KiXX look forward to Fox Soccer match with Orlando and Boy Scout Night vs. New Jersey
January 22, 2008 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Philadelphia KiXX News Release
Philadelphia, PA, January 22, 2008 - The defending MISL Champion Philadelphia KiXX dropped back-to-back decisions this past weekend to the Chicago Storm and the Baltimore Blast. The Storm beat the KiXX 14-8 for their first regular season win against Philly in Chicago in almost two years. The KiXX lost keeper Peter Pappas in the match after he took a shot in the face from close range and injured his neck. Ian Bennett and Matthew Stewart each recorded five points for the Storm. Without Pappas on January 19 vs. Baltimore, the KiXX dropped their second straight by a score of 12-6. Nick Hovaker was given the second start of his rookie campaign in the loss.
This Week's Itinerary:
Monday, January 21, Off Day
Tuesday, January 22, Practice, Tri-State Sports, 10:00am to 12:00pm
Wednesday, January 23, Practice, Tri-State Sports, 10:00am to 12:00pm
Thursday, January 24, Practice, Tri-State Sports, 10:00am to 12:00pm
Friday, January 25, KiXX at Orlando Sharks, 8:00pm, Amway Arena
Saturday, January 26, Travel Day
Sunday, January 27, KiXX vs. New Jersey Ironmen, 4:05pm, Wachovia Spectrum
*all times are Eastern and subject to change
University of Penn Health Systems Injury Report:
Player Injury Status
Peter Pappas Neck Questionable
Sandre Naumoski Knee Questionable
Steve Wacker Knee Doubtful
MEET THE OPPONENT: ORLANDO SHARKS
4th Meeting this Season
1/15/07 - Orlando 4 at Philadelphia 20, 1/31/07 - Philadelphia 12 at Orlando 8, and 1/12/08 - Philadelphia 20 at Orlando 8
Philadelphia hosted the expansion Sharks in the two teams first game on Saturday, December 15, a 20-4 KiXX win. Sandre Naumoski scored two goals and recorded two assists for six points in the win. The Sharks hosted the KiXX on New Year's Eve, a KiXX 12-8 win that saw Don D'Ambra score a season high four goals and an assist for nine points. On January 12 in Philadelphia, the KiXX posted 20 points again on Orlando, with Dave Castellanos and Aaron Susi each scoring two goals. Orlando won their first game of the season on January 18 against California, after starting the season 0-16. The team is led by J.P. Rodrigues, who has scored 11 goals for 27 points in 17 games. Former KiXX standout Shawn Boney has signed with the team after the club drafted the forward in the 2007 MISL Expansion Draft. Boney has made his presence felt, scoring four goals and recording three assists in six games. Goalkeeper Paul Nagy has seen the majority of time in net with an 1-9 record and a 15.46 PAA. The team is coached by former MISL and MLS standout Jake Dancy.
MEET THE OPPONENT: NEW JERSEY IRONMEN
2nd Meeting this Season
12/14/07 - Philadelphia 10 at New Jersey 8
In the first match between the two clubs this season, the KiXX defeated the expansion Ironmen 10-8 at the brand new Prudential Center on December 14. KiXX midfielder and Philadelphia native Steve Wacker scored the game winning goal with 5:05 remaining, his first and only goal this season. The Ironmen have many KiXX ties; Goran Vasic, Kevin Sloan, Dan Antoniuk, and keeper coach Stuart Dobson are all former KiXX players. Vasic leads the MISL in assists with 23 and Antoniuk leads the Ironmen with 23 goals. Former U.S. World Cup goalkeeper Tony Meola sports an 8-5 record and an 11.54 PAA in 13 games. The Ironmen are coached by former KiXX standout and all-time assist leader Omid Namazi.
Last Week's Outing(s):
KiXX 8, CHI 14 (1/18) - The KiXX (7-9) dropped one spot in the standings after falling to the Chicago Storm (10-5) 14-8 at the Sears Centre. The Baltimore Blast, who the KiXX host for John Barry Nusum Bobble Head on January 19, defeated the Monterrey La Raza 10-9 to move ahead of the KiXX in the standings. The Storm jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the first quarter, which the KiXX could not overcome. Keeper Peter Pappas left the game at the end of the first half after taking a shot to the face from close range. Ian Bennett began scoring for Chicago on his fourth of the season, set up by Storm assist leader Mariano Bollella, his 12th helper. Matthew Stewart's team-leading 12th of the season put the Storm up 4-0, followed by John Ball's third goal. Stewart scored again with 3:58 remaining in the first quarter, giving the Storm an 8-0 lead they would never surrender. John Barry Nusum finally put the KiXX on the board with his fourth goal in 12 games 2:29 into the second quarter. Nusum will represent the KiXX Bobble Head this year, which will be given out at the January 19 game at the Wachovia Spectrum. Just 30 seconds later, Andy Rosenband negated Nusum's goal with his third of the season, putting the Storm up 10-2. Rosenband would go on to set up Branko Savic's fifth goal to give Chicago a 12-2 lead heading into half time. With 2:43 remaining in the half, KiXX keeper Peter Pappas took a ball in the face and had to leave the game with an eye injury. Nick Hovaker would take his place in net for the rest of the match. Wendell Regis scored first in the second half, an unassisted goal at 5:52, his third of the season. Regis played in the 300th game of his 12-year career on January 12 vs. Orlando, a game the KiXX won 20-4 during which Regis tallied a two-pointer. Nusum would cut the Storm's lead in half just over a minute into the fourth quarter with his second of the night. Ian Bennett's buried his second of the night with six minutes left, before Pat Morris scored his ninth of the season on a penalty shot against backup keeper Jim Larkin. Storm starting keeper Jeff Richey was charged with a tripping call that led to Morris' two-pointer. The Storm outshot the KiXX 37-19.
KiXX 6, BAL 12 (1/19) - The KiXX (7-10) lost their second game of the weekend to the Baltimore Blast (8-7) in front of 8.044 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum on John Barry Nusum Bobble Head Night. The Blast were seeking revenge after a 4-0 shut out at the hands of Peter Pappas and the KiXX on January 5. Pappas did not dress for the game after suffering a neck injury in the KiXX January 18 loss to Chicago. Nick Hovaker, a native of Pasadena, MD, was thrust into the starting role, the first of the 24-year olds career. Baltimore now holds a two-game lead on the KiXX in the battle for the final playoff spot. Baltimore began scoring when Machel Millwood tallied his ninth of the season, set up from player/assistant coach David Bascome. Sammy Castellanos tied the game up for the KiXX after a shot from Ptah Myers with just 26 seconds left in the first quarter. Millwood returned the favor 7:27 into the second quarter, assisting Bascome for his seventh of the season, giving the Blast a 4-2 lead. After a Jonathan Steele tripping penalty on Baltimore's Denison Cabral, Cabral capitalized for his team-leading 13th goal of the season, putting the Blast up 6-2 headed into halftime. After a scoreless third quarter, Carlos Garcia began the fourth with his sixth of the season set up again by Millwood, his second assist of the evening. Tony Donatelli's team-leading 10th goal of the season brought the KiXX to within four points, 8-4. The goal was unassisted. Back-to-back goals from the Blast by Bascome and Garcia, the second goal of the night for each, put the Blast up 12-4. Jonathan Steele's fourth of the season, set-up by KiXX captain Pat Morris, would round out scoring, 12-6. Jonathan Steele's two-point goal was the 50th point of the Ireland native's four-year career.
Major Indoor Soccer League 2 Stories from January 22, 2008
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