Baltimore edges past Kixx 10-9
Published on March 5, 2004 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Philadelphia KiXX News Release
Baltimore, MD, March 5, 2004 â The Philadelphia KiXX (16-11) were defeated by the defending Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Champion Baltimore Blast (21-8) by a score of 10-9 tonight, in the team's first action after the 2004 MISL All-Star Game. A crowd of 9,315 witnessed veteran forward David Bascome record the game-winning goal at 12:20 of the fourth quarter. Stuart Dobson fell to 1-4 with loss between the posts for Philadelphia, while Scott Hileman (19-7) earned the victory for the Blast.
Baltimore struck early, just 30 seconds in (14:30), as Carlos Farias blasted a shot just beyond the yellow line that teammate Lee Tschantret redirected past Dobson and into the back of the net. 2004 MISL All-Star Game MVP Guiliano Celenza lengthened Philadelphia's deficit to two, 2-0, with a score that found the top corner of the net at 6:46 of the period. Shortly thereafter, Baltimore's Carlos Garcia netted a pass from Denison Cabral to extend the Blast advantage to three, 3-0, at 7:27. Celenza then added his second tally of the night at 8:31 of the first, providing Baltimore with a 4-0 cushion. KiXX midfielder Andy Guastaferro finally ended the team's scoring drought with an unassisted notch at 13:06. The three-point, 4-1, Blast lead held after one full stanza of play.
P.J. Wakefield knocked in Baltimore's fifth goal of the contest on a feed from Tarik Walker at 5:28 of the second quarter. Less than 20 seconds later (5:47), KiXX defender Tony McPeak connected on an assist from Jeremy Aldrich to bring Philadelphia within three, 5-2. McPeak then added his second tally of the evening at 7:21 of the period, marking the first multi-goal game of his career. Just over a minute later, Philadelphia defender Jeremy Aldrich brought the club within one, 5-4, recording a goal from Dobson at 8:38. The 5-4 Baltimore advantage held entering the half.
Cabral and Baltimore wasted little time in the third, connecting on a strike just over the minute mark of the period (1:10) and extend the Blast lead to two, 6-4. Philadelphia wasted even less time, a mere 20 seconds to be exact (1:30), as Guastaferro stripped the ball from Bascome and knocked in a score past Hileman to bring the team back within one, 6-5. Player/Coach Don D'Ambra then found teammate Pat Morris on the far post, who easily deposited the ball between the posts, knotting the game even, 6-6, at 6:19 of the third. Daughtridge, on a three-to-two breakaway, regained the Blast lead, 7-6, at 10:43 of the stanza. The KiXX entered the final period of action trailing by one, 7-6.
KiXX midfielder Ze Roberto registered a tally at 3:24 of the fourth period to knot the game at 7-7; before Morris' second strike of the contest gave Philadelphia's its first lead, 8-7, at 4:16. Defender Drew Kopp registered the assist on the play. Farias retied the game, 8-8, on a dish from Billy Nelson at 6:14, followed by a blast from Bascome at 9:29 of the quarter, providing the Blast a one-point lead, 9-8. Bascome then extended the Baltimore lead to a pair, 10-8, with his second notch at 12:20. With KiXX forward Goran Vasic serving as sixth attacker, Morris added his third tally of the night to pull the club within one, 10-9, with just over 20 seconds remaining. The Blast held on to earn a 10-9 victory.
Notes: KiXX defender Tony McPeak registered a pair of goals tonight, marking the first multi-goal game of his three-year career. Aldrich's two-point performance (goal, assist) ties his personal best for points in a game; the native of Kalamazoo, Michigan also tallied a goal and assist versus the Cleveland Force on November 8. Andy Guastaferro also tied his career-high of two goals in a single outing tonight; he also recorded the feat versus the Kansas City Comets on November 15. Philadelphia falls to 0-10 when trailing entering the final quarter this season.
Boxscore:
Attendance: 9,315
Philadelphia: 1-3-2-3=9 Shots: 34
Goalkeepers: Dobson (L, 10 saves).
Scorers: Guastaferro (two goals), McPeak (two goals), Morris (two goals), Aldrich (goal, assist), D'Ambra (assist), Dobson (assist), Kopp (assist), Roberto (goal).
Baltimore: 4-1-2-3=10 Shots: 30
Goalkeepers: Hileman (W, 13 saves).
Scorers: Bascome (two goals), Celenza (two goals), Wakefield (goal, assist), Cabral (goal, assist), Daughtridge (goal, assist), Farias (goal, assist), Walker (two assists), Garcia (goal), Tschantret (goal).
The KiXX return to the City of Brotherly Love on Sunday, March 7, to entertain the San Diego Sockers. Game-time at the Wachovia Spectrum is slated for 1:05 pm ET. For more information or to purchase tickets for any remaining KiXX home game, contact the club's Executive Office at 1-888-888-KiXX or visit the team's official website, www.kixxonline.com.
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