Cleveland to Crash the Wave

Published on October 28, 2002 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Cleveland Force News Release


On Sunday, The Force will look to snap two streaks on Sunday. Cleveland will not only look to hand Milwaukee its first home regular season loss as well as end a five game losing streak in the Bradley Center. The last time the Force has won in Milwaukee was on March 25th in the 1999-2000 season by a final score of 7-6.

Milwaukee has won 26 straight regular season home games. The Wave, who went 22-0 last season at home in the regular season, are currently 2-0 at home this season. The last time the Wave has lost a regular season game was in the 2000-01 season when the Baltimore Blast defeated Milwaukee 22-16 on March 17, 2001.

The Wave had 24 straight home game winning streak snapped when the Philadelphia KiXX defeated Milwaukee in game three of the MISL Championship series.

MILESTONE WITHIN REACH:

Cleveland midfielder Giuliano Oliviero needs just one assist to reach 200 career assists. Oliviero entered the season needing five assists and to date has recorded four in the five games this season.

When Oliviero tallies his five assist of the season for his 200-career assist, it will mark the second milestone of the season for the Force. On October 18th, Force goalkeeper Jim Larkin saved his 1,000th career save on his 10th save of the game.

FORCE PLAYERS CONTINUE STREAKS:

Cleveland forward Hector Marinaro extended his scoring streak last week when he scored the two-point goal in the second quarter at San Diego. Marinaro has now scored at least a point in 47 straight games and 79 of the last 80 games. He has also tallied a point in 186 of the last 189games.

Force defender Kiley Couch also continued his consecutive game streak as he has now appeared in 49 straight MISL games. Couch was just one of two players to appear in every game last season.

POST-GAME HEADQUARTERS:

Harveys at the Cleveland Hilton Garden Inn is the official post-game headquarters of the Cleveland Force. After every home game, Force players will be in attendance to talk with fans as well as sign autographs. The Hilton Garden Inn is located at 1100 Carnegie Avenue just minutes away from the Convocation Center at Cleveland State University between the Convo and Jacobs Field. The Force players will arrive at Harveys 30 minutes to 45 minutes after the conclusion of the game.

RADIO NETWORK:

Cleveland Force fans will be able to follow the club all season long on the Force Radio Network. All 36 regular season games, as well as all playoff games will be aired. The flagship station for Force Soccer is The WORD WHK 1220 AM. In addition, WHKW 1440 AM in Warren will broadcast all 36 games. The Sportsking.com will be streaming the broadcasts on the Internet.

Directions to the Force Fitness Indoor Soccer Facility in Warrensville Heights:

The facility is located across from Thistledown Race Track on Northfield Road. From the West: Take Route 480 East to Northfield Road Exit and take a left on Northfield. The soccer center will be a mile and half down on your right-hand side.

From the East: Take 480 West to the Miles Road Exit and take a right onto Miles. Proceed to Northfield Road and take a right; the practice center will be a mile down on the right.

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