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MISL playoffs continue this weekend

April 16, 2004 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Cleveland Force News Release


CLEVELAND, OHIO- The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Playoffs will continue this weekend as four teams are competing in the MISL Semifinals. The Central Division Champion and number one seed Milwaukee Wave and the defending MISL Champion, Eastern Division Champion and number two seed Baltimore Blast will each see its first action of the post-season after both teams received a first round bye. The MISL Semifinals will each be a one game series.

The Blast will begin their quest to win their second straight MISL Championship tonight when they play host to the Western Division Champion Dallas Sidekicks at the 1st Mariner Arena. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:35 p.m. and can be heard live on either www.thewordfm.com or www.wcbm.com. The Sidekicks advanced to the Semifinal round by defeating the Cleveland Force 7-4 last Saturday night at Reunion Arena. Baltimore split the season series going 2-2 with Dallas as each team won on its home field. Dallas is 3-2 all-time in the playoffs versus Baltimore but the two franchises have not met since May 21, 1987 when the Sidekicks defeated the Blast to advance to MISL Eastern Division Championship Series.

The Wave will begin their march back to their fifth straight MISL Championship series appearance when they will play host to the fifth seed Kansas City Comets tonight at the U.S. Cellular Arena. The game is scheduled to begin at 8:35 p.m. The Comets advanced to the Semifinal round with an 8-5-road victory over the Philadelphia KiXX last Saturday. Milwaukee split the season series with Kansas City going 3-3, including falling in three of the final four meetings. The Wave and Comets have meet seven previous times in the playoffs with Milwaukee holding a slight advantage 4-3. Kansas City will look to avenge last season's playoff loss to the Wave in the conference finals. Milwaukee defeated the Comets 20-18 and ousted Kansas City.

The winners of both MISL Semifinals game will advance to the five-game MISL Championship Series. The higher seed will have home field advantage throughout the series, hosting games one, two and five, while the lower seed will host games three and four. The series will take place on the weekends between April 23 and May 9.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: please contact Jeff Miller, Director of Media Relations, by calling 216-896-1117 at the office or on cell phone at 216-269-5122. The Media Relations Office can also be reached by fax at 216-896-1141 or email at jmiller@clevelandforce.com.



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