Force Heads To Show Me State For Last Time

March 12, 2004 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Cleveland Force News Release


CLEVELAND, OHIO - The Cleveland Force will play its second game in two nights when the team travels to Kansas City, Missouri to face the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Central Division Kansas City Comets on Saturday, March 13 at Kemper Arena. The game will mark the third meeting of four meetings this season between the teams. Cleveland leads the season series 2-0 after posting a 10-8 victory at the Convocation center at Cleveland State on January 11 and then followed that up with a 9-7 win at Kemper Arena on January 17.

Catch all the action live on WHK 1220 AM in Cleveland and WHKW 1440 AM in Warren or live on the Internet at www.thesportsking.com . The game is scheduled to begin at 8:35 p.m. with the pre-game set to start at 8:15 p.m.

The Force enters the game with a record of 9-20 overall, 4-5 versus Central Division opponents and 4-11 on the road. Cleveland fell to the San Diego Sockers on Thursday night by a final score of 6-4 in the final regular season meeting between the squads. The Force currently is in third place in the Eastern Division eight games behind the Philadelphia KiXX for second and 12.5 games behind the Baltimore Blast for first.

Kansas City currently has a record of 13-17 overall, 3-6 versus Eastern Division opponents and 7-8 at home. The Comets will host the Milwaukee Wave in a Central Division clash tonight at Kemper Arena before hosting Cleveland on Saturday. Kansas City is second in the Central Division behind the Central Division Champion Milwaukee Wave by 9.0 games and ahead of the St. Louis Steamers by 1.5 games.

Cleveland is led by forward Zoran Karic with 11 points in the season series, including a season-high seven point and six assist outburst in the second meeting. Karic has tallied three goals and eight assists in the two games. Forward/Defender Hector Marinaro is second in the two games with seven points. Marinaro has notched five goals and added two assists.

Forward Miodrag Djerisilo leads the Comets with five points in the season series. Djerisilo has tallied three goals and added two assists. Forward Brian Soell is second in the two games with four points on four goals.



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