MISL Weekly

Published on October 15, 2003 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2) News Release

THIS WEEK'S MISL GAMES:

Friday, October 17, 2003
St. Louis Steamers at Baltimore Blast
1st Mariner Arena, 7:35 p.m. ET Steamers goalkeeper Brett Phillips and midfielder Craig Scheer (named the League's Defensive Player of the Week on Monday) will return to Baltimore after earning Championship rings with the Blast last season. Baltimore will head to Milwaukee following the game for a Saturday night engagement against the Wave.

Saturday, October 18, 2003
Monterrey Fury at Kansas City Comets
Kemper Arena, 7:35 p.m. CT The Fury continues its early season road tour on Saturday at Kemper Arena as Monterrey and Kansas City meet for the first time in League history.

Baltimore Blast at Milwaukee Wave
U.S. Cellular Arena, 7:00 p.m. CT In the most compelling game of the young season, these two teams will meet for the first time since the Blast captured the 2002-03 MISL Championship with a 13-12 win in front of 12,598 fans at the Bradley Center last April 18. This contest will mark Baltimore's second game in as many days.

Sunday, October 19, 2003
Cleveland Force at Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena, 6:05 p.m. CT The Force opens its 2003-04 season at Reunion Arena. Hector Marinaro moves to defense, while Ato Leone and Nick Corneli make their Cleveland debuts. The Sidekicks will try to bounce back from an 8-6 loss to Monterrey on Sunday, October 5.

Wednesday, October 22, 2003
Philadelphia KiXX at Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena, 10:45 a.m. CT The Sidekicks host the first School Day Game of the 2003-04 season next Wednesday, October 22, at Reunion Arena. The KiXX went 4-1 against Dallas during the 2002-03 season.

LAST WEEK'S MISL RESULTS: (home teams in caps)

Games of October 11, 2003

Philadelphia KiXX 5, BALTIMORE BLAST 3

Score by Quarters: Goalkeepers: Attendance: 8,522
Philadelphia 0-2-2-1=5 Philadelphia: Peter Pappas, 2-0 (23 SF, 20 SA)
Baltimore 1-1-1-0=3 Baltimore: Scott Hileman, 0-1 (14 SF, 9 SA)

Philadelphia: Goran Vasic (goal, two assists); Joel Shanker (two goals); Don D'Ambra (game-winning goal); Ze Roberto (goal); Les Lunsford (assist); Kevin Sloan (assist)

Baltimore: Tarik Walker (goal, assist); Billy Nelson (goal); Denison Cabral (assist); Chris Handsor (assist); David Bascome (goal) Notes: David Bascome's first goal in a Blast uniform brought Baltimore to within 4-3 at the end of three quarters, but Joel Shanker's second score of the night, at 6:30 of the fourth, sealed the victory for Philadelphia. KiXX goalkeeper Peter Pappas saved 20 of 23 shots, earning his second straight Goalkeeper of the Week award. Tarik Walker led the Blast with two points (goal, assist). A crowd of 8,522 saw the Blast raise their 2002-03 MISL Championship Banner prior to the game.

St. Louis Steamers 7, KANSAS CITY COMETS 4

Score by Quarters: Goalkeepers: Attendance: 6,301
St. Louis 2-1-2-2=7 St. Louis: Brett Phillips (16 SF, 12 SA)
Kansas City 2-1-0-1=4 Kansas City: DJ Horvath (20 SF, 15 SA)

St. Louis: Steve Butcher (two goals, assist); Sterling Wescott (game-winning goal); Jeff DiMaria (two goals, assist); Daryl Doran (goal); Jason Cole (assist); Erik Kuster (assist); Craig Scheer (goal); Brett Phillips (assist)

Kansas City: Miodrag Djerisilo (goal, assist); Jamar Beasley (goal, assist); Jeff Davis (goal); Dino Delevski (assist); Wes Wade (assist); Franck M'Bemba (goal) Notes: Steve Butcher and Jeff DiMaria scored two goals apiece as St. Louis won a fast and furious contest that featured a total of 33 penalty minutes (25 on the Steamers). Butcher was named the MISL Offensive Player of the Week for his performance, and Craig Scheer earned Defensive honors thanks to a goal and four blocks in the game. Miodrag Djerisilo and Jamar Beasley each scored two points (goal, assist) for the Comets.

