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Force Falls To Fury In First Meeting

November 21, 2003 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Cleveland Force News Release


CLEVELAND, OHIO. - The Cleveland Force was defeated by the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Western Division Monterrey Fury tonight by a final score of 7-3 at the Convocation Center at Cleveland State University.

With the loss, the Force dropped their third straight game and fell to 3-4 overall and 2-1 versus MISL Western Division opponents. With the victory, Monterrey improved to 2-4 overall, 1-1 versus MISL Eastern Division opponents and 2-5 on the road.

The Fury opened the scoring fast (0-1) when defender Genoni Martinez found the back of the net for an unassisted goal just 10 seconds into the game.

Monterrey opened the second quarter scoring (0-2) when Martinez scored his second goal of the game on a penalty kick at 2:36. Cleveland cut into the lead (1-2) and scored its first goal of the game when Ato Leone found the back of the net off the pass from Zoran Karic at 12:44.

The Force tied the game (2-2) and opened the second half scoring when Lee Edgerton scored the goal off the pass from Nevio Pizzolitto at 1:14 of the third quarter. Cleveland took its first lead of the game (3-2) when Edgerton scored his second goal of the game off the assist from Nick Corneli at 9:35. The Fury notched the game back up (3-3) when Ramon Fernandez scored the restart goal off the assist from Martinez at 10:22. Monterrey regained the lead (3-4) when Fernandez scored a power play goal off the pass from Martinez at 14:46.

The Fury added to their lead (3-5) when Marco "Chikis" Lopez scored a restart goal of the third assist of the game and fifth point for Martinez at 2:46 of the fourth quarter. Monterrey added to its (3-6) when Armando Valdivia scored a goal against the Force sixth attacker at 12:33. The Fury sealed the game (3-7) when Lopez scored his second goal of the game off a pass from Valdivia at 13:54.

Cleveland will next play host to the defending MISL Champion and Eastern Division foe Baltimore Blast on Friday, November 28. Catch all the action live on Sports Talk 850 AM WKNR at 7:35 p.m.



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