MISL 2 Baltimore Blast

Blast to Celebrate 25 Years of Professional Indoor Soccer in Baltimore

Published on February 8, 2005 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Baltimore Blast News Release


On February 19, 2005 the Baltimore Blast will celebrate 25 years of professional soccer in Baltimore. The Blast will host the Cleveland Force at 7:35 p.m. that night and will host an anniversary game at 5:15. The anniversary game will feature players from each of the 25 seasons of Baltimore soccer. The Blast game will induct Tim Wittman, Bruce Savage and Earl Foreman into the Baltimore Blast Hall of Fame during a special halftime presentation. Doors to 1st Mariner Arena will open at 4:30 and fans can use their Blast vs. Force game ticket to get in early for the anniversary game. Returning players include Sepp Gantenhammer, Petar Baralic, Joey Fink, Paul Kitson, Scott Hileman, Doug Neely, Cris Vaccaro, Bruce Savage and many more. Following the Blast game, there will be a special autograph session featuring current and former Blast players and a post-game party at the Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards.

The Return of Danny Kelly:

Blast veteran Danny Kelly played the first two games of the season (10/9 and 10/16) then missed the next 12 games with a knee injury. The Blast was 1-1 with Kelly to start the season and went 5-7 while he recovered from the injury. The 12 games he missed included a five-game losing streak. Kelly returned to the playing field on January 2 when the Blast traveled to St. Louis and lost, 6-3, to the Steamers. The Blast is 5-2 since the loss in St. Louis and 5-3 since Kelly's return. Kelly has three goals, three assists and nine blocks in the eight games since recovering from the knee injury and was named MISL Defender of the Week on January 10.

Last Time Out:

The Blast moved back into fourth place in the MISL with a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Steamers in front of 5,110 fans at 1st Mariner Arena. Machel Millwood, Neil Gilbert and P.J. Wakefield scored the first three goals of the game to give Baltimore a 3-0 lead early in the second quarter. The Steamers fought back in the fourth quarter, to bring the score to 4-3 with less than seven minutes remaining in the game, but Blast goalkeeper Brian Rowland organized the defense and maintained the lead. Wakefield led the team with two goals and Rowland turned away 15 of the 19 shots he faced.

Blast vs. KiXX, 2004-05:

Saturday night will be the fifth of eight matches between the Blast and the KiXX this season and the second game between the clubs this year in Philadelphia. The KiXX sit atop the MISL rankings, three games ahead of the fourth-place Blast. The Blast will travel to Milwaukee Sunday morning for a 3:05 p.m. match against the Wave. Chile Farias has led Baltimore against Philadelphia this season with five points in three previous games. Allen Eller, Machel Millwood and Lee Tschantret each have recorded four points each against the KiXX this season. Brian Rowland has gone 1-1 against the KiXX this year while Sagu is 0-2 against Philadelphia. John Barry Nusum has led the KiXX with nine points (five goals, four assists) against the Blast while Peter Pappas is 2-1 and Stuart Dobson is 1-0 against the Blast.

Blast vs. Wave, 2004-05:

Sunday will be the fifth of six games between the Blast and the Wave this season. So far this year, the teams have split the season series, 2-2, with one more match remaining after this weekend. Milwaukee leads the season series between the teams, 28-16, while Baltimore leads the postseason series, 5-2. The Blast swept the Wave (3-0) to win the 2004 MISL Championship and defeated Milwaukee, two-games-to-one, to win the 2003 MISL Championship. The teams will meet for the last time during the 2004-05 regular season, on April 24 at the U.S. Cellular Arena. Machel Millwood has led the Blast against the Wave with four points (two goals and two assists) in the three games he has played against the Wave. Troy Dusosky leads the Wave with five points and Todd Dusosky, Greg Howes and Johnny Torres each have four points this season against Baltimore. In goal, Brian Rowland and Sagu are both 1-1 against the Wave and Nick Vorberg is 2-1 for Milwaukee and Dan Green is 0-1.

Injury Report:
Player Injury Status Total Games Missed (Due to Injury)
Denison Cabral Knee Out 16
Carlos Garcia Knee Out 16
Adilson De Lima Knee Out 18
Scott Schweitzer Groin Doubtful 3

Baltimore All-Time Regular-Season Records:
Season Regular-Season Record Postseason
1992-93 27-13 0-2
1993-94 26-14 0-2
1994-95 23-17 1-2
1995-96 25-15 3-3
1996-97 21-19 3-2
1997-98 12-28 DNQ
1998-99 19-21 DNQ
1999-00 26-18 2-2
2000-01 22-18 3-2
2001-02 18-26 0-1
2002-03 18-18 4-1
2003-04 25-11 4-0
2004-05 11-11 ---

This Week's Schedule:

Tuesday, February 8 – Practice – 10 a.m. - Du Burns Arena
Wednesday, February 9 – Practice - 10 a.m. – Du Burns Arena
Thursday, February 10 – Practice – 11:30 a.m. – Du Burns Arena
Friday, February 11 – Practice – 10 a.m. – Du Burns Arena
Saturday, February 12 – Game @ Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. ET
Sunday, February 13 – Game @ Cleveland, 3:05 p.m. ET
*Practice times and location are subject to change; to confirm times and locations, call the Blast office at 410-558-4294

For Tickets:

Blast season tickets and mini-plans are on sale now by calling the Blast office at 410-73-BLAST. Single-game tickets cost $20 and $17 and are available at the 1st Mariner Arena Box Office and by calling TicketMaster at 410-547-SEAT or online at www.ticketmaster.com. For additional information on all Blast tickets, call the Blast office at 410-73-BLAST.

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