Steamers Lose Game One Of MISL Finals
April 28, 2006 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
St. Louis Steamers News Release
The St. Louis Steamers suffered a 4-2 loss at the hands of the Baltimore Blast in game one of the MISL Championship finals Friday night at 1st Mariner Arena. The two-game series concludes Sunday afternoon at 12:05 p.m. at Savvis Center.
St. Louis got on the board first in Friday's contest when Sandre Naumoski scored at 1:25 of the first quarter, assisted by Mali Walton. Baltimore drew even (1-1) on a power play goal by Robbie Aristodemo, assisted by Giuliano Celenza, at 13:53, and the opening frame ended with the score tied.
Baltimore took a 2-1 lead at 2:01 of the second quarter on a goal by Celenza, assisted by Machel Millwood. The Blast went up 3-1 on an unassisted tally by Adauto Neto at 7:56. The Steamers reduced their deficit to one on a restart goal by Joe Reiniger, assisted by Carlos "Chile" Farias at 12:53 and the first half expired with the Blast leading 3-2.
With neither team scoring in the third quarter, the final stanza kicked off with the Steamers trailing Baltimore by one. Jonathan Steele found the back of the net for the lone tally in the fourth quarter to seal Baltimore's 4-2 win.
The series now moves to Savvis Center in St. Louis for game two Sunday at 12:05 p.m. If Baltimore wins game two, they will become the MISL titleholders. If the Steamers even the series by winning game two, a "Golden Goal" sudden-death period will commence and the first team to score in the "Golden Goal" period will win the series and the MISL laurels. In either event, the new MISL Champions will be determined Sunday afternoon at Savvis Center.
Tickets for Sunday's Championship Final at Savvis Center are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com, the Savvis Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster Outlets including the Blue Note Shops, Famous-Barr, The Ice Zone, and select Schnucks stores and via charge-by-phone at 314-241-1888. Good seats remain for Sunday's game, but tickets are selling fast. Doors open Sunday at 11:00 a.m. and fans are encouraged to arrive early and be ready when Savvis Center goes live to a national television audience on ESPN2 at noon.
In addition to the ESPN2 telecast, Sunday's game from Savvis Center will both be broadcast over KFNS THE FAN 590-AM radio with internet webcast available at kfns.com.
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