KiXX Fall to the Force in Cleveland, 6-3
Published on November 26, 2004 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Philadelphia KiXX News Release
Cleveland, OH, â The Philadelphia KiXX (5-2) were defeated by their Eastern Division foe, the Cleveland Force (3-3), by a score of 6-3 in front of X, XXX fans at the Convocation Center at CSU tonight. Aduato Neto registered the game winner with an unassisted dribbling goal at 7:49 of the second quarter. Peter Pappas (3-1) took his first loss of the season, turning away 20 of the 25 shots he faced, while Jim Larkin (2-3) earned the victory with 19 saves on 22 chances for the Force.
Cleveland jumped to an early 1-0 lead as defender Wendell Regis notched his first goal as a member of the Force on an assist from teammate Adauto Neto at 1:19 of the opening quarter. Force midfielder Kyt Selaidopoulos concluded the first period with his first goal to extend the KiXX deficit to two, 2-0, at 14:07. Joel Bailey recorded the assist on the play.
Antonio Sutton lengthened the Force advantage, 3-0, with a score off a rebound from Selaidopoulos at 2:59 of the second stanza. KiXX forward Damien Pottinger finally ended the team's scoring drought with an unassisted tally at 5:41 of the quarter. Neto regained Cleveland's three-point lead, 4-1, with an unassisted dribbling goal at 7:49; the score was his first of the season.
Both defenses tightened, as Philadelphia entered the final period of play trailing the Force by three, 4-1.
KiXX forward Goran Vasic extended his point streak to seven games with a notch at 9:18 of the fourth quarter that brought the club within two, 4-2; the tally broke the team's scoring drought at 33:32. With Vasic serving as sixth attacker, newcomer Gary Brooks cut Philadelphia's deficit to one, 4-3, with a goal (second of the season) on a feed from Les Lunsford at 10:50 of the period. Force midfielder Robbie Aristodemo regained Cleveland's two-point advantage, 5-3, with a score from Sutton at 11:32. Sipho Sibiya then sealed the victory for Cleveland, 6-3, with a notch from Larkin at 14:53.
Notes: Philadelphia was without the services of all-star Pat Morris and Joel Shanker and newcomer John Barry Nusum. Morris and Shanker are currently competing with the U.S. National Futsal Team in Chinese Taipei, while Nusum is playing with the Bermuda National Team. KiXX defender Jeremy Aldrich returned to action tonight after missing the club's five previous contests due to a knee injury he sustained in Cleveland on October 23. Forward Shawn Boney also returned after missing four consecutive games with a groin injury that he incurred in Baltimore on November 5.
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