This Week With the Force

April 19, 2005 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Cleveland Force News Release


FORCE STREAKS:

Midfielder Robbie Aristodemo has appeared in 110 straight games, including the playoffs. Aristodemo appeared in 72 straight regular season games for the San Diego Sockers and appeared in one playoff game. Forward Aaron Susi has recorded at least a point in every game that he has played in since being acquired by the Force. Susi made his Force debut on February 19th. Aaron has appeared in 15 games and has tallied 13 goals and added 10 assists for 23 points.

FORCE FORWARD EARNS WEEKLY HONOR:

Cleveland Force forward Adauto Neto was selected as the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL Offensive Player of the for the seven-day period ending April 10. Cleveland has now received a Player of the Week selection in four of the last six weeks and 12 times throughout the season.

Neto garners his first career MISL Offensive Player of the Week honor after recording five points in two Force victories last weekend. The 24-year old native of Itabuna, Brazil tallied tow goals, including the game-winner in a 7-2 victory over the Chicago Storm on Friday night that secured Cleveland's 2005 postseason berth. Adauto closed out the weekend with a two-goal and one assist performance in an 8-7 overtime victory over the first-place Milwaukee Wave. Neto, a 2004 MISL All-Rookie selection, has scored 10 points (eight goals, two assists) over his last five games, and has now registered 29 points (18 goals, 11 assists) in 23 contests this season.

PLAYOFF BOUND:

With a 7-2 victory last Friday over the Chicago Storm, Cleveland secured its third straight post-season appearance and its 20th appearance in 26-years of the franchise. The Force can still win the regular season title by winning their final two remaining games. The regular season title would be the first title for Cleveland since the 1999-2000 when the Crunch won the American Conference Central Division crown. The Force can enter the playoffs as high as the number one seed but could also either finish as the number two or three seed. To capture the number one seed Cleveland needs to win its final two games while the Milwaukee Wave would need to drop its final two games. For the Force to capture second place they would need either two win their final two games or win one game and have the Philadelphia KiXX lose its final contest. If none of these combinations take place, Cleveland would be the third seed in the 2005 MISL postseason.

RECORD SETTING SEASON:

The 21 wins for the Force is the highest win total for the team since the 1999-2000 season when the Crunch went 27-17 and were the Central Division and American Division Champions. The Cleveland franchise has won 20 or more games in 19 of 26 seasons including five seasons in which the team won 30 or more games (3- with original Force and 2 with Crunch). The franchise posted a all-time high of 34 wins during the 1986-87 season when the Force went 34-18. The 21st win also marked the 600th all-time victory for the franchise as the team now stands at 600-500 for a .545 winning percentage.

ALUMNI GAME SET FOR SATURDAY:

Cleveland Indoor Soccer Fans come join the Cleveland Force on Saturday, April 23 when the team takes on the Milwaukee Wave on Fan Appreciation Night.

The Alumni Game will consist of two 10-minute halves to be played during halftime of the Force and Milwaukee game as a part of the Fan Appreciation Night festivities. In addition to the halftime game, the Alumni Players and Coaches along with the current Force roster will be signing autographs on the field after the conclusion of the Force and Wave game. The Alumni will be divided up between two teams to be represented as the Alumni Black and Alumni Red. Bruce Miller will coach the Alumni Red while Wayne Jentas will serve as the coach for the Alumni Black.

Crunch, Force and other indoor soccer Alumni schedule to play in the game are: Kia (Crunch/Canton Invaders), Denzil Antonio (Canton Invaders), Marcello Carera (Crunch/Canton Invaders), Andy Chapman (Force), Denny Ciornei (Crunch/Force), Tony Dore (Crunch), Steve Frick (Canton Invaders), Kai Haaskivi (Force/Crunch), Chad James (Crunch/Force), P.J. Johns (Crunch/Force), Zoran Karic (Crunch/Force), Simon Look (Force), Chico Moriera (Crunch/Wichita Wings), Alex Nagy (Crunch), Otto Orf (Crunch/ Force), Joe Pavlek (Crunch/Canton Invaders), Nikki Ristic (Crunch), Marco Rizi (Crunch), Wes Sechrist (Crunch), Branko Segota (New York Arrows/San Diego Sockers), Walt Schlothauer (Crunch/Force/ Canton Invaders), Andy Schmetzer (Crunch/Force), Tim Tsirimbidis (Crunch) and Tim Tyma (Crunch).

FORCE TO HOLD JERSEY AUCTION:

The Cleveland Force will be holding its annual full team home and away jersey auction as well as an Alumni jersey auction as a part of the festivities of Fan Appreciation Night. The Alumni auction will run from when the gates open until the start of halftime. Each winner of an Alumni jersey will receive the jersey after the conclusion of the Force game. The Cleveland home and away jersey auction will run from the when the gates open until the start of the fourth quarter. Each winner of the home and away jerseys will receive their jersey in the mail after the final Force playoff game.

SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION IN FULL SWING:

Cleveland Force 2005 Summer Camps are now in full swing with 12 locations in the Greater Cleveland area already solidified. Please visit the Force Website Summer Camp Section to find a summer camp location near you. Tuition for the summer camps is $155 for a full day session that runs from 9-3 and $115 for a half-day session that runs from 9-12. Each camper will receive a soccer ball, t-shirt, a goodie bag and one ticket to Camper Reunion Night at a Force game during the 2005-06 season. Locations will be added weekly so register, as space is limited.



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