League

Reusel Stadion
Spectators: 8110 (Terracing: 6100, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 160) Caseys Dreamteam 2's Finidi George started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 5 played minutes Reusel S.C. got a freekick which was hit by 肖云云. Cláudio Linhares made an important save on a dangerous shot by 庄升庭 in the 12th minute. A hard shot by Yakov Fedorov from long distance, 14 minutes into the match, got Cláudio Linhares's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Ferdinant Schmidt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Finidi George in the 15th minute of play. In the 16th minute, 庄升庭 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cláudio Linhares was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Cláudio Linhares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from C.J. Love, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 31 minutes of play, Caseys Dreamteam 2's Claude Helssen made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ferdinant Schmidt was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Caseys Dreamteam 2's Finidi George in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Reusel S.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 39th minute, Kristjan Vaarmann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Caseys Dreamteam 2's Cláudio Linhares got control of the ball when Tommie Pragt tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Finidi George's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ferdinant Schmidt was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Caseys Dreamteam 2's Arno Dorner got a free kick in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tommie Pragt to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes Reusel S.C. got a freekick which was hit by Jiang Wei Wei. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tommie Pragt in the 55th minute of play forced Caseys Dreamteam 2's goalkeeper Cláudio Linhares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Finidi George blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ferdinant Schmidt having to make a save. Ferdinant Schmidt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Finidi George in the 58th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Finidi George in the 61st minute of play forced Reusel S.C.'s goalkeeper Ferdinant Schmidt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Caseys Dreamteam 2's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kristjan Vaarmann in the 64th minute. Cláudio Linhares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tommie Pragt's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by C.J. Love in the 69th minute of play forced Caseys Dreamteam 2's goalkeeper Cláudio Linhares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Caseys Dreamteam 2's goal looked a bit too open when Tommie Pragt came free, but Cláudio Linhares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Caseys Dreamteam 2 defense, 庄升庭 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cláudio Linhares. The Caseys Dreamteam 2 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cláudio Linhares should have stopped the shot. After 79 played minutes Caseys Dreamteam 2 got a freekick which was hit by Rudi de Zwart. In the 82nd minute, 庄升庭 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cláudio Linhares was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. In the 86th minute 傅庭振 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Linhares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Caseys Dreamteam 2 defense, 庄升庭 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cláudio Linhares. The Caseys Dreamteam 2 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cláudio Linhares should have stopped the shot. Reusel S.C.'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.