KiXX returns home for second meeting with expansion California on December 3
Published on November 28, 2005 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Philadelphia KiXX News Release
Philadelphia, PA, November 28, 2005 - The Philadelphia KiXX (1-2) return to the City of Brotherly Love to entertain the expansion California Cougars for the second and final time of the 2005-06 season on Saturday, December 3. The first 5,000 fans will receive a complimentary 2005-06 Philadelphia KiXX Team Photo, courtesy of Baum Printing; there will also be a full-team autograph session on the concourse immediately following the conclusion of the action. Game-time at the Wachovia Spectrum is scheduled for 7:05 pm ET and will be televised live on CN8, The Comcast Network beginning at 7:00 pm ET.
This Week's Itinerary:
Monday, November 28, Off Day
Tuesday, November 29, Practice, Tri-State Sports, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Wednesday, November 30, Practice, Tri-State Sports, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Thursday, December 1, Practice, Tri-State Sports, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Friday, December 2, Practice, Tri-State Sports, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Saturday, December 3, KiXX vs. California Cougars, Wachovia Spectrum, 7:05 pm
Sunday, December 4, Off Day
*all times are Eastern and subject to change
Injury Report:
Player Injury Status
Shawn Boney Groin Out
Gary Brooks Knee Out
Kevin Sloan Hamstring Questionable
KiXX vs. Cougars
2005-06 Series: 1-0 (home 1-0, away 0-0) Overall: 1-0 (home 1-0, away 0-0)
The Philadelphia KiXX and the California Cougars met for the first time in franchise history at the Wachovia Spectrum on November 12 ... the KiXX earned the victory, 7-6 in overtime, thanks to a game-winning goal from defender Ptah Myers at 3:26 of the extra stanza ... forward Shawn Boney led Philadelphia with three points (one goal, two assists), accompanied by Philadelphia native Pat Morris with two points (goal, assist) ... eight other players notched one point for the KiXX .... California was led by Ricardinho (two assists), Ronnie Ekelund (goal, assist), and Bernie Lilavois (goal, assist) ... Lilavois currently ranks third in the MISL with nine points on five goals and four assists ... veteran goalkeeper Jim Larkin returned to the playing field for the Cougars on November 26, allowing nine goals on 29 shots faced in Milwaukee to suffer his first loss of the season ... Larkin competed with the Cleveland Force last season and was the first overall pick by California in the 2005 MISL Expansion Draft ... the Cougars, led by Head Coach Troy Dayak, kicked-off their inaugural season with a 9-4 loss in to the Blast in Baltimore on November 11 and remain the only winless (0-4) team in the six-team League ... Dayak, who appeared for the United States at the U-16, U-20, U-23 levels, while earning 11 caps for the senior national team, also competed with the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer (MLS) for eight seasons.
Unusual Contributor: Defender Ptah Myers is one of three players on the KiXX roster to have registered at least one point in each of the club's first three contests of the 2005-06 campaign ... this is unusual and unexpected, considering the 23-year-old native of Columbus, OH recorded a total of nine points (six goals, three assists) in 35 games all of last season ... the UMASS product first connected on the game-winning overtime goal in the team's home opener versus California on November 12 and then added an assist versus Milwaukee on November 19 ... Myers concluded the month with a score in St. Louis on November 26 ... fellow second-year veteran John Barry Nusum and eight-year veteran Goran Vasic are the other two scorers that have notched at least one point in each game this season.
Power Play?!: Philadelphia's power-play unit has failed to capitalize on a man-advantage opportunity this season ... the KiXX are currently scoreless on three power-play situations, remaining the only club that has yet to connect on a power-play goal in 2005-06 ... vice versa, the club's penalty-killing unit ranks third in the six-team League, blocking two-of-the-four (50.0) man-down situations they have faced ... last season, Philadelphia ranked third in power-play success rate (27-50, 54.0) and first in kill rate (33-51, 64.7).
