Ignition Weekly
Published on February 6, 2008 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Detroit Ignition News Release
(Southfield, Mich., February 6, 2008) - The Detroit Ignition (12-6) will face the expansion La Raza de Monterrey (7-11) on Sunday, February 10 at Arena Monterrey. The Ignition has posted a 1-1 record against La Raza this season, including a hard-fought 19-14 win just two weeks ago.
IGNITION RECORD
Overall: 12-6 Home: 5-3 Road: 7-3
THIS WEEK'S OUTINGS
February 10, 2008: Detroit Ignition (12-6) at La Raza de Monterrey (7-11)
The Ignition will travel to Monterrey this weekend to take on La Raza de Monterrey for the last time in the regular season. Six of the nine MISL member clubs will go on to compete in three playoff rounds, ultimately ending with the MISL Championship Final on April 26, 2008 in Milwaukee. Detroit and Monterrey have split two meetings this season. Monterrey is a presence on both ends of the MISL leaders board - forward Dino Delevski ranks second in the league in points with 66, while defender Genoni Martinez ranks second in blocks with 38.
LAST WEEK'S OUTINGS:
February 2, 2008: Ignition, 13 KiXX, 15 The Detroit Ignition (12-6) were defeated 15-13 by the defending MISL Champion Philadelphia KiXX (9-11) Saturday night in Philadelphia.
Ignition captain Droo Callahan scored the first points of the night with an unassisted three-point goal at 3:29 in the first quarter. Forward Jamar Beasley added an unassisted two-point score for Detroit at 11:11 to give the Ignition a 5-0 lead over the home team as the first quarter came to a close.
Philadelphia defender Pat Morris put the KiXX on the board just under five minutes into the second quarter with a three-point score off an assist from Anthony Donatelli. Mike Apple responded for the Ignition, scoring a two-point goal with an assist from Abraham Francois. Philadelphia closed out the half with a 6-0 run, putting the KiXX up 9-7 at halftime.
Philadelphia's scoring attack continued into the second half as the KiXX scored another six unanswered points to bring the score to 15-7. At 4:01 in the fourth quarter, Ignition midfielder Ryan Mack kicked off Detroit's comeback effort with a two-point tally off an assist from Callahan. Less than two minutes later, Matt Johnson added another two points for Detroit with an assist from Ignition rookie Ze Roberto. Callahan scored his second goal of the night at 6:00 to put the club within two, but the comeback wasn't enough to overtake the KiXX who won 15-13.
INJURY REPORT
Player Injury Status
Ricardinho Foot Probable
Nate Craft Knee Questionable
MILESTONES WITHIN REACH
Mike Apple needs 11 goals to reach 100 MISL career goals
Vahid Assadpour needs 18 points to reach 25 MISL career points
Jamar Beasley needs 10 points to reach 300 MISL career points
Droo Callahan needs 12 blocks to reach 400 MISL career blocks
Nate Craft needs 6 blocks to reach 25 MISL career blocks
Jonathan Greenfield needs 25 points to reach 100 MISL career points
Abraham Francois needs 15 blocks to reach 25 MISL career blocks
Matt Johnson needs 4 blocks to reach 150 MISL career blocks
Ryan Mack needs 6 points to reach 50 MISL career points
Hewerton needs 34 points to reach 150 MISL career points
Ricardinho needs 2 goals to reach 50 MISL career goals
Josh Rife needs 5 blocks to reach 75 MISL career blocks
Doug Rice needs 9 points to reach 25 MISL career points
Ze Roberto needs 18 points to reach 25 MISL career points
Worteh Sampson needs 7 points to reach 75 MISL career points
Kyt Selaidopoulos needs 4 goals to reach 50 MISL career goals
Danny Waltman needs 41 saves to reach 1,000 MISL career saves
Major Indoor Soccer League 2 Stories from February 6, 2008
- Storm's Larkin shares co-MISL Goalkeeper of the Week - Chicago Storm
- MISL names players of the week - MISL 2
- D'Ambra becomes 15th player in MISL history to record 1,000 points in KiXX win - Philadelphia KiXX
- Ignition Weekly - Detroit Ignition
- Chicago Storm Weekly - Chicago Storm
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