MISL 2 Milwaukee Wave

Wave Awaits Home Victory after Defeat Tonight

Published on April 23, 2005 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Milwaukee Wave News Release


CLEVELAND (Saturday, April 23, 2005) – In the Wave's last regular season road game, the Cleveland Force was able to take the victory at the Wolstein Convocation Center, 6-4. Milwaukee returns home to U.S. Cellular Arena tomorrow at 1 p.m. with hopes of defeating the Baltimore Blast for the regular season championship.

The Cleveland Force got the early lead as Antonio Sutton took the pass from Gary DePalma at 2:24. Sutton tallied his fourth career goal versus the Wave - and only goal for the first quarter - past Wave goalkeeper Nick Vorberg.

The second period of play began (2:41) with a misconduct penalty on Wave defender, rookie Chad Dombrowski. Approximately 10 minutes later (13:03), Milwaukee answered Cleveland's score with an unassisted goal by Johnny Torres, who sent a low bouncer off the left post past Cleveland's keeper Jim Larkin. After battling back and forth, the first half of competition ended with a tied score, 1-1.

The Force opened up the second half of the match with a restart goal by Aaron Susi at 2:21 of the third. Cleveland then scored back-to-back power-play goals. Susi (7:26) was assisted by John Ball after Milwaukee's Ricardinho received a penalty for elbowing at 6:51. Ball then tallied an unassisted, power-play goal (10:02) after Chris Morman was called for tripping (8:07).

Adauto Neto keep Cleveland's momentum going as he scored another goal for the Force at 16 seconds into the last period of regulation. Angel Rivillo then put a stop to Cleveland's streak, with a goal at 2:34. This was followed up with another Wave goal by Chris Morman, after his shot bounced back to him off the cross bar to the top of the line (3:07). Wave captain Michael King then gave the assist to Greg Howes for the goal at 5:41, cutting Cleveland's lead down to one. Cleveland then increased its lead by scoring the third power-play goal as converted by Neto at 9:17 to end the scoring for the night.

*Milwaukee Wave captain Michael King scored his 1600th career point. (This includes single and multiple-point scoring systems.)

The Wave wraps up the 2004-05 MISL season versus the Baltimore Blast on Sunday, April 24 at 1 p.m. This game symbolizes Fan Appreciation Day, in which Wave fans have the chance to win several great prizes: a hot tub courtesy of Master Spas, Wisconsin Dells getaway packages, Piggly Wiggly gift cards and much, much more. After this weekend, Milwaukee enters the playoffs with a semifinal round game at home on Sunday, May 1 at 1 p.m.

Call 414-224-WAVE for more information, or visit www.milwaukeewave.com. Tickets for all Wave home games ($20, $16, $14 and $12) are available at the Wisconsin Center District (WCD) Box Office, located between U.S. Cellular Arena and the Milwaukee Theater at 510 W. Kilbourn Ave., all TicketMaster Outlets, at www.ticketmaster.com, or by phone charge at 414-276-4545. Groups of 10 or more should contact the Wave's Group Sales Dept. at 414-224-WAVE (9283) for group rate discounts.

The Milwaukee Wave was established in 1984 as one of six charter members of the American Indoor Soccer Association (AISA). In 2001, the Wave transitioned to being a successful member of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). Through the guidance of head coach Keith Tozer, the winningest coach in Wave and North American indoor soccer history, the Wave has won three league titles (1997-'98, '99-2000, 2000-'01), six regular season championships, and has made six championship series appearances. The Wave plays at home in the U.S. Cellular Arena located in downtown Milwaukee. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the team's website at www.MilwaukeeWave.com or call 414-224-WAVE (9283).

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