Harrisburg ties game in third, buried by 12-2 Philly run

Published on April 14, 2002 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Harrisburg Heat News Release


Harrisburg, PA – Paolo Ceccarelli made a season-high 21 saves in goal for the Harrisburg Heat, but a second-half surge carried the Philadelphia KiXX over the Heat by the score of 20-10 in front of 5,618 fans at the Farm Show Arena on Saturday night. Harrisburg falls to 10-33 on the season with loss.

Philly used 2pgs from Chris Handsor (5:13 of the first) and Joe Scigliano (4:35 of the second) to take a 4-0 lead before Harrisburg's Danny Barber bagged a restart goal at 5:01 to make it 4-2. The KiXX took an 8-2 lead into halftime, thanks to deuces from Handsor (7:05) and Omid Namazi (13:53).

Harrisburg showed signs of life in the third, tying the game with three straight 2pgs, from Jason Webb (:47), Chris Morman (4:36), and Matt Knowles (8:20). Philadelphia responded in kind, however, using a 6-0 run to take firm control of this contest. Matt Brooks (11:34 of the third), Pat Morris (11:47), Namazi (6:03 of the fourth), and Gary DePalma (9:29) scored during the spurt.

Wendell Regis' double at 12:05 of the fourth served to momentarily halt the KiXX run, but Chris Handsor (11:01) and Joel Shanker (13:41) put the finishing touches on Philadelphia's 20-10 victory.

Peter Pappas (15 saves) got the win in net for the KiXX. Handsor led all scores with three 2pgs for six points.

NOTES: Philadelphia wins the season series between the clubs, 6-3...Harrisburg concludes its 2001-02 season by hosting the Cleveland Crunch tomorrow, Sunday April 14. Kickoff at the Farm Show is 6:05 p.m.

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



Major Indoor Soccer League 2 Stories from April 14, 2002


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central