Ignition Weekly
January 23, 2008 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Detroit Ignition News Release
(Southfield, Mich., January 23, 2008) - The Detroit Ignition (11-4) face the Chicago Storm (10-5) this Friday, January 25 at Sears Centre Arena. The club returns home on Sunday, January 27 to host the expansion La Raza de Monterrey (5-10) at Compuware Arena.
IGNITION RECORD
Overall: 11-4 Home: 4-3 Road: 7-1
THIS WEEK'S OUTINGS
January 25, 2008: Detroit Ignition (11-4) at Chicago Storm (10-5)
The Ignition will travel to Chicago on Friday to take on the Chicago Storm for the third time this season. Detroit has posted a 2-0 record against Chicago this year. The Storm are led by former Ignition player Carlos "Chile" Farias, who has notched 31 points so far this season.
January 27, 2008: Detroit Ignition (11-4) vs La Raza de Monterrey (5-10)
The Ignition return home on Sunday to host the expansion La Raza de Monterrey at Compuware Arena. Sunday's match up will be the second meeting for the two clubs this season. Monterrey forward Dino Delevski is second in the MISL in points with 52 so far this season.
LAST WEEK'S OUTINGS:
January 18, 2008: Ignition, 15, Wave, 14 - The Detroit Ignition (11-4) defeated the Milwaukee Wave (11-5) 15-14 Friday night to take sole possession of first place in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
MISL scoring leader Greg Howes scored the first points of the match at 4:35 in the first quarter with a three-point goal off an assist from defender Tijani Ayegbusi. Ignition midfielder Ricardinho answered back two minutes later with an unassisted two-point tally. Howes scored another two points for the visitors at 12:23 in the first, but Ryan Mack responded at 14:24 with two more points for Detroit. Less than 30 seconds later, Hewerton scored his 50th MISL career goal with a three-point score off an assist from Ricardinho to put the Ignition up 7-5 at the end of the first.
Milwaukee scored first in the second quarter as midfielder Marcio Leite notched two points at 8:47, but the Ignition scored eight unanswered points to put the club up 15-8 midway through the third quarter. Mack, Abraham Francois, and Jamar Beasley scored for Detroit during the offensive attack, with Beasley accounting for two of the goals.
The Wave would score six more points before the night was over, but the Ignition held on and came out with a 15-14 win.
ITINERARY: Week of January 21-27
* 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, January 24: Training, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Depart for Chicago, afternoon
Friday, January 25: Detroit Ignition vs. Chicago Storm, 8:00 pm
Return from Chicago
Saturday, January 26: Off
Sunday, January 27: Detroit Ignition vs. La Raza de Monterrey, 4:35 pm
INJURY REPORT
Player Injury Status
Leo Gibson Back Doubtful
Ricardinho Ankle Doubtful
MILESTONES WITHIN REACH
Mike Apple needs 12 goals to reach 100 MISL career goals
Vahid Assadpour needs 18 points to reach 25 MISL career points
Jamar Beasley needs 21 points to reach 300 MISL career points
Droo Callahan needs 19 blocks to reach 400 MISL career blocks
Nate Craft needs 6 blocks to reach 25 MISL career blocks
Jonathan Greenfield needs 26 points to reach 100 MISL career points
Abraham Francois needs 19 blocks to reach 25 MISL career blocks
Matt Johnson needs 6 blocks to reach 150 MISL career blocks
Ryan Mack needs 10 points to reach 50 MISL career points
Hewerton needs 35 points to reach 150 MISL career points
Ricardinho needs 2 goals to reach 50 MISL career goals
Josh Rife needs 7 blocks to reach 75 MISL career blocks
Doug Rice needs 10 points to reach 25 MISL career points
Ze Roberto needs 19 points to reach 25 MISL career points
Worteh Sampson needs 9 points to reach 75 MISL career points
Kyt Selaidopoulos needs 5 goals to reach 50 MISL career goals
Danny Waltman needs 60 saves to reach 1,000 MISL career saves
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