MISL Weekly

December 10, 2003 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2) News Release


THIS WEEK'S MISL GAMES:

Friday, December 12, 2003

Cleveland Force at Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena, 7:05 p.m. CT
The Force will attempt to maintain momentum after ending a four game losing streak at San Diego last weekend. Cleveland has posted a 2-3 record away from CSU Convocation Center – one of those two wins came by the score of 6-5 in Dallas on October 19.

Saturday, December 13, 2003

Kansas City Comets at Baltimore Blast
1st Mariner Arena, 7:35 p.m. ET
The Blast will look to extend their League high six-game winning streak and maintain their dominance at home when the Comets come to town on Saturday. The Blast are 6-1 this season at 1st Mariner Arena. This will be the first meeting of Kansas City and Baltimore during the 2003-04 season.

Milwaukee Wave at Philadelphia KiXX
Wachovia Spectrum, 7:05 p.m. ET
The Wave's first of four consecutive games played away from home will also be the first match between these two clubs this season. Philadelphia holds a 3-1 record at the Wachovia Spectrum this season.



San Diego Sockers at Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena, 7:05 p.m. CT
The Sockers and Sidekicks will square off for the third time this season. The home team has emerged victorious in the first two meetings; Dallas won 9-3 on November 1 while San Diego earned a 3-1 triumph on November 6.

Monterrey Fury at St. Louis Steamers
The Family Arena, 1:05 p.m. CT
The Fury is 2-5 on the road this season, and St. Louis is 1-4 at home. This will be the first ever match between the two expansion franchises.

Sunday, December 14, 2003

Milwaukee Wave at Kansas City Comets
Kemper Arena, 4:05 p.m. CT
Milwaukee plays their second game in as many nights, making their first trip to Kansas City this season. The Wave defeated the Central Division rival Comets 15-6 in Milwaukee on November 14. The Comets are 1-2 at Kemper Arena this season.

St. Louis Steamers at San Diego Sockers
San Diego Sports Arena, 5:00 p.m. PT
The Sockers and Steamers renew an old rivalry with their first meeting of the 2003-04 campaign.

Cleveland Force at Monterrey Fury
CSU Convocation Center, 6:35 p.m. CT
The Force makes its first trip to Monterrey Arena with the goal of avenging a 7-3 loss at home to the Fury on November 21.

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

Games of Friday, December 5, 2003

Kansas City Comets 5, MONTERREY FURY 4 (OT)

Score by Quarters: Goalkeepers: Attendance: 12,248
Kansas City 1-1-0-2-1=5 Kansas City: DJ Horvath, 25 SF – 21 SA
Monterrey 1-1-1-1-0=4 Monterrey: Hector Mireles, 32 SF – 27 SA

Kansas City: Dino Delevski (two assists); Anthony Maher (two goals); Vlatko Andonovski (assist); Jamar Beasley (goal); Miodrag Djerisilo (goal); Matt Tanzini (goal)

Monterrey: Genoni Martinez (goal, two assists); Brad Flanagan (two goals); Oswaldo Medina (assist); Armando Valdivia (goal)
Notes: A crowd of 12,248 saw the second consecutive overtime game at Monterrey Arena on Friday night. Matt Tanzini's goal at 1:10 of the extra stanza gave the Comets a 5-4 victory. Kansas City's Anthony Maher scored his second goal of the contest at 14:42 to tie the game and force overtime. Brad Flanagan led the Fury with two goals as Monterrey suffered the first home loss in their brief franchise history.



Games of Saturday, December 6, 2003

BALTIMORE BLAST 9, Milwaukee Wave 8 (OT)

Score by Quarters: Goalkeepers: Attendance: 6,415
Milwaukee 0-5-3-0-0=8 Milwaukee – Dan Green, 30 SF – 21 SA
Baltimore 2-1-1-4-1=9 Baltimore – Scott Hileman, 13 SF – 5 SA

Milwaukee: Greg Howes (four goals, assist); Michael King (goal, assist); Giuliano Oliviero (goal, assist); Marcelo Fontana (assist); Semir Mesanovic (goal); Joe Reiniger (goal); Matthew Stewart (assist)

Baltimore: Chris Handsor (three goals); Danny Kelly (three assists); David Bascome (two goals); Giuliano Celenza (goal, assist); Carlos Farias (goal, assist); Denison Cabral (assist); Carlos Garcia (assist); Neil Gilbert (goal); Scott Hileman (assist); Lee Tschantret (goal)
Notes: The Blast and Wave met in Baltimore for the first time since Game Two of the 2003 MISL Championship Series, and David Bascome secured the 9-8 Baltimore win when he scored with one second remaining in overtime. Milwaukee began to lose their 8-3 lead late in the third when Neil Gilbert put one in at the 14:48 mark. The Blast's victory extended their winning streak to six games. Wave Greg Howes led all scorers with four goals and five points, while Chris Handsor's hat trick led the Blast.

