This week with the St. Louis Steamers
January 13, 2005 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
St. Louis Steamers News Release
The St. Louis Steamers move into first place after victories in Milwaukee and over Chicago.
If Sunday's collision between the Steamers and Chicago Storm was any indication, another great St. Louis-Chicago rivalry has begun. With only 18 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and the score tied at six, Steamers forward Aaron Susi (left) scored the game winning goal off pass from Daryl Doran (right), who held off three Storm defenders to find Susi open in front of the goal.
The Steamers stunned the Storm with two rare shorthanded goals early in the second quarter. Steamers defender Matt Caution (right) scored the first of those, assisted by Mali Walton, just 44 seconds into the second. Midfielder Jeff DiMaria (left) scored the second shorthanded goal 39 seconds later with Phillips getting the assist. Matthew Stewart scored for Chicago at 4:37 of the second, assisted by Jorge Valle, to put the Storm back on top, 3-2. Gus Karteroulots put Chicago up by two with an unassisted goal at 6:25. Chicago held the 4-2 lead at the half.
Although the game was over, the action wasn't. Immediately after the final whistle, a melee broke out on the field and the officials issued six red cards; three to each team. Chicago's Byron Alvarez, Mark Ughy and Tijani Ayegbusi along with St. Louis' Matt Caution, Brett Phillips and Mali Walton were identified by the officials as having commited "violent conduct". Players receiving red cards will face a one-game suspension, but that can be increased pending league review.
Upcoming Games:
On Friday the 14th the Steamers will be taking on the Cleveland Force in Cleveland. The Steamers will then move on to face the Comets at Kemper Arena in Kansas City on Saturday night.
On January 21st the Steamers will face Kansas City at Savvis Center. Kick off is at 7:35 pm. In attendance that night the Steamers will be honoring the following organizations:
STEAMERS TO HONOR SIUE!!
The Steamers will honor the players and coaches of the Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer team. SIUE finished the season 19-3-2, was runner-up in NCAA Division II soccer, Great Lakes Region Champions, and Great Lakes Valley Conference Champions. All SIUE students can purchase tickets for the January 21st game and a portion of the proceeds will go back to the SIUE Athletic Department.
Three lucky SIUE students in attendance January 21st will be selected to participate in the halftime "Cash Machine" promotion. The three participants will get 30 seconds in a cash machine to keep as much as they can collect. There will also be drink specials January 21st for all SIUE students 21 and older.
STEAMERS SCHOOL DAY GAME
The Steamers have teamed with many local youth organizations such as DARE and Tobacco Free Missouri to bring local schools the semi-annual SCHOOL DAY GAME.
Thursday, March 3rd, the Steamers will battle the Milwaukee Wave at a special 11:05 am start at Savvis Center. Local schools are invited to attend the game at 10:00 am and visit educational booths in the concourse. Student tickets are $8.00. If your school is interested, please call Bob Neu at 314-613-1883.
Schedule Change:
The game scheduled for January 23rd will be played on January 21st at 7:35 p.m.
The game scheduled for February 12th has been moved to March 25th at 7:35 pm at Savvis Center.
The St. Louis Steamers players and staff apologize for any inconvenience.
Current Appearances:
The players received their specialized training this week in preparation for the school day game and the Tobacco Free Assemblies given by the St. Louis Steamers. The players will be visiting a number of both Missouri and Illinois schools starting the end of January.
Upcoming Appearances:
On January 18th the Steamers will be at Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville from 12-3 promoting the January 21st game. Players will be there signing autographs and passing out hand outs for the SIUE students.
The first Tobacco Free assembly the Steamers are holding will be on January 19th at Maryville Elementary School in Maryville, IL at 1:00 pm. In addition to Maryville School, on Friday January 21 the St. Louis Steamers will be at Rogers Middle School at 7:10 am in Affton, MO.
Ticket Promotions
Special Events and Packages
Birthday Bash:
$20 per ticket
Minimum group of 10
Includes: ticket, voucher for a regular hot dog and medium soda, t-shirts, autographed item for birthday child, Jumbotron greeting
Club Party Suites:
$480
Includes: 16 tickets, unlimited draft beer, a case of soda, dry snacks, 2 parking passes
Up to four additional standing room tickets can be purchased for $30 each
Special catering packages will be available for purchase
Player of the Week:
Steamers forward Joe Reiniger has earned the Steamers Player of the Week. Joe scored three goals and added two assists in two big wins this past weekend. The victories moved the Steamers into first place in the MISL.
Reiniger, who just lost his father Gene after a long battle with leukemia, is 12th in the league in scoring with 10 goals and 9 assists. He is fourth on the team in scoring after missing 5 games with a hamstring injury.
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