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MISL 2 Milwaukee Wave

KiXX edges Wave, 5-4, before season-high crowd at U.S. Cellular Arena

February 8, 2004 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Milwaukee Wave News Release


(Milwaukee, WI) Goalkeeper Peter Pappas registered 22 saves to anchor the Philadelphia defense while forward Joel Shanker added a pair of goals to lead the Kixx (15-8) to a 5-4 win over the Milwaukee Wave (17-6) Sunday afternoon (2/8) at U.S. Cellular Arena. A season-high crowd of 6,902 saw the Wave drop its second straight home game giving Milwaukee consecutive home losses for the first time since the Wave lost its first two home games of the 2000-01 season.

Milwaukee scored first when Michael King tallied at 5:20 of the first quarter from the middle of the penalty area off a slight touch by Chris Morman following a re-start pass from Joe Reiniger. Kevin Sloan answered for Philadelphia at 10:22 off a re-start pass from Goran Vasic.

Andy Guastaferro gave the Kixx its first lead with a 25-foot blast that hit the crossbar and went over the line at 0:30 of the second quarter. Greg Howes tied it up (2-2) for Milwaukee when he scored a power play goal at 5:45. The Wave was initially awarded a penalty kick after Jeremy Aldrich was call for a holding penalty on Howes at 3:46, but Pappas was able to stop King's attempted conversion.

Shanker's power play goal at 8:26 of the second quarter gave Philadelphia a 3-2 lead while the Kixx enjoyed a two-man advantage. The Kixx had initially gone on the power play when Semir Mesanovic was penalized for holding at 6:48; Philadelphia then went two men up on a controversial elbowing penalty to Lovelace Ackah that resulted in his red card ejection by referee Rich Grady.

The Wave drew even again (3-3) when Leighton O'Brien scored an unassisted goal at 7:55 of the third quarter. Philadelphia quickly responded, however, as Shanker scored his second just 51 seconds later (8:46) to make it 4-3.

Drew Kopp's goal against sixth attacker Todd Dusosky made it 5-3 before Howes tallied again at 14:18 while the Wave was still utilizing an extra attacker. Pappas (14-6) stopped 22-of-26 shots faced as the Kixx prevailed despite a Milwaukee season-high 48 shots. Dan Green stopped 6-of-10, but did not get the decision as the winning goal was scored against Todd Dusosky (0-1).

The Wave concludes its three-game home stand when it hosts the Western Division leading Dallas Sidekicks (14-10) Saturday night, February 14, 7:05 PM at U.S. Cellular Arena. Saturday is "Milwaukee Public Museum Kids and Seniors Night" at U.S. Cellular Arena with all kids (12 and under) and seniors (55 and over) getting in for just $10. The first 3,000 kids will also receive a free pass to the Milwaukee Public Museum. Call the Wave Office at 414-224-WAVE (9283) for more information, or visit www.milwaukeewave.com.

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