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Sidekicks @ Baltimore in MISL Semifinal Fri 4/16 - 6:35pm

April 13, 2004 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Dallas Sidekicks News Release


The Dallas Sidekicks (22-15) travel to play the Baltimore Blast (25-11) in a one-game MISL Semifinal at 1st Mariner Arena Friday April 16 at 6:35 p.m. CT. This will be Baltimore's first playoff game after getting a bye to the semifinal as the Eastern Division Champion and second seed in the postseason. The Sidekicks advanced with a 7-4 come from behind win over the Cleveland Force (15-22) at Reunion Arena Saturday April 10. The winner will play in the MISL Championship Series against the victor of the Kansas City Comets and Milwaukee Wave.

The Blast and Sidekicks split the season series 2-2, with the home team winning all four contests. The goal count was even at 19 and every contest was a one-goal game. Baltimore won 3-2 on October 24 and 4-3 on January 10. Both Dallas victories were 7-6 overtime triumphs, first on December 27 and then the final meeting of the season on January 24. Since the final meeting in Dallas January 24, Baltimore has gone 9-5 and the Sidekicks are 9-6.

Scott Hileman was in goal for the Blast in the last three games of the season series, going 1-2 while stopping 40 of 57 shots and finishing with a 5.14 gaa. It was almost the same as his 5.09 gaa for the season. Karim Moumban played in the 3-2 Blast victory October 24. D.J. Horvath has not played against Baltimore since joining the Sidekicks. He went 1-1 with a 6.04 gaa in two games against the Blast while in Kansas City. His lone start against Baltimore resulted in a 7-6 overtime win at 1st Mariner Arena December 13. It was the only win for the Comets in four meetings against the Blast this season.

Ricardinho led the Dallas offense with 4 goals and 2 assists. He had two goals and two assists in the January 24 win in Dallas. Ricardinho also scored the overtime game-winner December 27 on a top of the D restart. Martin Nash and David Doyle each had 2 goals and 2 assists in the series. Doyle had a point in each game. Nash's high game was two assists in the January 24 game. All four of Beau Brown's points came on assists. Kiley Couch led Dallas defenders with 9 blocks, followed by Frank Filo with 7.

The Dallas Sidekicks are back in the playoffs after a one-year absence. It is the 16th time in 19 seasons the Sidekicks have made the postseason, advancing to eight finals and winning four championships (1987, 1993, 1998, 2001). Dallas is 45-38 (.542) all-time in the playoffs with a 31-12 (.721) home record and 14-26 (.350) road record. The Sidekicks are 8-3 (.727) in the playoffs under Tatu and a perfect 6-0 at home. They are 3-0 in the semifinal round under Tatu, but this is the first time the Sidekicks haven't had home field for that round.

This is the Sidekicks 12th trip to the league semifinal. The Sidekicks are 7-4 in that round and have been to the finals eight times. (In 1998, the WISL championship was the only postseason round). The Sidekicks advanced to the finals via the semifinal round in 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, and 2001. Conversely, Dallas failed to advance in 1989, 1990, 1995, and 1996. The Sidekicks are 3-0 in the semifinal round under Tatu and advanced to the finals in all four playoff appearances with him as head coach. Something will have to give though since the Sidekicks are 0-2 in a single-game playoff format on the road.

Dallas finished 6-12 on the road this season, but went 3-3 in the final six road games, including a 6-5 come from behind double overtime win at Philadelphia March 28.

MILESTONES: David Doyle is fifth all-time with 188 points in the playoffs on 117 goals and 71 assists. He is one point from tying Steve Zungul for fourth in history. Zungul finished with 189 points on 113 goals and 76 assists.

GETTING IN THE PLAYOFFS: Dallas claimed the Western Division Championship and third seed in the MISL Playoffs. The Sidekicks clinched the division with an 8-3 victory over the St. Louis Steamers on March 17. This will be the Sidekicks 16th trip to the playoffs in 19 seasons. The Sidekicks also finished with a .500 or better record for the 15th time in 19 seasons.

RADIO: All Sidekicks games are on KSKY 660 AM as well as at www.dallassidekicks.com and www.ksky.com. All broadcasts begin fifteen minutes prior to listed kickoff. Pete Stein calls the action while Robert Trammell, Shawn Matthews and Robert Barowski host the halftime and postgame shows.

