MISL 2 Milwaukee Wave

Wave Unable to Sweep Comets, Lose 6-3

March 31, 2005 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Milwaukee Wave News Release


KANSAS CITY (Thursday, March 31, 2005) – At Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri, Milwaukee was unable to complete a season sweep over the Comets, falling to 20-12 overall. The Kansas City Comets were able to surge ahead of the Wave early in the first and late in the fourth to secure the team's first win over Milwaukee during the 2004-05 regular season.

Late in first quarter, the Kansas City Comets got on the board with an unassisted goal from midfielder Casey Stevens at 9:56. Just a few minutes later, the Comets took another shot past Milwaukee's goalkeeper Nick Vorberg. Kansas City's Jamar Beasley found James Koehler (12:12) for a low shot past the post for the power-play goal, after the Wave's Joe Hammes received a penalty at 11:21 for tripping.

The Comets continued to score in the beginning of the second quarter with a quick goal (0:31) from Justin Evans, off the pass from Ibrahim Kante. Five minutes later, Evans received a penalty for pushing. Milwaukee capitalized on the power-play as Giuliano Oliviero found Ricardinho for a shot in the top, near corner at 7:11 for the Wave's first goal of the evening past Kansas City's keeper, Chris Damico.

Making a quick come-back in the top of the third, Milwaukee's Todd Dusosky passed it off to Matt Schmidt for the goal just inside the far post at 0:49. Nearly one minute later (1:37), Marcelo Fontana blasted the ball into the back of the net off the assist from captain Michael King. Late in the third, Oliviero got a penalty for tripping, placing the Comets on the power-play going into the fourth and final period of the match.

Kansas City started the fourth period on the man-advantage, as Koehler converted the Comets' second power-play goal off another assist from Beasley at 0:57. After battling back-and-forth for nearly the entire quarter, Milwaukee inserted Schmidt as the sixth attacker with less than four minutes of play remaining. Evans took advantage of the open net at 13:32, scoring the Comets' fifth goal of the night. Soon after Milwaukee reinstated Vorberg between the posts, Beasley sent a low bouncer past the Wave's keeper for another goal to secure Kansas City's first win over the Milwaukee Wave this season.

After another game on the road (4/2 vs. Cleveland Force), the Wave returns home on April 8 at 7 p.m. to take on the Philadelphia KiXX. That Friday night represents the Milwaukee Wave's United Way Health and Hygiene Night, when fans are encouraged to donate health and hygiene products to be distributed to people in need. Also, the Salvation Army (a United Way funded agency) is selling tickets for this game, with a portion of each ticket's proceeds going to raise money to build a house in the area affected by the tsunami during December of last year. To purchase tickets toward this cause, call Jamey Shiels of the Salvation Army at 414-302-4300 or call the Wave office and request Tsunami Relief / Milwaukee Wave tickets.

Call 414-224-WAVE for more information, or visit www.milwaukeewave.com. Tickets for all Wave home games ($20, $16, $14 and $12) are available at the Wisconsin Center District (WCD) Box Office, located between U.S. Cellular Arena and the Milwaukee Theater at 510 W. Kilbourn Ave., all TicketMaster Outlets, at www.ticketmaster.com, or by phone charge at 414-276-4545. Groups of 10 or more should contact the Wave's Group Sales Dept. at 414-224-WAVE (9283) for group rate discounts.

The Milwaukee Wave was established in 1984 as one of six charter members of the American Indoor Soccer Association (AISA). In 2001, the Wave transitioned to being a successful member of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). Through the guidance of head coach Keith Tozer, the winningest coach in Wave and North American indoor soccer history, the Wave has won three league titles (1997-'98, '99-2000, 2000-'01), six regular season championships, and has made six championship series appearances. The Wave plays at home in the U.S. Cellular Arena located in downtown Milwaukee. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the team's website at www.MilwaukeeWave.com or call 414-224-WAVE (9283).

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