MILWAUKEE WAVE 4, San Diego Sockers 3

Score by Quarters: Goalkeepers: Attendance: 4,462
Milwaukee 0-0-2-2=4 Milwaukee – Nick Vorberg (9 SF, 6 SA)
San Diego 2-0-1-0=3 San Diego – Victor Nogueira (15 SF, 11 SA) Milwaukee: Michael King (game-winning goal); Giuliano Oliviero (goal, assist); Matt Stewart (assist); Greg Howes (goal); Chris Morman (goal); Marcelo Fontana (assist)

San Diego: Mark Ughy (two goals); Mariano Bollella (assist); Gaston Pernia (goal) Notes: San Diego defender Gaston Pernia scored an own goal (credited to Milwaukee's Michael King) with eight seconds left in regulation as the Wave defeated San Diego and former teammate Victor Nogueira (11 saves). Nogueira shut out his former team for the first 30 minutes before Chris Morman got the Wave on the board 57 seconds into the third. Sockers forward Mark Ughy registered his second straight two-goal game.

EASTERN DIVISION TEAM CAPSULES

Baltimore Blast (2002-03 MISL Champions) www.baltimoreblast.com
Record: 0-1, 3rd place in the Eastern Division
Home: 0-1 Road: 0-0 Goals For: 3 Goals Against: 5 Statistical Leaders:
Points: Tarik Walker, 2 Goals: Three Tied, 1 Assists: Three Tied, 1

Blocks: Dewan Bader, 3 Goalkeepers: Scott Hileman, 0-1, 5.28 GAA, .643 save percentage
Billy Nelson, 3 This Week: Friday, October 17 vs. St. Louis, 7:35 p.m. ET
Saturday, October 18 at Milwaukee, 7:00 p.m. CT

Notes: The Blast raised its 2002-03 Championship Banner to the rafters then dropped its 2003-04 season opener, falling 5-3 to the Philadelphia KiXX in front of 8,522 fans at 1st Mariner Arena on Saturday. Billy Nelson, Tarik Walker, and David Bascome scored Baltimore's goals; Walker added an assist. Scott Hileman saved nine of 14 shots in the loss. Bascome and Chris Handsor (assist) both recorded their first Blast points. Baltimore hosts the St. Louis Steamers at home on Friday, then travels to Milwaukee to face the Wave in a rematch of last season's Finals on Saturday.

Cleveland Force www.clevelandforce.com

This Week: Sunday, October 19 at Dallas, 6:05 p.m. CT

Notes: The Force opens its 2003-04 season this Sunday, October 19, with a game in Dallas against the Sidekicks. Hector Marinaro, the game's all-time leading scorer, makes the switch to defense, the position he first played when he began his indoor soccer career. Marinaro will be reunited with Zoran Karic, perhaps the best playmaker in the history of indoor soccer, who returned to Cleveland last season after Marinaro had been injured. MISL All-Stars Ato Leone and Nick Corneli will also make their Force debuts this Sunday. Following the game in Dallas, Cleveland will travel to San Diego (October 24, 7:00 p.m. PT) and Milwaukee (October 31, 7:00 p.m. CT). Five of the Force's first six games are on the road, where the team went 6-12 last season.

Philadelphia KiXX www.kixxonline.com
Record: 2-0, 1st place in the Eastern Division
Home: 0-0 Road: 2-0 Goals For: 10 Goals Against: 5 Statistical Leaders:
Points: Goran Vasic, 5 Goals: Joel Shanker, 3 Assists: Goran Vasic, 4
Joel Shanker, 4 Kevin Sloan, 2 Kevin Sloan, 3 Don D'Ambra, 2

Blocks: Pat Morris, 5 Goalkeepers: Peter Pappas, 2-0, 2.50 GAA, .886 save percentage
Jeremy Aldrich, 3
This Week: Wednesday, October 22 at Dallas, 10:45 a.m. CT

Notes: Philadelphia remains undefeated after a 5-3 win in Baltimore on Saturday night. Peter Pappas was again outstanding, saving 20 of 23 shots en route to his second straight Goalkeeper of the Week Award. Goran Vasic scored a goal and assisted on two others; he enters the week ranked second in the League with four assists. Joel Shanker added two goals, giving him three on the season. The KiXX have off until a School Day Game at Reunion Arena on Wednesday, October 22 (10:45 a.m. CT).

