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January 27, 2004 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
St. Louis Steamers News Release


KANSAS CITY CLIPS STEAMERS 4-3 IN OVERTIME St. Louis backup goalkeeper Hernandez has strong effort in defeat

Anthony Maher redirected a pass from Franck M'Bemba into the net at 1 minute, 57 seconds of overtime to give the Kansas City Comets a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Steamers Saturday night in an MISL Central Division showdown before 4,186 fans at The Family Arena.

St. Louis backup goalkeeper Nando Hernandez played a stellar game in goal, but had little time to react on Maher's decisive overtime tally. Hernandez started in place of Steamers' No. 1 goalie Brett Phillips, who sat out the game after suffering a mild concussion in the Steamers Jan. 17 loss to Baltimore. The Comets (8-13) also were minus a key player: Dino Delevski, among the top goal-scorers in the league, sat out while serving the final game of a three-game suspension.

Jeff Davis, a St. Louis native, led the Comets offensively with a pair of goals. Kansas City goalkeeper Chris Damico was credited with the victory. The Steamers (5-13) got goals from veterans Daryl Doran, Mark Thomas, and Sipho Sibiya.

Davis gave Kansas City a 1-0 lead at 2:35 of the first quarter on a blast off a restart. The Steamers tied the game 1-1 at 7:50 of the first when a long clear-in by Doran was inadvertently headed by Comets forward Brian Soell back over the head of Damico. The Comets regained the lead at 11:16 of the second on a power play goal by Davis off a feed from Vlatko Andonovski.

Mark Thomas tied the game 2-2 at 14:31 of the second on a feed from Sterling Wescott. The goal was Thomas' sixth in seven games since being signed by the Steamers. St. Louis took a 3-2 lead at 3:19 of the third quarter on a beautiful passing sequence. Wescott began the play in the right corner on a restart, passed to Doran, who one-timed a pass to Steve Butcher, who in turn one-timed a pass to Sibiya on the left side of the goal. Sibiya flicked a shot over Damico to give the Steamers their only lead of the game.

Kansas City tied the game 3-3 at 5:51 of the third on another power play goal, this time by M'Bemba. Maher completed the scoring at 1:57 of overtime to give the Comets the dramatic victory.

This Week's Itinerary:

Monday, Jan. 26 – Practice, Soccerdome (Webster Groves), 10 a.m.- Noon.

Tuesday, Jan. 27 – Practice, Dellwood – Dellwood Recreation Center, 10 a.m.- Noon.

Wednesday Jan. 28 – Practice, Soccerdome (Webster Groves), 10:30 a.m.- Noon.

Thursday, Jan. 29 – Practice, Soccerdome (Webster Groves), 10 a.m.- Noon.

Friday, Jan. 30 – Travel to Cleveland; Game -- 7 p.m., Convocation Center

Saturday, Jan. 31 – Travel to Milwaukee; Game – 1:05 p.m., U.S. Cellular Arena

Injury report:

PLAYER INJURY STATUS

Michael Apple Ankle Questionable

Steamers on the MISL Leaderboard (as of 01/26/04):

#17 Steve Butcher

11th MISL with 30 points

STEAMERS BY THE NUMBERS:

OFFENSE: 78 Goals / 442 Shots

DEFENSE: 143 Blocks

GOALS PER GAME 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TOTAL

Steamers 18 19 21 19 1 78

Opponent 34 18 30 27 1 110

SHOTS PER GAME 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TOTAL

Steamers 102 100 122 113 5 442

Opponent 134 105 130 130 4 503

MISL All-Star Weekend Tickets on Sale Now

Tickets for All-Star Sunday, featuring the MISL All-Star Game and MISL Legends Game are on sale now. All-Star Sunday will take place February 29, 2004 at The Family Arena in St. Charles. Tickets are also available for the MISL's All-Star Family Festival, the MISL's daylong program of youth skills competitions, open practices for the All-Stars and Legends, autograph/photo sessions, and other soccer activities, taking place on Saturday, February 28, 2004 at The Family Arena. The two days of activities and events are part of the MISL's third annual All-Star Weekend, a celebration of the game of indoor soccer and its stars of the past, present and future.

Tickets may be purchased at The Family Arena box office, by phone (314-534-1111 or 800-293-5949), at over 40 MetroTix outlets throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area, and online at www.metrotix.com. Substantial discounts and fundraising opportunities are available to students and soccer teams, companies and associations, and other groups, by calling the Steamers' offices at 636-410-0388, ext. 501, or toll free at 1-866-STL-KICK (1-866-785-5425). For more information about MISL All-Star Weekend events and tickets, please call Wes Edwards at (636) 410-0388, ext. 452.

St. Louis Soccer Source Radio Show to air January 27 on KFNS 590 AM

The St. Louis Soccer Source radio program will air Tuesday, Jan. 27 from 7 to 8 p.m. on KFNS 590 AM. Featured on the Jan. 27 show is Steamers player/coach Daryl Doran. U.S. Men's National Team and MLS star Brian McBride, who recently announced that he signed with Fulham of the English Premier League, will also be on the show. St. Louis Soccer Source, presented by Steamers Marketing LLC and hosted by local soccer authorities Bill McDermott and Tony Hubert, will continue airing on Tuesday nights throughout the remainder of the MISL season.

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS

Saturday, Feb. 7 vs. San Diego Sockers – 1:05 p.m. kickoff

High School Honor Roll Game – Honor Roll students from approximately 160 area high schools can receive two (2) complimentary tickets to the game.

D.A.R.E Game – Local D.A.R.E. officers are distributing "buy-one, get-one-free" coupons to students during their weekly in-school assemblies.

Thursday, Feb. 12 vs. Monterrey Fury – 10:35 a.m. kickoff

School Day Game – All seats are $5. Schools can also purchase a "boxed lunch" from the Family Arena for $4. Participating schools receive a $50 "Travel Allowance / Rebate" for every 40 tickets purchased. Steamers Fitness Council to present "fitness awareness program" at halftime.

Ticket Information: Single-game tickets ranging from $7 to $15 are available at The Family Arena box office; by calling MetroTix at 314-534-1111; or by visiting metrotix.com. For general information on the Steamers, visit www.stlsteamers.com, or call 1-866-STL-KICK (1-866-785-5425).

STEAMERS RECORD:

Overall: 5-13

Home: 3-7

Road: 2-6

vs. Central Division Opponents: 2-5

vs. Eastern Division Opponents: 2-5

vs. Western Division Opponents: 1-3

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS:

1/24 vs. Kansas City Comets, L, 4-3 (OT)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE: (Home games in bold; all times local to home team)

DATE TIME OPPONENT LOCATION

Friday, Jan. 30 7:35 p.m. vs. Cleveland Force Convocation Center

Saturday, Jan. 31 1:05 p.m. vs. Milwaukee Wave U.S. Cellular Arena

Saturday, Feb. 7 1:05 p.m. vs. San Diego Sockers The Family Arena

Sunday, Feb. 8 6:35 p.m. vs. Monterrey Fury Arena de Monterrey

Thursday, Feb. 12 10:35 a.m. vs. Monterrey Fury The Family Arena



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