Overtime win gives Ignition weekend sweep over Wave
Published on January 14, 2007 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Detroit Ignition News Release
(Southfield, Mich., January 14, 2007) - The Detroit Ignition (9-6) defeated the Milwaukee Wave (6-8), 17-14 in overtime at the U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, WI on Sunday. Detroit midfielder Novi Marojevic registered the game-winning, three-point goal at the 1:39 mark of overtime to give the Ignition its fourth consecutive win and second over the Wave. The victory completed the weekend sweep Detroit, as the first-year club registered a 14-6 win over Milwaukee on Friday, January 12 at Compuware Sports Arena in Plymouth, MI in the first half of the home-and-home series.
Wave forward Greg Howes struck first for Milwaukee with a two-point goal past Ignition goalkeeper Sanaldo at 11:24 of the opening frame of play to put Milwaukee in front 2-0. The Ignition responded quickly with a two-point goal from the League's leading scorer, Jamar Beasley, tying the contest 2-2 at 12:23. Detroit rookie Worteh Sampson buried a shot into the back of the net for a two-point goal at 12:45, giving the Ignition a 4-2 advantage at the end of the first quarter and the side's first lead of the afternoon.
Milwaukee midfielder Johnny Torres tied up the contest 4-4 at the 1:06 mark of the second quarter, beating Sanaldo on the near side for the two-point tally. Howes registered his second goal of the afternoon, also a two-pointer, at 5:45 to give Milwaukee a 6-4 advantage. Detroit's Miodrag Djerisilo beat Wave netminder Nick Vorberg for a two-point goal at 12:45, tying the game, 6-6, at the end of the first half.
Milwaukee rookie Marcio Leite blasted at two-point shot in high at 9:09 mark of the third quarter to put the Wave back in control at 8-6. Ignition forward Hewerton tied the contest 8-8 with a two-pointer against his former teammates at 12:16. Ignition forward Mike Apple scored a two-point tally at 12:53 which gave Detroit the 10-8 advantage at the end of the third quarter.
Wave offensive pressure led to another Leite two-point goal, his second of the game, at 2:09 of the fourth quarter to tie the contest at 10-10. Ignition midfielder Ryan Mack scored a two-point goal, his first of the season, off a pass from Jonathan Greenfield at 4:29 to put the first-year club back in control at 12-10. Sampson registered his second two-point goal of the afternoon at 12:30, extending the Detroit lead to 14-10. Wave forward Todd Dusosky responded with a two-point sixth-attacker goal at 12:56 to bring the Ignition lead down to just 14-12. Milwaukee struck again with another two-point, sixth-attacker goal from Dusosky at 13:34 to tie the contest at 14-14 at the end of regulation.
Ignition midfielder, and team captain, Novi Marojevic put in a three-point blast on the power play just 1:39 into overtime to give the visiting team the 17-14 victory and a sweep of the weekend's home-and-home series.
Notes:
The Ignition win completed the weekend sweep for the Ignition and gave the club its fourth consecutive victory... Sanaldo minded the Ignition net and tallied his fourth consecutive victory ...The Ignition head home to Detroit to host the California Cougars on Friday, January 19 at Compuware Sports Arena.
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