KiXX Drop 6-2 Decision in Baltimore
March 26, 2006 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Philadelphia KiXX News Release
Baltimore, MD, March 26, 2006 - The Philadelphia KiXX (7-19) dropped a 6-2 decision to the Baltimore Blast (16-11) at the 1st Mariner Arena tonight. Defender P.J. Wakefield recorded the game-winning goal on a pass from teammate Adauto Neto at 7:31 of the second quarter. Peter Pappas (7-17) took the loss for Philadelphia with 12 saves on 17 chances, while Sagu earned the victory with 15 saves.
Adauto Neto provided the hosting Blast an early 1-0 lead after finishing a deflected save off a shot from teammate Giuliano Celenza at 4:25 of the opening quarter of play.
Defender Wendell Regis increased Baltimore's advantage to two, 2-0, after connecting on a breakaway goal on a pass from P.J. Wakefield at 4:48 of the second stanza. Wakefield then blasted home a feed from Neto at 7:31 to further extend the Blast lead, 3-0. Less than 30 seconds later (7:59), midfielder Carlos Garcia netted a dish from Jonathan Steele to provide Baltimore with a four-goal cushion, 4-0. Forward Shawn Boney finally put Philadelphia on the board with a back heel that slid past Sagu and into the right corner of the net, 4-1, at 12:49 of the period; two-time League MVP Dino Delevski recorded the assist on the play.
Billy Nelson regained Baltimore's four-goal lead, 5-1, with a score off a pass from Machel Millwood at 2:54 of the third frame. With only four seconds remaining in the quarter (14:56), Celenza registered a power-play goal on a feed from Blast player/coach Danny Kelly to end the stanza with the hosts leading 6-1. The Blast received the one-man advantage courtesy of a two-minute tripping infraction accessed on Pappas.
Delevski connected on a restart feed from teammate and fellow Macedonia native Vlatko Andonovski at 5:53 of the fourth period, but Baltimore held on to earn a 6-2 victory.
Notes: Forward Shawn Boney's second-quarter goal extended his point streak to six games and marked his fourth goal this weekend; the native of Tacarigua, Trinidad posted a three-goal performance in the club's 6-5 win versus the Chicago Storm on March 25.
Philadelphia: 0-1-0-1=2 Shots: 19
Goalkeeper: Pappas (L, 12 saves), Morris (-, 1 saves)
Scorers: Delevski (goal, assist), Andonovski (assist), Boney (goal).
Baltimore: 1-3-2-0=6 Shots: 30
Goalkeeper: Sagu (W, 15 saves)
Scorers: Neto (goal, assist), Wakefield (goal, assist), Celenza (goal, assist), Garcia (goal), Kelly (assist), Millwood (assist), Nelson (goal), Regis (goal), Steele (assist).
The club continues their road trip with a date in St. Louis on March 30 and an outing in California on April 1. The KiXX finally return to the Wachovia Spectrum for their home finale versus the Blast on Saturday, April 8. The first 2,500 fans will receive a Philadelphia KiXX rally towel, courtesy of G&J Automotive, Inc. The contest, which will be televised live on CN8, The Comcast Network, is scheduled for a 7:05 pm ET kick-off.
Mini-plans, Family 4-PaXX, birthday packages, group discounts and single-game tickets are on sale now by calling the club's ticket office at 1-888-888-KiXX (5499). Single-game tickets are also available at all TicketMaster outlets, as well as online at www.ticketmaster.com. For additional information, please contact the KiXX Office or visit the team's website, www.kixxonline.com.
The Philadelphia KiXX are a member of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL), a single-entity organization that features a coast-to-coast presence across the United States. The club is in the midst of their 10th season of action at the Wachovia Spectrum located in Philadelphia, PA. The team also operates the Philadelphia KiXX Summer Kamp program, which is offered to boys and girls, ages four to 18, throughout the Tri-State area.
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