Boney leads Philadelphia with three goals to pull the team within two games of final postseason spot
Published on March 25, 2006 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Philadelphia KiXX News Release
Philadelphia, PA, March 25, 2006 - The Philadelphia KiXX (7-18) defeated the visiting Chicago Storm (9-16) by a score of 6-5 in front of 7,770 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. With the win, the club pulls within two games of Chicago for the fourth and final position in the 2006 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Playoffs. Shawn Boney registered the game winner, on of his three, at the eight-minute mark of the fourth quarter. Peter Pappas (7-16) earned the win in net for Philadelphia with 17 saves on 21 chances, while Danny Waltman (7-14) took the loss with five saves on 11 shots faced.
Storm midfielder Semir Mesanovich opened the scoring with a left-footer that found the top corner of the net to give Chicago a 1-0 advantage at 6:48 of the opening stanza; Lazo Alanvanja recorded the assist on the play.
A mere 27 seconds into the second frame, Mark Ughy extended the Chicago lead, 2-0, after netting a goal off a Matt Stewart assist. Player/coach Don D'Ambra registered his second goal in as many games, capitalizing on a shot off the boards from teammate Ptah Myers at 6:25 of the second period. Storm forward Fabinho connected on a power-play goal from Ughy at 12:07 of the second quarter, courtesy of a two-minute charging infraction imposed on Northeast Catholic graduate Pat Morris. With only 27 ticks remaining in half, Shawn Boney finished off a deflected Morris shot to pull the KiXX within one goal, 3-2.
Less than a minute into the third quarter (:57), Philadelphia evened the score, 3-3, as all-star defender Vlatko Andonovski found Morris in front of the net for an easy deposit. The KiXX gained their first lead of the evening, 4-3, after Boney sent a no-look shot past the unexpecting arms of Waltman at 2:27 of the frame; Drew Kopp recorded the assist on the play. D'Ambra fell to his back while finishing off an overhead pass from teammate Chris Fehrle to extend the Philadelphia advantage to two, 5-3 at 9:29.
Novi Marojevic took advantage of a Chicago power play at 6:24 of the fourth period by netting an Ughy assist, 5-4, after Pappas received a two-minute infraction for an intentional handball. Boney answered with a penalty kick to complete the hat trick (three goals) at the eight-minute mark; the club received the penalty-kick opportunity courtesy of a tripping penalty in the box on Denny Clanton. Awadalla Morad responded on a tally from Marojevic at 9:27 of the stanza, but the KiXX held on to earn a 6-5 victory.
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