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August 12, 2004 - USL First Division (USL-1)
Milwaukee Wave United News Release


THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2004 7:35 PM UIHLEIN SOCCER PARK, MILWAUKEE, WI

WAVE UNITED (8-10-3, 27 PTS.) V. WHITECAPS (12-7-4, 40 PTS.) GAME #22 / HOME GAME #13

BROADCAST: 540 AM, WRRD ("The Word")

Wave United Update: Milwaukee enters tonight's contest with a record of 6-4-2 home / 2-6-1 road / 8-10-3 overall (27 points) following Friday's (8/6) 4-3 (OT) loss to the Calgary Mustangs here at Uihlein. Coach Art Kramer's team is now winless in its last four (0-3-1) following a team record eight-game unbeaten streak (7-0-1) that came on the heels of a 1-7-1 start, the worst nine game segment in Milwaukee A-League history (1997-2004).

Wave United enters tonight's action seven points behind the fourth-place Seattle Sounders (10-10-4, 34 points) in the race for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.** The Sounders are two points behind the third-place Minnesota Thunder (11-8-3, 36 points), which defeated Vancouver 2-1 Tuesday night (8/10) in St. Paul, MN. The Portland Timbers currently top the conference with a mark of 15-7-1 (46 points) heading into Saturday night's (8/14) clash with the Thunder in St. Paul.

**The top four teams in both the Eastern and Western Conferences will qualify for the A-League playoffs beginning in September.

Tonight's game wraps up a three-game home stand for Wave United, which is still looking to earn its first point(s) on the current stand. Prior to Friday's heartbreaking loss to Calgary, Milwaukee had dropped a 2-0 decision to Portland here on 7/31. Tonight's match is also the third-of-four against the Whitecaps, who have won both games thus far in the season series (2-1 @ Mil on 6/4, 4-0 @ Van on 7/23). Vancouver (6-3-2 home / 6-4-2 road / 12-7-4 overall ((40 points)) is still looking for its first point(s) on a four-game road trip following a 0-0 tie at Montreal (8/6), a 2-0 loss at Toronto (8/7), and the aforementioned 2-1 loss at Minnesota two nights ago (8/10). Combined with a 1-1 draw v. Calgary on 7/30, the Whitecaps are also winless in their last four (0-2-2). Vancouver returns home Sunday (8/15) to host Seattle at Swangard Stadium; it will also host Milwaukee again on Friday, August 27 (9:05 PM CDT).

After tonight's match, Wave United will hit the road for games at Edmonton (Sunday, August 15, 7:05 PM CDT) and Calgary (Tuesday, August 17, 8:05 PM CDT). Milwaukee returns to Uihlein Soccer Park to play its final regular season home game on Thursday, August 19, 7:35PM v. Edmonton. The latter date is a makeup from the originally scheduled 5/14 season opener that was postponed due to wet grounds at the Uihlein complex.

Tickets for Thursday's game ($12 adult, $8 children under 12) are available at the Wave / Wave United Office, 510 W. Kilbourn Ave, Suite B (414-224-WAVE), the Uihlein Soccer Park Ticket Office (7101 W. Good Hope Rd.), all TicketMaster outlets, or by phone charge at 414-276-4545. Groups of 10 or more should contact the Wave / Wave United Group Sales Dept. at 414-224-WAVE (9283) for group rate discounts.

All Wave United games home and away can be heard live on 540 AM, WRRD ("The Word") with air time for each contest approximately 20 minutes prior to kick-off.

Keith Tozer 3 v. 3 Tournament This Weekend at Uihlein: The 10th annual Keith Tozer 3 v. 3 Soccer Tournament to benefit the March of Dimes takes place this Saturday and Sunday (August 14-15) at Uihlein Soccer Park. More than 200 teams of all age levels are expected to take part in the event. The Wave / Wave United merchandise trailer will also be open during the tournament.

Wave / Wave United at River Flicks: Look for a pair of Wave / Wave United players to be on hand at the next edition of River Flicks, tomorrow night (8/13) at Pere Marquette Park in downtown Milwaukee. The players will visit with fans and sign autographs from 7 – 8 PM prior to the showing of this week's film ("Scooby-Doo").

