Sidekicks Fall 10-7 at Baltimore
February 15, 2003 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Dallas Sidekicks News Release
BALTIMORE - The Dallas Sidekicks lost 10-7 to the Baltimore Blast at First Mariner Arena Saturday night.
The Sidekicks (7-21) led 3-2 entering the fourth quarter of the defensive battle. The finals stanza saw three lead changes with Baltimore (12-15) sealing the victory on a restart goal by Danny Kelly with 46 seconds left. Kelly's two-point goal took the score to 10-5 Blast. Antonio Sutton added a sixth-attacker goal on a Tatu assist with four seconds remaining for the final margin.
Billy Nelson started the fourth-quarter scoring at 2:53 for Baltimore's second lead of the game at 4-3. Nick Stavrou countered for the Sidekicks at 8:22 for a 5-4 edge. It was Stavrou's 18th goal of the season. Dewan Bader then scored for Baltimore at 9:51 of the fourth and Tarik Walker followed at 10:29 forn an 8-5 Blast lead. Kelly finished the Blast scoring at 14:14 of the final period.
Baltimore scored first when Giuliano Celenza hit a buzzer beater with two seconds left in the first quarter. The 2-0 margin held until Eric Dade scored his first goal of the season, a three-pointer, at 5:21 of the second to give Dallas the 3-2 lead. Dallas held the advantage until Nelson found the net in the fourth.
Tatu's assist to Sutton gives him 1399 points as a Sidekick. His next point will make him the second player in history to 1400 with one team. Hector Marinaro of Cleveland has 1702 with the Crunch/Force. David Doyle assisted Stavrou in the fourth and has 387 assists for his career. He is one behind longtime Sidekick Kevin Smith for 16th in history.
The Sidekicks return to Reunion Arena to host the Cleveland Force (12-14) Sunday February 16 at 6:05 p.m. Coverage on Fox Sports 1190 AM begins at 5 p.m.
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