At first glance a five-wicket win over the UAE Under-19s is the least you might expect Bermuda to have achieved in their opening game at the ICC Global Cricket Academy in Dubai.Ideally an Associate nation, with thoughts of progressing beyond Division Two, should have little difficulty in beating a junior team, even one as talented as UAE's undoubtedly is.Convincing however is not a word that could be used to describe this performance, and while there were several good things to come out of yesterday's encounter, there were also some worrying aspects to Bermuda's display.Jason Anderson's 73 and Lionel Cann's blistering 46 not out were high points, as was the way the team battled back to reduce UAE from 101-1 to 218 all out.But there were some lows as well. Certainly the first 15 overs of the day were less than impressive, and during which the team played some of their worst cricket since David Moore took charge. During that time run outs were missed, catches were dropped, and overthrows went for four because the backing up, which has been so impressive of late, was non-existent.As a result, UAE, led by Zamin Jaleel (67) had raced to 91-1 off just 15 overs, and Bermuda might have been playing the full senior side for all the impact they were having in the field.The only bright moment up until that point had been the dismissal of Reuben Abraham who was caught by David Hemp at second slip after a fine piece of bowling from Stefan Kelly.While it might be argued that rustiness, brought on by several months of indoor nets but no match practice is inevitable, it doesn't explain a lack of energy, mental lapses, and the sloppy bowling that saw the team again concede a worrying number of extras.Of the 19 extras in total that were given away, 14 of them were wides, and that only hints at the problems that Bermuda's bowlers had. UAE scored 218 runs in 46.5 overs yesterday, and of those, 97, or 48 percent, came on the leg side.Still, whatever Hemp said to the players at the first drinks break, and it looked like some harsh words were spoken, had the desired effect, because from that point Bermuda hit back.A lot of that had to do with some silly running between the wickets, with Bermuda running out three batsmen, although the fielding also improved to such an extent that two of those run outs were direct hits, and Jim West's throw from the floor to run out Jaleel was particularly impressive.The bowling too became tighter, and Borden, who conceded just 30 runs from his ten overs, and Kelly, who finished with three for 37 from nine overs, were the pick of the bunch. Having dodged a bullet before lunch, Bermuda proceeded to put themselves back in harm's way after the interval as they collapsed to 36 for three.David Hemp fell to a flying catch in the covers to Saurabhkant Gir for just five, and Stovell (13) and Crockwell (12) followed soon after.Crockwell was undone, not for the first time this year, by a short fast ball from Aquib Malik that was judged to have brushed his gloves on the way through to wicketkeeper Shivank Vijaykumer.There haven't been many occasions in recent times when Hemp has failed and Bermuda have still won, especially when they've been chasing the game.The reaction of Anderson and Chris Foggo (44) then was exactly what Moore's side needed. The pair set about steadily re-building the innings, gave very little away, and had put on 129 for the fourth wicket when another lapse in concentration cost Foggo his 50.Having guided the side to the brink of victory, Foggo decided to go for his half century with one big hit, took a swipe at Sathya Ramesh and was caught at long on by Moshan Khan.The dismissal partially redeemed Khan, who had dropped an easy chance at point off Anderson only moments earlier, and had given away several extra runs with some poor fielding.Anderson was out in bizarre fashion soon after, given caught behind when the ball came off his bat, lodged against his leg and pad, and was picked up by Vijaykumer.However, that just opened the door for Cann, who came in and, along with Borden (seven) polished off the rest of the runs with a minimum of fuss.Bermuda have struggled at the bottom of the order since Cann's retirement two years ago, and his return gives the batting line-up a more sturdy appearance.If he can do the same against a better team, and better bowlers, then who knows what might be achieved.In the end, the visiting team won with 3.3 overs to spare, but there is still a long way to go. The result cannot mask the deficiencies in the performance, and it is those mistakes that need to be erased if Bermuda are to have any success in 2011.