Wave / Wave United at Wisconsin State Fair: Fans can also stop by to visit with the Wave organization this weekend (8/14 – 8/15) at the Wisconsin State Fair. Wave legend and Director of Business Development Brian Loftin will also be on hand to sign autographs from 10 AM – 2 PM both days.

Upcoming Schedule: HOME GAMES in CAPS

Day Date Opponent Time (CDT) Venue Broadcast

Sun. 8/15 Edmonton 7:05 pm Foote Field, Edmonton, AB 540 AM, WRRD

Tue. 8/17 Calgary 8:05 pm McMahon Stadium, Calgary, AB 540 AM, WRRD

THU. 8/19 EDMONTON 7:35 PM UIHLEIN SOCCER PARK 540 AM, WRRD

Thu. 8/26 Calgary 8:05 pm McMahon Stadium, Calgary, AB 540 AM, WRRD

Fri. 8/27 Vancouver 9:05 pm Swangard Stadium, Vancouver, BC 540 AM, WRRD

Sun. 8/29 Portland 7:05 pm PGE Park, Portland, OR 540 AM, WRRD

(end of regular season)

Injury Report: Pos. Player Injury Status GM – DLP

M Giuliano Oliviero calf probable 5 – 7/17

F Digital Takawira hamstring questionable 3 – 7/23

* probable = 75% chance of playing; questionable = 50%; doubtful 25%; out = will not play

**Games Missed due to current injury – Date Last Played

Suspensions: Pos. Player Date(s) Reason

D Chad Dombrowski 8/12 yellow card accumulation

Recent Transactions: 5/26 Signed MF Nino Marcantonio

5/27 Signed F Neil Krause

6/4 Acquired D Ibrahim Kante on loan from Baltimore Blast (MISL)

6/11 Acquired F / MF Jamar Beasley on loan from Kansas City Comets (MISL)

Released F / MF Sean Reti and F Neil Krause

7/15 Signed MF Andrew Rosenband

Last Outing: 8/6 @ Milwaukee Mustangs 4, Wave United 3 (OT) Attendance – 2,195

Midfielder Mesut Mert scored 16 minutes into overtime to enable the Calgary Mustangs to defeat Milwaukee Wave United 4-3 Friday night (8/6) at Uihlein Soccer Park. A stunned crowd of 2,195 saw Mert convert on a header from eight yards out off a serve from Gert Brusselers that began with a counterattack following a Milwaukee turnover at midfield. The Calgary win extended the Mustangs unbeaten streak to a season high three straight games (2-0-1) while Wave United saw its own winless streak extend to four straight outings (0-3-1).

Wave United initially took charge of the match when it scored twice in the first 15 minutes. Johnny Torres took a lead feed from Greg Howes to bury a shot past goalkeeper Lutz Pfannenstiel in the 13th minute, while teammate Todd Dusosky (from Howes) converted from the top of the penalty area just two minutes later to make it 2-0.

However, the Mustangs battled back to tie it up (2-2) before halftime, getting goals from Brusselers (27th minute) and Conrad Smith (36th minute) to even the score.

Dusosky tallied again on a turning shot from the top of the area in the 59th minute to put Milwaukee on top 3-2. But the Mustangs responded again, with Nick Zuniga scoring in the 80th minute to make it 3-3.

Pfannenstiel finished the night with nine saves on 22 shots faced, including a brilliant stop on a six-yard volley by Dusosky in the 79th minute that would have put Wave United ahead 4-2. Milwaukee ‘keeper Jeff Richey suffered the loss as he finished with just one save on eight shots faced. The season series between the clubs is now even at one-game-apiece, with the final two games of the series slated for Calgary's McMahon Stadium Tuesday, August 17 and Thursday, August 26.

