Feb. 28: Rockford Rampage Drop Home Finale Vs. Milwaukee
February 28, 2010 - Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Rockford Rampage News Release
ROCKFORD, Ill. -- The Rockford Rampage could not overcome the Milwaukee Wave's 10 unanswered points as the first-place Wave defeated the Rampage, 16-10, on Sunday in Major Indoor Soccer League action at the MetroCentre.
The Rampage (6-10) dropped their sixth straight game and wrapped up their home schedule with a 3-7 record. They now start a four-game road trip for the remainder of the regular season, starting with a 2 p.m. match on Sunday, March 7, against the Wave at the U.S. Cellular Arena. Rockford is 3-3 on the road this season.
Rockford currently holds a 3-2 head-to-head series lead over Milwaukee this season.
The Wave netted four power play goals Sunday, including a Giuliano Oliviero penalty kick in the second quarter. The Rampage's Geison Moura and Andre Berenzon each had two goals Sunday in a losing effort.
Milwaukee (10-6) quickly got on the board first, taking advantage of Rampage defender Tijani Ayegbusi's boarding penalty. Wave midfielder Marcelo Fontana netted the power play goal at the 3:11 mark of the first quarter to take a 2-0 lead.
Rockford tied the score up at 2-all at the 5:48 mark on Jamar Beasley's goal, assisted by Bato Radoncic. Wave goalkeeper Nick Vorberg was caught out of position and Beasley cut to the net from the right side.
Milwaukee countered less than a minute later with Ryan Mack's unassisted two-point goal at the 6:33 mark to gain the 4-2 lead. But the Rampage responded with a Moura goal, assisted by Matthew Stewart, at the 9:14 mark to tie things up at 4-all.
In the second quarter, Rockford garnered a 6-4 lead with a Berenzon goal, assisted by Beasley, at the 3:03 mark. However, Wave defender Troy Dusosky tallied a two-pointer at the 3:58 mark to tie the score at 6-all.
Rockford was penalized three times in the span of 1:50 toward the end of the second quarter. One included a red card ejection handed to the Rampage's Semir Mesanovic with 3:05 remaining. In the midst of this stretch, the Wave's Oliviero tallied a penalty-kick goal at the 11:50 mark for an 8-6 lead. At the 12:53 mark, Fontana notched his second goal of the match on the power play for a 10-6 lead heading into halftime.
In the third quarter, the Wave continued their run with a Josh Rife goal, assisted by Travis MacKenzie, to extend their lead to 12-6 at the 2:30 mark. Then at the 6:54 mark, Rife scored again at the 6:54 mark on the power play, giving the Wave a 14-6 lead and extending their run to 10 unanswered points.
Rockford did chip away at Milwaukee's lead in the fourth quarter. Moura scored his second goal at the 0:52 mark of the quarter and Berenzon netted his second goal of the match at the 13:04 mark on the power play to go on a mini 4-0 run. But with Rockford pushing forward, the Wave got possession and countered with an Ian Bennett goal at the 13:36 mark for the 16-10 final.
Major Indoor Soccer League Stories from February 28, 2010
- Feb. 28: Rockford Rampage Drop Home Finale Vs. Milwaukee - Rockford Rampage
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