Challenge

Sweet Dreams
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Berganza started the match with the kick off. Andrézinho Gaúcho was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 3 minutes into the match. 2 minutes into the game, one of Caseys Dreamteam 2:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 19 minutes into the match, Alex Cambeiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ed Wilhelm. Caseys Dreamteam 2's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alex Cambeiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. The crowd rose to their feet as Caseys Dreamteam 2's Charles McQuarrie slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marcos Cotilla. That made the score 1-4 after 23 minutes of play. Bruno ter Averst kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Ed Wilhelm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 28th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Caseys Dreamteam 2's zone, Isidoro Sarmiento stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ed Wilhelm came out of the goal and Isidoro Sarmiento tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ed Wilhelm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 32nd minute of the match. Caseys Dreamteam 2's Ed Wilhelm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Berganza in the 34th minute of play. In the 38th match minute, Caseys Dreamteam 2 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elmar Steelman to maneuver through the defense. Abraham Alguacil was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 39th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Ed Wilhelm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidoro Sarmiento in the 43rd minute of the match. After the first half Panama were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Charles McQuarrie to strike the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, Panama's Ed Wilhelm threw himself towards the right post 53 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Miguel Miralles, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Jose Carita made in the 54th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Miguel Miralles however managed to control. The crowd rose to their feet as Miguel Miralles kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ed Wilhelm. That made the score 1-5 in the 56 minute of play. In the 58th minute, Caseys Dreamteam 2's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Isidoro Sarmiento fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Ed Wilhelm made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alex Cambeiro in the 59th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Caseys Dreamteam 2's goalkeeper Ed Wilhelm had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abraham Alguacil. After a defensive mix-up in Caseys Dreamteam 2's zone, Alex Cambeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ed Wilhelm came out of the goal and Alex Cambeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ed Wilhelm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Berganza in the 74th minute of play. If Evert Vennegoor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 80th match minute, Caseys Dreamteam 2 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno ter Averst to maneuver through the defense. Ed Wilhelm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isidoro Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th match minute, Caseys Dreamteam 2 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeremy Paulin to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute, Abraham Alguacil fired a really elegant long shot, but Ed Wilhelm threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Berganza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Caseys Dreamteam 2 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Panama were clearly better and deserved to take the win.