Ignition roll Storm 25-7 in Chicago
December 22, 2007 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Detroit Ignition News Release
(Hoffman Estates, Ill., December 22, 2007) - The Detroit Ignition (7-3) tied the Chicago Storm (7-3) for first place in the Major Indoor Soccer League with a 25-7 victory tonight at Sears Centre Arena.
The Storm scored the first points of the night as defender Branko Savic booted a two-point score past Ignition keeper Danny Waltman at 4:46 in the first quarter. Worteh Sampson and Ryan Mack responded with goals of their own to notch four points for the Ignition. Storm midfielder John Ball scored an unassisted three-point goal at 8:45 to give Chicago a one point advantage at the end of the first period.
The Ignition scored eight unanswered points in the second quarter with two-point goals from Ricardinho, Hewerton Moreira and Jamar Beasley. Midfielder Kyt Selaidopoulos scored his 100th MISL career point with a two-point goal at 5:28 in the second period. The Ignition lead the Storm 12-5 going into halftime.
Doug Rice ignited things for Detroit in the third quarter with a two-point goal off an assist from Mack at 8:03. The Storm's Ian Bennett responded with a two-point score of his own at 9:23 in the third period. Ricardinho closed out the quarter for the Ignition with his second two-point goal of the night at 12:07 to bring the score to 16-7.
Less than two minutes into the game's final stanza, Ignition forward Hewerton Moreira booted a two-point goal past Storm keeper Jeff Richey. Mack scored another three points for Detroit at 7:05 with an assist from Rice. Selaidopoulos scored his second two-point goal of the match at 7:29 with an assist from defender Josh Rife. Mack would finish the night with a hat trick, as the midfielder scored his third goal of the night at 12:11 to bring the final score to 25-7.
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