Force Falls to Wave in First Game of Weekend Series

Published on January 23, 2004 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Cleveland Force News Release


CLEVELAND, OHIO - The Cleveland Force played host to the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Central Division Milwaukee Wave in the first game of a home and home weekend series. The Force was defeated by the Wave by a final score of 5-4 at the Convocation Center at Cleveland State University.

With the loss, the Force falls to 6-11 overall, 3-3 versus MISL Central Division opponents, 1-2 in the season series and 3-5 at the Convo. With the win, the Wave improved to 14-4 overall, 3-3 versus Eastern Division opponents and 7-4 on the road.

Cleveland opened the scoring (1-0) when Josh Timbers found the back of the net off the pass from Justin Evans at 6:42 of the first quarter.

The Force added to their lead (2-0) when Evans scored the power play goal off the assist from Hector Marinaro at 55 seconds of the second quarter. Milwaukee cut into the lead (2-1) when Marcelo Fontana found the back of the net off the rebound shot of Matt Schmidt at 1:34. The Wave tied the game (2-2) when Greg Howes scored the goal off the pass from Schmidt at 4:35. Milwaukee took its first lead of the game (2-3) when Fontana scored his second goal of the game off the assist from Todd Dusosky at 6:27. The Wave added to their lead (2-4) when Todd Dusosky scored the power play goal off the pass from Howes at 7:56. Cleveland snapped a 4-0 run by Milwaukee (3-4) when Evans scored the header off his own rebound shot at 11:52.

The Force tied the game for the second time (4-4) when Marinaro scored the volley kick off the pass from Otto Orf at 5:12 of the third quarter.

The Wave opened the final quarter scoring and regained the lead (4-5) when Leighton O'Brien found the back of the net off the pass from Todd Dusosky at 5:29.

Cleveland will travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to take on the Wave in the second game of a home and home weekend series as well as the final regular season meeting on Saturday, January 24 at the U.S. Cellular Arena. The game can be heard live on WHK 1220 AM in Cleveland as well as 1440 AM WHKW in Warren or worldwide on the Internet at www.thesportsking.com starting at 7:05 p.m.

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