HEAD COACH TATU: Tatu is in his sixth season as the Head Coach of the Dallas Sidekicks. Tatu led the Sidekicks to the World Indoor Soccer League finals in each of his first four years as head coach, winning the 1998 and 2001 titles. In 1998, Tatu replaced Gordon Jago, who retired as head coach. That season he was the WISL MVP and Coach of the Year. He is the only person to get both awards in the same season. He has an 84-68 (.553) regular season record, and 8-3 (.727) postseason record. On March 23, 2003, Tatu retired from playing 21 seasons of indoor soccer, 18 seasons with the Sidekicks. Tatu is near the top of the career list in several categories. He finished his career second with 21 seasons played (Victor Nogueira of San Diego - 24), seventh with 633 games played (Michael King of Milwaukee - 686, Hector Marinaro of Cleveland - 685, Andy Chapman - 670), second for goals with 857 (Marinaro of Cleveland - 1223), second in assists with 728 (Zoran Karic of Cleveland - 848), third in points with 1585 (Marinaro - 1924, Karic - 1609), second in shots with 4396 (Marinaro - 5000), tied for second in game-winning goals with 77 (Marinaro - 100, Steve Zungul - 77), and first with 113 power play goals. Tatu is also among the top-ranked on the all-time postseason career list. He is 16th in games played with 87 (Tim Tyma - 89), third with 91 assists (Karic - 189, Marinaro - 96), and seventh is goals with 87 (Doyle - 117, Zungul - 113, Mark Moser - 110). He is sixth in points with 178 (Zungul - 189, Doyle - 188), fifth in shots with 561 (Doyle - 569), and fourth in game winning goals with 12 (Marinaro - 17, Karic - 13, Zungul - 13). He has been part of all four Sidekicks' championship teams, winning titles in 1987, 1993, 1998, and 2001. Tatu is a six-time MVP, 11-time scoring champion, 12-time all-star, and three-time championship series MVP. Tatu is the only person to earn Player of the Year and Coach of the Year awards in the same season accomplishing this great achievement in 1998. He also holds Sidekicks franchise records for seasons - 18, games - 557, goals - 736, assists - 672, points - 1408, shots - 4182, power play goals - 98, game-winning goals - 68, and overtime goals - 7. He holds franchise postseason records of games - 77 (tied with Michael Powers), goals - 78, assists - 88, points - 166, shots - 555, power play goals - 12 (tied with David Doyle), game-winning goals - 11, and overtime goals - 2 (tied with Doyle and Mark Karpun).

DAVID DOYLE: This is Doyle's 12th season with the Sidekicks, the 19th of his career. He has accumulated 1045 points from 637 goals and 408 assists. Doyle is in the top-20 on the career list of most offensive categories. He is eighth in goals with 637 (Michael King of Milwaukee - 674, Andy Chapman - 667), 16th in assists with 408 (Goran Hunjak - 437, Kim Roentved - 437), ninth in points with 1045 (King- 1057), tied for second in power play goals with 89 (Tatu - 113, Steve Zungul - 89), and fourth in game-winning goals with 68 (Hector Marinaro of Cleveland - 100, Tatu - 77, Zungul - 77). Doyle is among the top ranked on the all-time postseason career list as well. He is fourth in goals with 117 (Zoran Karic of Cleveland - 137, Branko Segota - 130), tied for seventh in assists with 71 (Zungul - 76, Daryl Doran of St. Louis - 71), fifth in points with 188 (Segota - 219, Zungul - 189). He is second in power play goals with 18 (Zungul - 20), and tied for first in overtime goals with 3 (Chapman - 3, Karic - 3, Mitchell - 3, Zungul - 3). Doyle is near the top of the Sidekicks record book in several categories. He is fifth in games with 319 (Wes McLeod - 321), second in goals with 410 (Tatu - 736), third in assists with 298 (Tatu - 672, Kevin Smith - 299), second in points with 708 (Tatu - 1408), second in shots with 2116 (Tatu - 4182), fourth in blocks with 364 (Smith - 387), second in power play goals with 63 (Tatu - 98), second in game-winning goals with 45 (Tatu - 68), and third in overtime goals with 5 (Tatu - 7, Mark Karpun - 6). He is ranked sixth in games played on the Sidekicks All-time postseason leaders list with 44 (Wes McCleod - 46, Nick Stavrou - 45). He is second in goals with 63 (Tatu - 78), in assists with 40 (Tatu - 88), and points with 103 (Tatu - 166). He is tied for first in power play goals scored in the postseason with 12 (Tatu - 12) and is second in game-winning goals scored with 8 (Tatu - 11). He has been selected to play in eight All-Star games, including the 2003-04 MISL All-Star game in St. Louis. He was the WISL MVP in 1998, and has been named to the All-League First Team six times. In 2001, he was named the Dallas Sidekicks MVP by the Dallas All Sports Association. Since his acquisition before the 1991-92 season, the Sidekicks have won Championships in 1993, 1998, and 2001.

Doyle has 708 points in the regular season with the Sidekicks on 410 goals and 298 assists. He became the sixth player ever to reach 700 points with one franchise with a restart goal at 12:52 of the first quarter vs. St. Louis (3/17).

NICK STAVROU: This is Stavrou's 12th season with the Sidekicks. Stavrou has spent his entire professional career with the Sidekicks. He is ranked sixth on the Sidekicks all-time list in games played with 304 (David Doyle-319). He is ranked in the top five of the Sidekicks record book in almost every offensive category. He is third in goals with 207 (Tatu-736, Doyle-410), and fourth in assists with 163 (Kevin Smith-299, Doyle-298), in points with 370 (Doyle-708, Smith-454), and third in shots with 992 (Doyle-2116). He is also fifth in blocks with 358 (Smith-387, Doyle-364). He is first in vs. sixth attacker goals with 9 (David Reichart-5, Doyle-4, Tatu-4) and fifth in game-winning goals with 15 (Mark Karpun-21, Beto-17). Stavrou is also among the top ten on the Sidekicks postseason leaders list. He is fifth in games played with 45 (Smith - 58, Wes McCleod - 46), tied with Kevin Smith for third in goals with 26 (Doyle - 63), and fourth in assists with 17 (Doyle - 40, Smith - 35). He also ranks third in blocks with 65 (McLeod - 117). The Sidekicks made the playoffs each of his first ten seasons where he played 45 games with 26 goals and 20 assists for 46 points. Named to the All-WISL Second-Team two times. He was part of the 1993, 1998, and 2001 Championship teams.

SERIES HISTORY VS. BALTIMORE: Dallas is 2-2 against Baltimore this season with each team winning on their home turf. Each contest was a one-goal game with both games in Dallas going into overtime

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