Chicago Storm Weekly
November 7, 2007 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Chicago Storm News Release
Thursday, November 1st, the Chicago Storm headed to Mexico where they became the first team to play the expansion Monterrey La Raza. Down 12-9 entering the fourth quarter, the Storm battled back with two goals by forward Carlos "Chile" Farias. Mark Ughy and Stephen Armstrong also scored two a piece in Chicago's 16-12 victory, each scoring a 3PG and 2PG. In net, Jim Larkin stopped 19 of 25 shots to secure the win for Chicago.
Now the Storm gets ready to take on their border rival, the Milwaukee Wave, in the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates Saturday night at 7pm. This marks the 21st installment of the border war between the Storm and the Wave. Chicago (2-0) seeks to continue their winning streak and Milwaukee (1-1) is planning to do the same following their first win of the season against the New Jersey Ironmen.
2007-08 Regular Season Records (2006-07 Chicago Storm Record):
Overall Home Road Overtime
2-0 (17-13) 1-0 (8-7) 1-0 (9-6) 0-0 (1-0)
Upcoming Games:
Date Day Time Opponent Location
11/10 Saturday 7 pm Milwaukee Wave Sears Centre Arena
Promotion: Salute to Soccer featuring representatives from 42 different local soccer teams will be in attendance. Day includes games, a parade of teams and more.
11/17 Saturday 7 pm New Jersey Ironmen Sears Centre Arena
Promotion: Q101-Chicago Storm Concert Series featuring Papa Roach after the game.
Injuries for the Week of November 1, 2007:
Player Injury Status
Fabinho Knee Out
In the Lead: The Storm (2-0) is half a game back of first place in the league... Three Storm players are in the MISL (Major Indoor Soccer League) top 15 in points. Forward Mark Ughy leads the league with 10 points, forward's Chile Farias and Stephen Armstrong each have 5 points and are tied for fifth in the league... Forward Stephen Armstrong is tied for first in the league in Vs Sixth Attacker (1).
Wasn't he with them? Chicago Storm midfielder Matthew Stewart was acquired from the Wave in the Storm's expansion draft... Defender Randy Soderman came to the Storm via trade for defender Tijani Ayegbusi and forward Anthony Maher... Chicago Storm GM/COO was a member of the Wave as a player for two of Milwaukee's Championships... Storm Head Coach Steve Morris is one of only three players to have his number retired by Milwaukee... Chicago Owner/Investor Viktor Jakovljevic played for the Wave for one season (1991-92).
MISL Offensive Player of the Week: Chicago Storm forward Mark Ughy is the MISL Offensive Player of the Week for November 6, 2007. After being named to the 2007 MISL All-Second Team last season, Ughy seems to have picked up where he left off last season. The Miskolc, Hungary native scored a three-point goal, a two-point goal and he added two assists, one on the power play for a total of seven points in a 16-12 victory in Monterrey versus La Raza, Thursday, November 1st. His three-point goal was only the second of his five-season career. One of only four active players left from the Storm's inaugural season (2004-05), he currently sits atop the MISL PUMA Scoring Champion list with 10 points (1 3pt, 2 2pt, 3 Ast). This marks the second time Ughy has been named the MISL Offensive Player of the Week, he won the award in November 28, 2005. The forward is the all-time Storm leading goal scorer with 69 goals and 135 points.
Hot Streaks: Goalkeeper Jeff Richey has won twelve straight regular season games in net dating back to March 19, 2006... Midfielder Matthew Stewart has played in 78 consecutive games for the Storm, most of any Storm player... Chris Brisson has had an assist in each game this season... Target man Mark Ughy has scored at least one goal in each game this season.
Versus Milwaukee: The Storm and the Wave are dead even. The all-time record between these two clubs is 10-10... In each of the Storm's three full seasons the teams have split each season, 4-4 (2004-05), 3-3 (2005-06) and 3-3 (2006-07).
Quotes: "Thursday night's match up with Monterrey was a tough test for our team," stated head coach Steve Morris. "Some players had their first taste of international travel and playing in front of a hostile crowd. The fact that we battled back in the fourth quarter, without a full squad of players, to get the win is a testament to the hard work this team has put in and I'm proud of them."
PLAYER MILESTONES:
Player Needs Milestone
John Ball 1 Game To reach 375 MISL regular season games
Matthew Stewart 3 Blocks To reach 100 career blocks
John Ball 4 Assists To reach 75 in his regular season career
Mariano Bollella 5 Goals To reach 125 MISL goals
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