Ignition Weekly
December 26, 2007 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Detroit Ignition News Release
(Southfield, Mich., December 26, 2007) - The Detroit Ignition (7-3) will face the Milwaukee Wave (7-3) on New Year's Eve at U.S. Cellular Arena. The Ignition and Wave are part of a three-way tie for first place in the Major Indoor Soccer League, with the Chicago Storm (7-3) claiming the third spot.
IGNITION RECORD
Overall: 7-3 Home: 2-2 Road: 5-1
THIS WEEK'S OUTINGS
December 31, 2007: Detroit Ignition (7-3) at Milwaukee Wave (7-3)
The Detroit Ignition will face the Milwaukee Wave for the first time this season on Monday, December 31 at 2:00 pm (EST). Wave forward Greg Howes leads the MISL in points with 38. Nick Vorberg, Milwaukee's goalkeeper, has posted a 0.739 save percentage so far this season.
LAST WEEK'S OUTINGS:
December 22, 2007 Ignition, 25 Storm, 7 - 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 Saturday night 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.
ITINERARY: Week of December 24-30
* All Detroit Ignition practices are held at High Velocity Sports at 46245 Michigan Avenue in Canton unless otherwise scheduled. All practices are open to the media upon request. All times are Eastern Standard Time and subject to change without notice
Thursday, December 27: Training, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Friday, December 28: Training, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Saturday, December 29: Training, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sunday, December 30: Travel to Milwaukee
INJURY REPORT
Player Injury Status
Mike Apple Knee Out
MILESTONES ACHIEVED
Kyt Selaidopoulos scored his 100th MISL career point on the weekend.
Ryan Mack scored his 25th MISL career point on the weekend.
MILESTONES WITHIN REACH
Mike Apple needs 12 goals to reach 100 MISL career goals
Jamar Beasley needs 35 points to reach 300 MISL career points
Droo Callahan needs 31 blocks to reach 400 MISL career blocks
Nate Craft needs 6 blocks to reach 25 MISL career blocks
Jonathan Greenfield needs 2 goals to reach 25 MISL career goals
Matt Johnson needs 11 blocks to reach 150 MISL career blocks
Hewerton Moreira needs 2 goals to reach 50 MISL career goals
Ricardinho needs 6 goals to reach 50 MISL career goals
Josh Rife needs 13 blocks to reach 75 MISL career blocks
Worteh Sampson needs 9 points to reach 75 MISL career points
Danny Waltman needs 20 saves to reach 900 MISL career saves
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