Harrisburg Heat Falls in Cleveland
November 10, 2013 - Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL)
Harrisburg Heat News Release
NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio, Nov. 10, 2013 - The Heat's frenetic pace from Saturday night's season- opening overtime victory in Detroit did not carry over here Sunday afternoon as Harrisburg fell to the expan- sion Cleveland Freeze 11-3 in a Professional Arena Soccer League match at the Soccer Sportsplex.
The Heat (1-1) fell behind 6-0 before Tyler Witmer scored his second goal of the season with 9:10 remaining in the first half.
Allen Eller, a 36-year-old forward and member of the original Heat more than a decade ago, and Josh Grossman each scored three goals for the Freeze (1-1), who were playing their home opener.
Eller's first goal came at 8:18 of the first quarter and was followed up just 12 seconds later by a goal from Mike Green that gave Cleveland a 2-0 lead. Eller's second goal at 1:15 of the third quarter pushed the Freeze's lead to 7-1. His final goal at 4:59 of the fourth quarter accounted for Cleveland's ninth goal.
Tom Mellor, whose goal Saturday just 40 seconds into overtime lifted the Heat over Detroit 8-7, cut Cleveland's lead to 8-2 with his second goal of the season at 7:25 of the third quarter. Witmer scored again at 9:55 of the fourth quarter, cutting Cleveland's lead to 10-3.
The Heat next play Saturday in Harrisburg, where they host Detroit in a 7:05 p.m. game in the Equine Arena of the State Farm Show Complex & Expo Center.
GAME NOTES: Forward Mitchell Walters, who had a career-high three goals Saturday at Detroit, did not play in the second half Sunday after injuring a knee. Inexplicably, he was credited with the goal scored by Mellor. ... Grossman had 10 shots on Heat goalkeeper Sam Bishop, only two fewer than Harrisburg's total against Freeze keeper Mike Mason. ... Cleveland, which fell to Cincinnati its first game 8-7, became the first team with a losing record to beat the Heat, who were 5-0 last season in games against sub-.500 teams. ... The Freeze are coached by longtime indoor soccer and Cleveland legend Hector Marinaro. ... Saturday's opener at Detroit marked the first time the Heat did not have a shot blocked by an opponent since their return to indoor soccer last season. ... A complete box score on the game may be found at http://pasl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/ boxscore.html?gameid=2276663
UPCOMING GAME DATES:
Saturday, Nov. 16: Home opener vs. Detroit, Equine Arena, Farm Show Complex, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 23: Home game vs. Cleveland Freeze, Equine Arena, Farm Show Complex, 7:05 p.m.
RECIRCLE THE CALENDAR: Due to a scheduling conflict in Cleveland, the Heat's originally scheduled game there on Sunday, Dec. 7 has been switched to Sunday, Dec. 22, beginning at 4 p.m.
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