Games of Sunday, December 7, 2003

CLEVELAND FORCE 5, San Diego Sockers 2

Score by Quarters: Goalkeepers: Attendance: 3,712
San Diego 1-0-0-1=2 San Diego – Victor Nogueira, 15 SF – 10 SA
Cleveland 1-2-2-0=5 Cleveland – Jim Larkin, 17 SF – 15 SA

San Diego: Mariano Bollella (goal); Sean Bowers (assist); Mark Ughy (goal); Paul Wright (assist)

Cleveland: Zoran Karic (two assists); Adauto Neto (two goals); John Ball (assist); Nick Corneli (goal); Lee Edgerton (goal); Justin Evans (goal); Jim Larkin (assist)
Notes: Adauto Neto scored two goals and Jim Larkin saved 15 of 17 shots in net as the Force recorded a 5-2 win over San Diego. The victory snapped a four game losing streak for Cleveland. Nick Corneli, Lee Edgerton, and Justin Evans all contributed goals in the Force victory. Mariano Bollella and Mark Ughy combined to score the only goals for the Sockers.

DALLAS SIDEKICKS 10, Kansas City Comets 4

Score by Quarters: Goalkeepers: Attendance: 3,432
Kansas City 0-0-0-2=2 Kansas City – D.J. Horvath, 23 SF – 13 SA
Dallas 1-0-0-2=3 Dallas – Sagu, 17 SF – 15 SA

Kansas City: Dino Delevski (two goals); Brian Soell (goal, assist); Vlatko Andonovski (assist); Anthony Maher (goal)

Dallas: David Doyle, (goal, assist); Ricardinho (two assists); Mark Rowland, (two goals); Patrick Shamu, (goal, assist); Kenny Bundy (goal); Kiley Couch, (goal); Eric Dade, (assist); Shaun David, (assist); Martin Nash, (goal); Leo Pernia, (goal)
Notes: After a thrilling overtime victory at Monterrey on Friday, the Comets stumbled Sunday with a 10-4 loss to Dallas. The Sidekicks controlled the action of the game and took a 5-1 lead into halftime. Sagu finished with 15 saves on 17 shots while his counterpart in goal for the Comets, DJ Horvath, saved 13 of 23 shots. Mark Rowland of Dallas and Dino Delevski of Kansas City each contributed two goals to their respective teams.

EASTERN DIVISION TEAM CAPSULES

Baltimore Blast www.baltimoreblast.com
Record: 8-3, 1st place in the Eastern Division
Home: 6-1 Road: 2-2 Goals For: 64 Goals Against: 51
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Denison Cabral, 18 Goals: Denison Cabral, 11 Assists: Carlos Farias, 12
Carlos Farias, 17 David Bascome, 8 Danny Kelly, 9
David Bascome, 12 Three Tied, 6 Denison Cabral, 7

Blocks: Wendell Regis, 18 Goalkeeper: Scott Hileman, 7-2, 4.49 GAA, .719 save percentage
Billy Nelson, 12
Neil Gilbert, 12
This Week: Saturday, December 13, vs. Kansas City, 7:35 p.m. ET

Notes: David Bascome scored the game-winning goal with one second remaining in overtime as the Blast defeated the Milwaukee Wave 9-8 on Saturday night at 1st Mariner Arena. The victory extended Baltimore's winning streak to six games, the longest such streak in the MISL this season. The Blast has also won six consecutive home games, and their 6-1 home record is the second-best in the League. Chris Handsor recorded his first hat trick of the season in the victory, and Lee Tschantret notched the 900th point of his NPSL/MISL career with a first-quarter goal, becoming the 18th player in League history to reach that plateau. Denison Cabral continues to lead the Blast in scoring with 18 points, tied for fifth in the MISL. Carlos Farias is directly behind him with 17 points; Farias is also second in the League with 12 assists. Goalkeeper Scott Hileman has now won six straight decisions; over that stretch, he boasts a 4.17 goals against average and .732 save percentage. Hileman is tied for the League lead with seven wins, ranks third with a 4.49 GAA, and is fourth with 105 saves. The Blast's only game this weekend is on Saturday, December 13, when the Kansas City Comets visit 1st Mariner Arena.

