Ignition Weekly
Published on April 16, 2008 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Detroit Ignition News Release
(Southfield, Mich., April 16, 2008) - The regular-season champion Detroit Ignition begin their playoff run this weekend, facing the fourth-seeded La Raza de Monterrey in the semifinal round of the 2008 MISL Championship Series. Game 1 is scheduled for Friday, April 18 at Arena Monterrey at 9:45 (EST); The Ignition will host Game 2 on Sunday, April 20 at Compuware Arena at 4:35 pm. A sudden death "Golden Goal" mini-match series tie-break will be played immediately following Game 2 if necessary. The winner of the series will move on to the MISL Championship Series Final on April 26 in Milwaukee, which will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel.
IGNITION REGULAR-SEASON RECORD (2006-07 season record)
Overall: 22-8 (18-12) Home: 12-3 (11-4) Road: 10-5 (7-8)
ITINERARY: Week of April 14-20
* 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, April 10: Training, 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Travel to Monterrey
Friday, April 11: Detroit Ignition at La Raza de Monterrey, 9:45 pm
Saturday, April 12: Return to Detroit
Sunday, April 13: Detroit Ignition vs. La Raza de Monterrey, 4:35 pm
MILESTONES WITHIN REACH
Mike Apple needs 5 goals to reach 100 MISL career goals
Jamar Beasley needs 21 points to reach 350 MISL career points
Nate Craft needs 3 blocks to reach 25 MISL career blocks
Jonathan Greenfield needs 7 points to reach 100 MISL career points
Hewerton needs 4 assists to reach 50 MISL career assists
Bill Sedgewick needs to play 2 games to reach his 250th MISL career game
Danny Waltman needs 2 wins to reach 50 MISL career wins
Major Indoor Soccer League 2 Stories from April 16, 2008
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- Wave put two on All-Rookie Team - Milwaukee Wave
- Storm rise above trying moments, put together another memorable campaign - Chicago Storm
- Storm join in Special Olympics Illinois fundraiser April 24 - Chicago Storm
- Ignition Weekly - Detroit Ignition
- Frederico Moojen named to MISL All-Rookie Team - New Jersey Ironmen
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