Wave United Drop Both at Seattle and Portland
July 15, 2003 - A-League (A-League)
Milwaukee Wave United News Release
(Milwaukee, WI) Milwaukee Wave United, the Wave's A-League (outdoor) team begins the second half of the 2003 regular season this weekend when it travels to Indiana (Friday, July 18, 7:35 PM) and Cincinnati (Saturday, July 19, 6:05 PM CDT) to take on the Blast and Riverhawks, respectively. The two Central Divison battles will conclude Milwaukee's four-game road trip which began in disappointing fashion with losses at Seattle (0-1 on 7/11) and Portland (3-4 on 7/13). Wave United finished the first half of the campaign at 7-7-0 (21 points), a record that places Coach Art Kramer's team fourth in the Central Division behind Minnesota (30 points), Cincinnati (24 points), and El Paso (23 points).
As usual, both games this upcoming weekend will be broadcast live on 540 AM, WRRD ("The Word") with air time for each contest 20 minutes prior to kick-off.
Wave United returns home on Wednesday, July 23, 7:35 PM to host the Milwaukee Bavarians SC in a third round 2003 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match at Uihlein Soccer Park. The winner will take on the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the next round. Tickets at $14 (adult general admission) and $10 (youth general admission) are available at all Wave ticket outlets. Call the Wave / Wave United Office at 414-224-WAVE for more information.
Tickets: All Wave United home games are played at Uihlein Soccer Park, 7101 W. Good Hope Rd. on Milwaukee's northwest side. General Admission tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for kids under 12. Reserved seating at Uihlein Soccer Park is limited to season ticket holders â call the Wave / Wave United Office at 414-224-WAVE (9283) for more information. Tickets for all Wave United home games are available at the Wave / Wave United Office, 1040 N. Water St. in downtown Milwaukee, the Uihlein Soccer Park Ticket Office, all TicketMaster outlets, and through phone charge at 414-276-4545. Groups of 10 or more should contact the Wave / Wave United Group Sales Dept. at 414-224-WAVE for group rate discounts.
Wave Camps: The 2003 Milwaukee Wave / Wave United Summer Soccer Camp program continue with 58 sessions in 34 locations throughout Southeastern Wisconsin. Highlighting this year's schedule is the Wave's first European Academy, which will be held in London, England July 18-27 in conjunction with Queens Park Rangers. Call the Wave Office at 414-224-WAVE for a camp brochure and registration form, or register on-line at www.milwaukeewave.com.
Last Week's Recap:
Fri. 7/11 @ Seattle Sounders 1, Wave United 0 Attendance: 2,457
Darren Sawatzky's shorthanded breakaway goal off a long pass from Jason Farrell in the 79th minute was the lone score of the contest as the Sounders edged Wave United 1-0 before 2,457 at Seahawks Stadium. Milwaukee failed to capitalize on a man advantage in the final 39 minutes as Seattle was force to play with just 10 men following the ejection of Sean Michael Callahan (second yellow card) in the 51st minute. Wave United's best opportunity came just two minutes before Sawatzky's goal when Greg Howes chipped one off the post from 30 yards out after Seattle goalkeeper Rich Cullen had come out to challenge the play. Milwaukee thoroughly dominated time of possession before and after Callahan's ejection. Wave United also had an 11-2 edge in corner kicks but was unable to avoid its fourth shutout of the season. Seattle's win gave the Sounders a split of the two-game season series between the clubs.
Sun. 7/13 @ Portland Timbers 4, Wave United 3 Attendance: 3,901
Byron Alvarez scored from point blank range in the 90th minute to spark the Timbers to a 4-3 win over Wave United in front of 3,901 fans at Portland's PGE Park. Alvarez' goal, his second of the contest prevented Milwaukee from salvaging at least a tie after Wave United had rallied from a 3-1 second half deficit to level the score. Alvarez scored of a Hugo Alcaraz cross that deflected off the post just five minutes after the ejection of Milwaukee's John Ball, who incurred his second yellow card on a questionable call in the 85th minute. Wave United had fought back to even the score on goals by Ball (57th minute) and Chad Dombrowski (83rd). Todd Dusosky assisted on both of those tallies, as well as Milwaukee's first goal which was scored by midfielder Josh Timbers in the 16th minute. The result enabled Portland to split the season series at one game apiece. The four goals yielded by Milwaukee was also a season high for Wave United.
Notes: *Milwaukee's next regular season victory will be the 100th of its seven year A-League history (Wave United and Rampage combined).
*Todd Dusosky's three assists on 7/13 @ Por set a new team record for Wave United. Todd's assist "hat trick," was the first individual multiple assist game for a Wave United player this season. Todd is Milwaukee's leading scorer with 18 points (seven goals, four assists).
*John Ball's ejection @ Por on 7/13 was his first this season and the second of his five-year A-League career. It was also the second ejection for Wave United this season following Anthony Maher's red card in the season opener v. Min on 5/16.
*Rookie defender Joe Hammes (Cedarburg, WI / St. Louis U.), who did not play in the season opener v. Min on 5/16, has played every minute of every game (1173 minutes) since. He is second on the team in minutes played behind John Ball (1210).
*Rookie defender Steve Lawrence (Brookfield, WI / Marquette U.) had played every minute of every game since making his pro debut on 6/7 @ Min until sitting out the final 14 minutes @ Por on 7/13.
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