Ignition Fall To La Raza, 15-10 In Mexico
February 10, 2008 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Detroit Ignition News Release
(Monterrey, Mexico, February 10, 2008) - The Detroit Ignition (12-7) were defeated 15-10 by the expansion La Raza de Monterrey (8-11) tonight at Arena Monterrey.
The Ignition struck just five minutes into the first quarter as defender Jonathan Greenfield notched a two-point score with an assist from Doug Rice. Midfielder Ryan Mack added two more points for the Ignition at 9:41 in the first off an assist from Ze Roberto. Just under a minute later, Armando Teran scored two points for Monterrey to bring the score to 4-2 at the end of the first quarter.
Forward Jamar Beasley opened up the second quarter for Detroit with a two-point goal at 4:18 off an assist from Ricardinho. Teran scored again at 6:05, giving the home team two more points with an assist from Byron Alvarez. Less than two minutes later, Mack scored his second goal of the night to put Detroit up 8-4 at halftime.
La Raza controlled the third quarter, scoring three two-point goals to take a 10-8 lead over the Ignition. As the fourth quarter got underway, Beasley scored his second goal of the night to tie the clubs up at 10-all. Alvarez responded for La Raza, scoring a two-point tally at 8:33 with an assist from defender Jose Birche. As the quarter came to a close, the Ignition brought Ricardinho in as the club's sixth attacker. Monterrey defender Genoni Martinez took advantage of the Detroit's open net, scoring a three-point goal to bring the final score to 15-10.
The Ignition return home to host the Philadelphia KiXX (10-11) on Friday, February 15 at Compuware Arena.
The Detroit Ignition is a member club of the Major Indoor Soccer League, and begins
the team's second season in November 2007 after advancing to the MISL Championship
Finals during the 2006-07 season. Information regarding Ignition season, group, and
individual tickets can be obtained by calling the club at 1-888-436-GOAL (4625), by
visiting the team's official Internet property, www.detroitignition.com
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