CENTRAL DIVISION TEAM CAPSULES

Kansas City Comets www.kccomets.com
Record: 0-1, 3rd place in the Central Division
Home: 0-1 Road: 0-0 Goals For: 4 Goals Against: 7 Statistical Leaders:
Points: Miodrag Djerisilo, 2 Goals: Four Tied, 1 Assists: Three Tied, 1 Jamar Beasley, 2

Blocks: Jeff Davis, 2 Goalkeepers: DJ Horvath, 0-1, 6.18 GAA, .700 save percentage
This Week: Saturday, October 19 vs. Monterrey, 7:35 p.m. CT

Notes: The Comets dropped their 2003-04 opener against the St. Louis Steamers on Saturday, falling 7-4. Miodrag Djerisilo and Jamar Beasley scored two points apiece (goal, assist), and DJ Horvath saved 14 of 20 shots in goal. Reigning MISL SPALDING Scoring Champion Dino Delevski was held to one assist. The renewal of the Comets-Steamers rivalry generated 33 total minutes in penalties (25 on St. Louis). Head coach Zoran Savic is still in search of his 200th career regular season victory; his next chance comes this Saturday, October 11, when the Monterrey Fury visit Kemper Arena. Following this weekend, the Comets play seven of their next eight games on the road.

Milwaukee Wave www.milwaukeewave.com
Record: 1-0, 2nd place in the Central Division
Home: 0-0 Road: 0-1 Goals For: 4 Goals Against: 3 Statistical Leaders:
Points: Giuliano Oliviero, 2 Goals: Four Tied, 1 Assists: Three Tied, 1

Blocks: Lovelace Ackah, 1 Goalkeepers: Nick Vorberg, 1-0, 3.14 GAA, .667 save percentage
This Week: Saturday, October 18 vs. Baltimore, 7:00 p.m. CT

Notes: Michael King was credited with scoring the game-winning goal with eight seconds left in regulation as the Wave recorded a 4-3 win in San Diego against the Sockers on Saturday night. San Diego defender Gaston Pernia actually knocked the ball into his own net; King was the closest Milwaukee player. Greg Howes, Chris Morman, and Giuliano Oliviero also scored; Oliviero added an assist. Nick Vorberg saved six of nine shots in goal against his former team. This Saturday, October 18, the Baltimore Blast visits U.S. Cellular Arena for the most compelling game of the young MISL season: the Blast defeated Milwaukee 13-12 last April 18 to capture the 2002-03 MISL Championship.

St. Louis Steamers www.stlsteamers.com
Record: 1-0, 1st place in the Central Division
Home: 0-0 Road: 1-0 Goals For: 7 Goals Against: 4 Statistical Leaders:
Points: Steve Butcher, 3 Goals: Steve Butcher, 2 Assists: Four Tied, 1 Jeff DiMaria, 3 Jeff DiMaria, 2

Blocks: Craig Scheer, 4 Goalkeepers: Brett Phillips, 1-0, 4.43 GAA, .750 save percentage
This Week: Friday, October 17 at Baltimore, 7:35 p.m. ET

Notes: St. Louis made an auspicious MISL debut on Saturday in Kansas City, riding two-goal performances from Steve Butcher and Jeff DiMaria to a 7-4 win over the Comets at Kemper Arena. Butcher was named the League's Offensive Player of the Week, and midfielder Craig Scheer earned Defensive Player of the Week honors after scoring a goal and blocking four shots in the game. Brett Phillips saved 12 of 16 shots in goal for the win. The Steamers head to Baltimore for their only game of this week, facing the Blast at 1st Mariner Arena on Friday at 7:35 p.m. Eastern. St. Louis then opens a five-game homestand by hosting the Comets at Family Arena in St. Charles on Saturday, October 25.

WESTERN DIVISION TEAM CAPSULES

Dallas Sidekicks www.dallassidekicks.com
Record: 1-1, 1st place in Western Division
Home: 1-1 Road: 0-0 Goals For: 15 Goals Against: 10 Statistical Leaders:
Points: David Doyle, 6 Goals: Five Tied, 2 Assists: David Doyle, 5 Three Tied, 3

Blocks: Sinisa Alebic, 7 Goalkeepers: Sagu, 1-0, 3.10 GAA, .739 save percentage
This Week: Sunday, October 19 vs. Cleveland, 6:05 p.m. CT
Wednesday, October 22 vs. Philadelphia, 10:45 a.m. ET

Notes: Dallas had off last weekend, but returns to action this week with home games versus Cleveland on Sunday, October 19, and Philadelphia on Wednesday, October 22. Wednesday's contest will mark the first School Day Game of the young MISL season. David Doyle continues to lead the League in scoring entering the week, thanks to his six-point output in games on October 4 and 5. Goalkeeper Sagu ranks second in the League with a 3.10 goals against average, and defender Sinisa Alebic leads the League with seven blocks. Through two games, Dallas leads the League in offense at 7.5 goals per game.

