Chicago Storm set to clash with Cleveland
November 5, 2004 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Chicago Storm News Release
Chicago (Friday, November 5 2004) - The expansion Chicago Storm (2-1) of the
Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) will look to win their third straight game
this season when they travel to Cleveland for a rematch with the Force on
Saturday, November 6, at 3:05 p.m. CT at the Convocation Center. This match
can be heard live via radio on www.chicagostorm.net
The Storm defeated the Force earlier on the week by a final of 6-5 in a game that featured late game heroics by Storm forward Chris Carrieri. The Stafford, Virginia native scored the game winning goal with 56 left in regulation after defender Costea Decu connected with Carrieri who found the back of the net for the second time that night. Carrieri's two goals helped him earn Player of the Game honors. This was the second straight win for the team and the first ever win at home in Chicago Storm history.
Chicago Storm @ Cleveland Force
Convocation Center, 3:05 p.m. CT
T.V. N/A
Radio: www.chicagostorm.net
Storm Injury Report
Chronopoulos, Ted - left plantar fascitis - Out
Kolkowski, Maciej - right grown strain - doubtful
Morad, Awadalla - left groin strain - doubtful
Schneider, David - right quadricep contusion - possible
Senior Referee: Kelly Mock
Referee: Noel Kenny
Assistant Referee: Islam Sallaj
Fourth Official: Vito Testa Jr.
On the Road Again: After Wednesday night's victory against Cleveland, the Storm takes to the road for three straight games, starting with Saturday, November 6 when they will square off against Cleveland at the Convocation Center at 7:05 EST. The following weekend, the "Yellow and Black" will travel to the east coast, starting in Baltimore on Saturday, November 13 when the Storm will face the defending champion Blast at 7:35 p.m. EST. On Sunday, November 15, the Storm will travel to Philadelphia to tangle with the KiXX for an afternoon match starting at 1:05 p.m. EST at the Wachovia Spectrum. On November 26, the Storm will finally return to the UIC Pavilion the day after Thanksgiving when they will take on conference rival Milwaukee Wave at 7:30 p.m. CT.
Chicago Storm season ticket packages are priced at $190, $240, $340 and $400. Packages include an inaugural team autographed soccer ball, discounted parking, exclusive pre-season practice with the team, a mid-season autograph session with the team, ticket redemption for unused tickets, 20% discount on merchandise through the Storm, the first opportunity to purchase playoff tickets, and much more. Individual tickets are also available and range in price from $8 to $25 and can be purchased by calling the Storm's front office (312) 226-GOAL (4625), Ticketmaster (312) 559-1212 or by visiting www.ticketmaster.com. Fans can also purchase individual tickets at the UIC box office located on 525 South Racine, Chicago, IL 60607. The box office is open from 12:00 noon until 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday and 10:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Live on T.V. The "Yellow and Black" have seven games that have been slated for their 2004-2005 inaugural season, with the potential to have an additional three road games that will be determined at a later date. The Storm has also hired Kenn Tomasch to perform play-by-play duties on all broadcasts. The very first televised game will be on Friday, October 29 when the Storm travels to Milwaukee to take on the Wave at 7:05 p.m. CT from the U.S. Cellular Arena.
The Storm has five home games scheduled to be aired on Comcast SportsNet starting with Friday, November 26 when the "Yellow and Black" will take on Milwaukee at the UIC Pavilion at 7:30 p.m. CT. Other home games for the Storm include games against the Kansas City Comets, Cleveland Force, St. Louis Steamers and defending champion Baltimore Blast.
Voice of the Storm: For their upcoming inaugural season, the Storm decided to hire play-by-play announcer KennTomasch, who has nearly 20 years of experience in broadcasting, including prior indoor soccer duty with the Indiana Twisters of the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) from 1996-97. A member of the Chicago Fire's radio and TV broadcast team for the last two MLS seasons, Kenn has also called soccer at three levels of the United Soccer Leagues (USL) system, including the A-League Game of the Week on Fox Sports World. He has also worked as a front office executive for indoor and outdoor soccer teams. His broadcasting resume includes play-by-play of pro hockey in college and high school basketball, high school football, professional tennis, and professional baseball. He also spent time as a television and radio sportscaster in markets from Fort Myers, Florida to Indianapolis, Indiana.
World Travel: Chicago Storm midfielder Andy Guasteferro was officially announced as one of 14 members selected to the U.S Futsal National Team that will play for the FIFA Futsal World Championship 2004 in Chinese Taipei from November 21 to December 5. The Canandaigua, New York native Played on the United States Futsal National Team during the qualifying tournament in July 2004 where appeared in seven games and tallied 3 goals. He was also part of 14 players selected to travel to Brazil for training camp in preparation for the Futsal World Championship. Guasteferro made his debute in the Storm's inaugural season openere last Saturday night against the Wave at the UIC Pavilion.
First time for everything: The inaugural season opener for the "Yellow and Black" featured many firsts for the brand new organization, beginning with forward Byron Alvarez recording the first goal in Storm history 3:36 into the first quarter on a pass from defender Gaston Pernia. Pernia went down in the history books for the Storm after he became the first ever player in Storm history to record an assist. Gaston's brother, Leo also managed to make the history books by becoming the first ever player to be hit with a 2:00 penalty for boarding. This was the first time since March 23, 1996 that a Chicago team was part of indoor soccer. On this date, the Chicago Power played their last ever game of indoor soccer when team took on the Kansas City Attack on the road, losing by a final score of 22-9.
All in the family: The Storm's 2004-2005 inaugural season will bring together two brothers who have years of experience in indoor soccer. Gaston and Leo Pernia have been reunited after they both officially signed with the Storm early last week. The two brothers will once again take the field on the same team which has not happened since 1998 when they played together on the Florida Thundercats of the National Professional Soccer League. However, with five games left in the 1998-1999 season, Leo was sent to Harrisburg while his brother remained on the Thundercats. The two brothers continued to play indoor soccer but never on the same team until this season.
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