caseys Dreamteam 2 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ralph Barels to maneuver through the defense. When Caseys Dreamteam 2's Ralph Barels in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Honduras's goalie prevented a goal. In the 78th minute Valentín Carvallo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ed Wilhelm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute Honduras were awarded a corner. Edmundo Espiga went to the cornerflag to take it. After having played for 87 minutes, Claude Helssen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Caseys Dreamteam 2's supporters crossed their fingers, but Claude Helssen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 91st minute, Christian Sancho reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ed Wilhelm. The goal made the score 2-2. After 97 played minutes Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Valentín Carvallo. Caseys Dreamteam 2 succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Honduras had controlled the match.