Force Set To Dethrone Defending Champs

Published on February 18, 2004 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Cleveland Force News Release


CLEVELAND, OHIO -- The Cleveland Force will play a back-to-back weekend series with the defending Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Champion and Eastern Division Baltimore Blast on Saturday, February 21 at the 1st Mariner Arena and then on Sunday, February 22 at the Convocation Center at Cleveland State University. Saturday's game is scheduled to start at 7:35 p.m. while Sunday's contest is slated for a 3:05 start. Both games can be heard live on WHK 1220 AM in Cleveland and WHKW 1440 AM in Warren or live on the Internet at www.thesportsking.com .

The Force comes into the weekend clash with a record of 8-16 overall, 0-7 versus Eastern Division opponents, 0-3 in the season series, 3-8 on the road and 5-8 at the Convo. Cleveland defeated the Dallas Sidekicks by a final score of 7-6 last Sunday at the Convo. The Force currently is in third place in the Eastern Division eight games behind the Philadelphia KiXX for second and nine games behind the Blast for first.

Baltimore enters the weekend series with a record of 18-8 overall, 4-3 versus Eastern Division opponents, 11-2 at home and 7-6 on the road. The Blast fell to the San Diego Sockers by a final score of 5-3 in their lone game of the weekend on Saturday.

Forwards Lee Edgerton and Adauto Neto lead Cleveland in the season series with five points apiece. Edgerton has tallied three goals and added two assists in all three games while Neto has recorded four goals and added one assists in just two games. All-Star forward Hector Marinaro is second on the team with three points in the season series.

All-Star forward Carlos "Chile" Farias, who is first in the MISL in assists and second in the MISL in scoring, leads Baltimore in the season series with eight points. Farias has notched two goals and added six assists in the three games. All-Star forward Denison Cabral is second on the team in the season series with seven points.

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