Cleveland Force www.clevelandforce.com
Record: 4-5, 3rd place in the Eastern Division
Home: 2-2 Road: 2-3 Goals For: 46 Goals Against: 55
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Adauto Neto, 15 Goals: Lee Edgerton, 11 Assists: Zoran Karic, 6
Lee Edgerton, 14 Adauto Neto, 11 Adauto Neto, 4
Ato Leone, 9 Ato Leone, 7 John Ball, 4

Blocks: Hector Marinaro, 24 Goalkeepers: Jim Larkin, 4-3, 4.59 GAA, .744 save percentage
Nick Corneli, 11 Otto Orf, 0-2, 8.79 GAA, .667 save percentage
Nevio Pizzolitto, 9
This Week: Friday, December 12, at Dallas, 7:05 p.m. CT
Sunday, December 14, at Monterrey, 6:35 p.m. CT

Notes: Jim Larkin saved 15 of 17 shots and Adauto Neto scored two goals as the Force defeated the San Diego Sockers 5-2 at the CSU Convocation Center on Sunday. Larkin, who was named the MISL Goalkeeper of the Week on Monday, is fourth in the League with a 4.59 goals against average, fifth with 93 saves, and fourth with a .744 save percentage. Neto, who has scored at least one goal in each of his first eight MISL games, leads the team in scoring with 15 points, tied for 11th in the MISL. He and Lee Edgerton are tied for third in the League with 11 goals; Edgerton is 13th overall with 14 points. Hector Marinaro is second in the League with 24 blocks. The Force plays two games against Western Division teams this weekend, traveling to Dallas on Friday, December 12, and Monterrey on Sunday, December 14.



Philadelphia KiXX www.kixxonline.com
Record: 7-3, 2nd place in the Eastern Division
Home: 3-1 Road: 4-2 Goals For: 69 Goals Against: 51
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Goran Vasic, 24 Goals: Kevin Sloan, 12 Assists: Goran Vasic, 17
Kevin Sloan, 17 Don D'Ambra, 11 Ze Roberto, 6
Joel Shanker, 13 Joel Shanker, 10 Kevin Sloan, 5

Blocks: Pat Morris, 19 Goalkeeper: Peter Pappas, 7-3, 4.73 GAA, .759 save percentage
Don D'Ambra, 13
Two Tied, 10
This Week: Saturday, December 13, vs. Milwaukee, 7:05 p.m. ET

Notes: Philadelphia was idle last week, and now find themselves one-half game behind Baltimore in the Eastern Division. Goran Vasic continues to lead the MISL in scoring with 24 points, and is also first with 17 assists. Kevin Sloan is tied for seventh in the League with 17 points. Sloan also ranks second with 12 goals. Defender Pat Morris, who has played in 75 consecutive games, is fifth in the MISL with 19 blocked shots. Goalkeeper Peter Pappas is tied for the League lead with seven wins, is second in minutes (583), saves (145), and save percentage (.759), and ranks fifth with a 4.73 goals against average. The KiXX return to action this Saturday when the Milwaukee Wave visits the Wachovia Spectrum.

CENTRAL DIVISION TEAM CAPSULES

Kansas City Comets www.kccomets.com
Record: 3-6, 2nd place in the Central Division
Home: 1-2 Road: 2-4 Goals For: 57 Goals Against: 82
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Dino Delevski, 16 Goals: Dino Delevski, 11 Assists: Miodrag Djerisilo, 7
Miodrag Djerisilo, 13 Jamar Beasley, 9 Dino Delevski, 5
Jamar Beasley, 12 Miodrag Djerisilo, 6 Three Tied, 4

Blocks: Jeff Davis, 20 Goalkeepers: DJ Horvath, 2-5, 8.40 GAA, .617 save percentage
Matt Tanzini, 12 Josh Schreck, 1-1, 10.78 GAA, .465 save percentage
Vlatko Andonovski, 12
This Week: Saturday, December 13, at Baltimore, 7:35 p.m. ET
Sunday, December 14, vs. Milwaukee, 4:05 p.m. CT

Notes: The Comets earned a thrilling 5-4 overtime victory in Monterrey on Friday night, and dropped a 10-4 decision in Dallas on Sunday. Reigning MISL MVP and SPALDING Scoring Champion Dino Delevski has now scored at least one point in all seven of his games this season, and ranks 10th in the League with 16 points. He is also tied for third with 11 goals. Going back to the start of the 2002-03 campaign, Delevski has scored in 46 of his last 50 games. Defender Jeff Davis is fourth in the League with 40 blocks. Forward Anthony Maher has scored five goals and seven points over the course of a four-game scoring streak. The Comets face a tough weekend, traveling to Baltimore to face the Blast on Saturday night, and coming home to take on the Milwaukee Wave on Sunday afternoon. Kansas City's weekend opponents are a combined 15-5 this season.