Monterrey Fury
Record: 1-1, 2nd place in Western Division
Home: 0-0 Road: 1-1 Goals For: 10 Goals Against: 15 Statistical Leaders:
Points: Armando Valdivia, 5 Goals: Armando Valdivia, 4 Assists: Marco Lopez, 3
Marco Lopez, 4 Genoni Martinez, 3 Ramon Fernandez, 2

Blocks: Genoni Martinez, 6 Goalkeepers: Christian Guemez, 1-1, 7.50 GAA, .545 save percentage
This Week: Saturday, October 18 at Kansas City, 7:35 p.m. CT

Notes: After a week off, Monterrey heads to Kansas City this weekend to face the Comets at Kemper Arena (7:35 p.m. Central). Armando Valdivia (five points, tied for second) and Marco Lopez (four points, tied for fourth) lead the Fury offense. Genoni Martinez, named the MISL's Defensive Player of the Week, on October 6, is second in the League with six blocks. Fury fans continue to look ahead to Monterrey's first game in the brand new Monterrey Arena on Sunday, November 30, against Dallas – Monterrey will play its first eight games on the road.

San Diego Sockers www.sockers.com
Record: 0-2, 3rd place in Western Division
Home: 0-2 Road: 0-0 Goals For: 5 Goals Against: 9 Statistical Leaders:
Points: Mark Ughy, 4 Goals: Mark Ughy, 4 Assists: Two Tied, 1

Blocks: Three Tied, 2 Goalkeepers: Victor Nogueira, 0-2, 4.65 GAA, .700 save percentage
This Week: No games

Notes: San Diego dropped to 0-2 on Saturday night when Milwaukee scored the game-winnning goal with just eight seconds left in regulation, earning a 4-3 victory at San Diego Sports Arena. The Wave's Michael King received credit for the goal, which was deflected into the net by Sockers' defender Gaston Pernia. Goalkeeper Victor Nogueira took the loss in his first game against his former team, saving 11 of 15 shots. Nogueira shut out the Wave in the first half. Forward Mark Ughy continued his torrid early-season play with two goals, giving him four in two games. Ughy has accounted for four of San Diego's five goals this season. The Sockers have this week off, and return to action on Friday, October 24, when the Cleveland Force comes to town.

LEAGUE NOTES

- Road teams have won five of the first six games of the 2003-04 MISL season. Dallas is the only club with a home victory thus far.

- The League will hold its annual All-Star Weekend February 27-29 in St. Louis, MO. The Family Arena in St. Charles will be the site of the Midseason Classic, to be played on February 29.

- Kansas City Comets Head Coach Zoran Savic needs only one more win to become the second man in League history to accumulate 200 regular season coaching victories. Savic, entering his 10th season as Kansas City's head coach, ranks second on the League's all-time win list behind Keith Tozer (428), who was Savic's predecessor with the Kansas City franchise.

- Comets forward Jamar Beasley scored his first MISL point with a first-quarter goal on Saturday at Kemper Arena. The goal came on his 24th birthday, with his brother DaMarcus (the starting left winger for the U.S. National Team) in attendance.

- MISL clubs drew a total of 19,285 fans to three games over the weekend, an average of 6,428 per game. For the season, the League is averaging 5,853 fans per contest.

QUOTE CORNER

"We worked out a couple of kinks early and I'm happy with the way we played together as a team defensively. It's a good sign early to see the guys working well together."

- St. Louis Steamers Head Coach Daryl Doran, after his team's 7-4 victory in Kansas City on Saturday

"[Peter] Pappas was the difference - he was the best player on the field. What I'm not happy with is it was a big night with a big crowd and we should have won this. I'm happy with the effort ... but at the end of the day, you have to put the ball in the net."

- Baltimore Head Coach Tim Wittman, after the Blast's 5-3 loss to Philadelphia at 1st Mariner Arena on Saturday

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