KiXX stall as Ignition rolls to 22-12 victory
February 25, 2007 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Detroit Ignition News Release
(Southfield, Mich., February 25, 2007) - The Detroit Ignition (13-9) moved to within one-half game of first-place with a 22-12 victory over the League's top team, the Philadelphia KiXX (13-8), in front of a sellout crowd of 3,746 at Compuware Sports Arena in Plymouth, MI. The game-winning goal, a two-pointer, was registered by defender Droo Callahan at the 2:19 mark of the final quarter of play. Callahan put up his biggest offensive numbers of the season as the Eastern Michigan University graduate tallied three two-point goals to lead the first-year club to victory. The win moved the Ignition into sole possession of second place in the League standings as the team looks to next weekend for a home-and-home series against the Milwaukee Wave. Detroit will host the first half of the series on Friday, March 2 at Compuware Sports Arena. Game time is slated for 7:35 pm ET.
Detroit started the night's scoring with the only goal in the opening frame of play, a two-pointer, by forward Mike Apple with an assist coming from rookie target Mauricio Salles to put the Ignition in front, 2-0, at 13:10.
KiXX target forward Shawn Boney, with his seventh tally of the season, evened the contest at 2-2 with a two-point goal at the 3:01 mark of the second quarter. Defender Droo Callahan gave the Ignition the 4-2 advantage at halftime with a two-pointer at 14:09 for his third goal of the 2006-07 campaign.
Detroit rookie Worteh Sampson was credited with an unassisted two-point goal at 2:20 of the third quarter to extend the club's lead to 6-2. Sampson was the last Ignition player to touch the ball following an error by Philadelphia's defenders where 2006 MISL Defender of the Year Genoni Martinez put the ball into his own net. Martinez responded quickly with a two-point goal of his own, bringing Philadelphia back within one goal as the Detroit advantage fell to 6-4. Ptah Myers registered a shorthanded goal for the KiXX at 10:14 to tie the contest 6-6. Carlos Farias bounced the Ignition back with a three-point power play goal at 10:56 to put Detroit back in control at 9-6. Josh Rife furthered the Ignition lead to 11-6 at the end of the third quarter with a two-point goal at 11:47, his second tally of the season.
Callahan tallied his second two-point goal of the contest at 2:19 of the fourth quarter to stretch the Detroit lead to 13-6. Detroit defender Jonathan Greenfield kept the Ignition scoring streak going with a two-point goal at 3:22, putting the club's advantage at 15-6. Midfielder Miodrag Djerisilo widened the scoring gap even further with a two-point goal assisted by MISL leading scorer Jamar Beasley at 3:57 as Detroit's lead stretched to 17-6. KiXX defender Pat Morris capitalized on a positioning error by Detroit netminder Sanaldo as he buried a three-point goal into the back of the net at 4:49, cutting the Ignition advantage to 17-9. Farias scored his second goal of the game, another three-pointer, at 9:43 to place the Detroit lead at 20-9. Callahan finished off the hat trick with a two-point goal at 9:53, bringing the lead to 22-9. Martinez found the net again for the KiXX with a three-point goal at 11:41, capping off the night's goal scoring as the Ignition rolled to a 22-12 victory in front of a sellout crowd at Compuware Sports Arena.
Notes:
Ignition goalkeeper Sanaldo (10-8) earned the victory in net for the Ignition while stopping 10 of 15 shots faced ...Defender Droo Callahan and Carlos Farias each registered a game-high six points...The Ignition recorded its seventh overall and fourth consecutive sellout this season.
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