Milwaukee Wave www.milwaukeewave.com
Record: 7-2, 1st place in the Central Division
Home: 5-0 Road: 2-2 Goals For: 68 Goals Against: 44
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Greg Howes, 23 Goals: Greg Howes, 14 Assists: Todd Dusosky, 9
Michael King, 18 Michael King, 11 Greg Howes, 9
Todd Dusosky, 15 Joe Reiniger, 7 Michael King, 7

Blocks: Lovelace Ackah, 14 Goalkeepers: Nick Vorberg, 5-1, 4.77 GAA, .700 save percentage
Troy Dusosky, 10 Dan Green, 2-1, 4.92 GAA, .742 save percentage
Matt Schmidt, 9
This Week: Saturday December 13, at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. ET
Sunday, December 14, at Kansas City, 4:05 p.m. CT

Notes: Milwaukee's four-game winning streak came to an end in Baltimore on Saturday night, as the club fell 9-8 in overtime to the Blast. Greg Howes scored four goals and five points in the game, earning MISL Offensive Player of the Week honors in the process. Howes is second in the League with 23 points, leads the MISL with 14 goals, and is tied for fourth with nine assists. He has played in 134 straight regular season and playoff games. Michael King is tied for fifth with 18 points and tied for third with 11 goals. Goalkeeper Nick Vorberg is sixth in the MISL with a 4.77 goals against average. Milwaukee takes to the road for two games this weekend, heading to Philadelphia on Saturday and Kansas City on Sunday. The Wave is 2-2 away from home this season, as opposed to 5-0 at U.S. Cellular Arena.

St. Louis Steamers www.stlsteamers.com
Record: 2-7, 3rd place in the Central Division
Home: 1-4 Road: 1-3 Goals For: 37 Goals Against: 54
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Steve Butcher, 17 Goals: Steve Butcher, 10 Assists: Steve Butcher, 7
Daryl Doran, 12 Daryl Doran, 6 Daryl Doran, 6
Jeff DiMaria, 7 Craig Scheer, 6 Three Tied, 3

Blocks: Craig Scheer, 9 Goalkeepers: Brett Phillips, 2-5, 5.36 GAA, .730 save percentage
Mali Walton, 9 Nando Hernandez, 0-2, 6.33 GAA, .636 save percentage
Two Tied, 7
This Week: Saturday, December 13, vs. Monterrey, 1:05 p.m. CT
Sunday, December 14, at San Diego, 5:00 p.m. PT

Notes: After a week off, the Steamers host the Monterrey Fury this Saturday afternoon, and travel to San Diego on Sunday to face the Sockers. After a 2-1 start, St. Louis has dropped six in a row to fall to 2-7 overall, five games out of first and one game out of second place in the Central Division. Leading scorer Steve Butcher is tied for seventh in the MISL with 17 points, and tied for fourth with 10 goals. Goalkeeper Brett Phillips is seventh in the League with a 5.36 goals against average.



WESTERN DIVISION TEAM CAPSULES

Dallas Sidekicks www.dallassidekicks.com
Record: 6-5, 1st place in Western Division
Home: 5-2 Road: 1-3 Goals For: 67 Goals Against: 43
Statistical Leaders:
Points: David Doyle, 19 Goals: Shaun David, 9 Assists: David Doyle, 11
Nick Stavrou, 11 David Doyle, 8 Ricardinho, 6
Two Tied, 10 Nick Stavrou, 7 Four Tied, 4

Blocks: Kiley Couch, 23 Goalkeeper: Sagu, 6-4, 3.42 GAA, .805 save percentage
Frank Filo, 18
Nick Stavrou, 15
This Week: Friday, December 12, vs. Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. CT
Saturday, December 13, vs. San Diego, 7:05 p.m. CT

Notes: Eleven different Sidekicks posted at least one point as the team defeated Kansas City 10-4 on Sunday at Reunion Arena. Mark Rowland and Nick Stavrou led the way with two goals apiece, and Ricardinho recorded two assists. Sagu saved 17 of 20 shots in goal for the win; Sagu leads the MISL in goals against average (3.42), minutes played (648), saved (153), and save percentage (.805). David Doyle posted two points against the Comets, and is now tied for third in the League with 19 points on the season. The veteran is also third with 11 assists. Kiley Couch was named the MISL Defensive Player of the Week after scoring a goal and blocking three shots against the Comets. With the victory, Dallas improved to 6-5 overall and 5-2 at home this season; the club went 9-27 with six home wins in 2002-03.