Scorin' Goran: KiXX forward Goran Vasic has recorded one assist in each of the club's three contests this season, one of only three members to have recorded at least one point in each contest (Ptah Myers, John Barry Nusum) ... the eight-year veteran connected with player/coach Don D'Ambra for the team's first goal of the 2005-06 campaign versus California on November 12 and then added a dish versus Milwaukee on November 19 and in St. Louis on November 26 ... the native of Belgrade, Yugoslavia has led the team in assists each of the last two seasons and finished the 2004-05 campaign fifth on the team with 42 points on 11 goals and 31 assists.
Television Broadcasts: The 2005-06 KiXX television package continues with the club's contest versus the expansion California Cougars on Saturday, December 3 ... the five-game package kicked-off versus the Cougars on November 12, a 7-6 overtime victory for Philadelphia ... each telecast broadcasts live on CN8, The Comcast Network which currently reaches 7.1 million households from Maine to Virginia ... veteran broadcaster Bob Lampinen will provide the play-by-play, while Jimmy Harrison will again serve as the color analyst ... overall, with the victory on November 12, the team posts an 12-7 record when competing in a game that is televised on CN8, the Comcast Network, over the past four seasons ... the complete 2005-06 television schedule is as follows:
Date Opponent CN8 Broadcast Time*/Score
Sun, November 12 California Cougars W, 7-6 OT
Sat., December 3 California Cougars 7:00 pm
Sat., February 18 St. Louis Steamers 7:00 pm
Sat., March 18 St. Louis Steamers 7:00 pm
Sat., April 8 Baltimore Blast 7:00 pm
*all times eastern and subject to change
Last Week's Outing(s):
Steamers 8, KiXX 4 (11/26): The Philadelphia KiXX (1-2) dropped their first road game of the 2005-06 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) season with a 8-4 loss to former player/coach Omid Namazi and the St. Louis Steamers (1-1) at the Savvis Center. St. Louis bolted to an early 4-0 lead, before Philadelphia native David Castellanos registered his first career goal on an assist from fellow newcomer Tim O'Neill at 12:53 of the second quarter. Steamers forward Marcos Chantel opened the scoring on a feed from Jamar Beasley at 3:30 of the first period, followed by a score from Sandre Naumoski at 13:29. DiMaria then notched the first of his two goals in the contest on an assist from Shaun David at 4:24 of the second. Joe Reiniger rounded out the scoring with a tally from Carlos Farias at11:45 to send the contest into the second half with St. Louis holding the 4-1 advantage. DiMaria extended the Steamers' lead to four, 5-1, with the eventual game-winner on a feed from Reiniger at 4:12 of the third stanza, but Philadelphia responded with three unanswered goals to cut the deficit back to one, 5-4. Defender Ptah Myers struck first on a pass from John Barry Nusum at 5:54 of the quarter, before Nusum tallied his own goal on a restart assist from Goran Vasic at the 12-minute mark. Player/Coach Don D'Ambra completed the three-goal surge with an unassisted tally at 6:40 of the fourth period. With Philadelphia native Pat Morris serving as sixth attacker, St. Louis secured the victory with three unanswered goals of their own for an 8-4 win. Phillips scored first with a full-field throw that found the back of the net at 14:06, followed by notches from David (14:22) and Beasley (14:50). Peter Pappas (1-2) took the loss for Philadelphia, turning away 12 of the 18 shots he faced, while Brett Phillips (1-1) earned the win for the Steamers with seven saves on 11 chances.
KiXX RECORD:
Overall: 1-2
Home: 1-1
Road: 0-1
PREVIOUS RESULTS:
11/26 @ St. Louis Steamers - L, 4-8
THIS WEEK'S GAMES:
12/3 vs. California Cougars - 7:05 pm ET
Major Indoor Soccer League 2 Stories from November 28, 2005
- Dombrowski named MISL Defensive Player of the Week - Milwaukee Wave
- MISL names players of the week - MISL 2
- Phillips named Goalkeeper of the Week - St. Louis Steamers
- KiXX returns home for second meeting with expansion California on December 3 - Philadelphia KiXX
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