Monterrey Fury www.monterreyfury.com
Record: 3-6, T-2nd place in Western Division
Home: 1-1 Road: 2-5 Goals For: 42 Goals Against: 60
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Genoni Martinez, 19 Goals: Genoni Martinez, 11 Assists: Genoni Martinez, 8
Marco Lopez, 12 Three Tied, 6 Marco Lopez, 6
Armando Valdivia, 10 Two Tied, 4

Blocks: Genoni Martinez, 25 Goalkeepers: Hector Mireles, 2-4, 5.65 GAA, .734 save percentage
Oswaldo Medina, 10 Christian Guemez, 1-2, 8.56 GAA, .561 save percentage
Brad Flanagan, 10
This Week: Saturday, December 13, at St. Louis, 1:05 p.m. CT
Sunday, December 14, vs. Cleveland, 6:35 p.m. CT

Notes: The Monterrey Arena hosted a second consecutive overtime game on Friday night, but this time the Kansas City Comets defeated the Fury 5-4 in front of 12,248 fans. Brad Flanagan scored a pair of goals for the Fury, and defender Genoni Martinez continued his hot streak with a goal and two assists. Over his last four games, the reigning Defender of the Year has scored seven goals and 14 points while blocking 14 shots. Goalkeeper Hector Mireles is now fifth in the MISL with a .734 save percentage. Monterrey heads to St. Louis to face the Steamers for the first time this season on Saturday, and returns home to take on the Cleveland Force on Sunday. The Fury defeated the Force 7-3 on November 21 in Cleveland.



San Diego Sockers www.sockers.com
Record: 3-6, T-2nd place in Western Division
Home: 3-3 Road: 0-3 Goals For: 25 Goals Against: 35
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Mark Ughy, 10 Goals: Mark Ughy, 9 Assists: Paul Wright, 4
Sean Bowers, 7 Sean Bowers, 5 Mariano Bollella, 3
Paul Wright, 7 Two Tied, 3

Blocks: Sean Bowers, 14 Goalkeeper: Victor Nogueira, 3-6, 3.91 GAA, .758 save percentage
Gaston Pernia, 9
Matt Johnson, 7
This Week: Saturday, December 13, at Dallas, 7:05 p.m. CT
Sunday, December 14, vs. St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. PT

Notes: Mark Ughy and Mariano Bollella scored San Diego's only goals, and Victor Nogueira turned away 10 of 15 shots in a 5-2 loss in Cleveland on Sunday afternoon. The loss dropped the Sockers to 3-6 overall and 0-3 on the road. Ughy and defender Sean Bowers have combined for 14 of the team's 25 goals this season, accounting for 56 percent of the club's offense between them. Nogueira is second in the MISL with a 3.91 goals against average, and is third in both saves (110) and save percentage (.759). The Sockers face Western Division rival Dallas on Saturday at Reunion Arena, and host the St. Louis Steamers on Sunday.


LEAGUE NOTES

- With a first-quarter goal against Milwaukee on Saturday, Baltimore's Lee Tschantret became the 18th player in NPSL/MISL history to score 800 career points.

- Milwaukee's Greg Howes has now played in 134 consecutive regular and post-season games. Philadelphia's Pat Morris has played in 75 straight contests.

- When the Dallas Sidekicks host the Cleveland Force on Friday, the top three goal scorers in indoor soccer history will be involved in the contest: Cleveland's Hector Marinaro (1,204 goals for his indoor career) and Zoran Karic (754), and Sidekicks coach Tatu (857).

- Dallas' David Doyle earned the 500th block of his indoor career on December 7 against Kansas City.

- The Monterrey Fury has drawn a total of 27,024 fans to its first two games at Monterrey Arena, for an average of 13,512 per game.



QUOTE CORNER

"We all came to the bench and a couple players who usually don't say too much - Denison Cabral, Chile [Carlos] Farias, even Carlos Garcia, a rookie - started telling us to come together and get going. It was like everyone was saying, 'Let's get our pride back.' Fans don't want to come to a bad movie or a bad game."

- Baltimore forward David Bascome, after scoring the game-winning overtime goal in the Blast's 9-8 victory over Milwaukee on Saturday night



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