Linescore 1-2-OT-OT=F Shots Fouls Off. CK GK (W/L/T, Rec.) SF-SA

Calgary 2- 1- 0- 1= 4 8 15 2 3 Pfannenstiel (W, 4-14-4) 22-9

MILWAUKEE 2- 1- 0- 0= 3 22 15 4 14 Richey (L, 0-2-0) 8-1

Calgary: Pfannenstiel, Pavicic, Richer (Sestito 73), Peszneker, Gillespie, Brusselers, Holdt, Mert, Kolomiets-Raad (Reyes 80, Frazao 100), Jesic, Smith (Zuniga 75)

MILWAUKEE: Richey, Lawrence, Morman, Hammes, Kante (Beasley 100), Schmidt, Marcantonio, Walls (Fontana 67), Torres, Howes, Todd Dusosky

Scoring: MILWAUKEE – 13 – Torres (8) from Howes

MILWAUKEE – 15 – Todd Dusosky (7) from Howes

Calgary – 27 – Brusselers (2) from Mert

Calgary – 36 – Smith (6) from Kolomiets-Raad

MILWAUKEE – 59 – Todd Dusosky (8) from Hammes

Calgary – 80 – Zuniga (1)

Calgary – 106 – Mert (4) from Brusselers

Cautions: Calgary – Jesic (41), Sestito (78), Holdt (78)

MILWAUKEE – Todd Dusosky (32), Schmidt (84)

Milwaukee v. Vancouver – Series History

@ Mil @ Van Overall

All-Time – Regular Season 5-2-0 1-4-1 6-6-1

All-Time – Playoffs 2-0-0 1-1-1 3-1-1

2004 Schedule / Results Fri. 6/4 @ Mil Van 2, Mil 1

Fri. 7/23 @ Van Van 4, Mil 0

Thu. 8/12 @ Mil 7:35 PM

Fri. 8/27 @ Van 9:05 PM CDT

Last Outing v. Whitecaps: 7/23 @ Vancouver Whitecaps 4, Wave United 0 A – 5,722

The Whitecaps put an end to Wave United's club-record eight-game unbeaten streak with a 4-0 win over Milwaukee on 7/23 before 5,722 fans at Swangard Stadium in Vancouver, BC. It was also the fifth straight shutout registered by the Whitecaps.

Midfielder Steve Kindel put Vancouver on the board when he volleyed a left-footer from 12 yards out past Milwaukee goalkeeper Jim Larkin. Kindel converted from a tough angle off a long serve from Jeremie Piette.

The Whitecaps added another goal in the 59th minute when Jason Jordan scored off an assist from Winston Griffiths. Griffiths sent a through ball to Jordan, who split two defenders before sending the shot past Larkin, who had come off his line to challenge the Vancouver forward.

Griffiths scored the next goal in the 70th minute when he buried a shot from the middle of the box off an assist from John Sulentic. Sulentic had carried the ball to the right end line before playing it back to Griffiths, who notched his first goal of the campaign. Oliver Heald scored the final goal on another assist from Griffiths in the 90th minute to wrap up the scoring.

Vancouver goalkeeper Alex Marques made just one save in recording the clean sheet. His defense limited Milwaukee to just two quality chances, a turning shot from the middle of the box by Digital Takawira (just wide) in the 20th minute and an attempted header near the goal mouth by Nick Walls (failed) in the 85th.

Linescore 1-2=F Shots Fouls Off. CK GK (W/L/T, Rec.) SF-SA

Milwaukee 0-0=0 5 10 3 3 Larkin (L, 8-7-2) 14-3

VANCOUVER 1-3=4 14 24 3 7 Marques (W, 8-3-1) 5-1

Milwaukee: Larkin, Lawrence, Dombrowski (Rosenband 79), Morman, Hammes, Troy Dusosky (Burk 69), Schmidt, Torres, Beasley (Marcantonio 64), Walls, Takawira (Ackah 76)

VANCOUVER: Marques, Thompson, Franks, Piette (Dauda 66), Clarke (Heald 74), Kindel, Nash, Morris, Sulentic (Cuca 80), Griffiths, Jordan (Gomes 64)

Scoring: VANCOUVER – Kindel (2) from Piette

VANCOUVER – Jordan (2) from Griffiths

VANCOUVER – Griffiths (1) from Sulentic

VANCOUVER – Heald (3) from Griffiths

Cautions: Milwaukee – Walls (5), Morman (85)

VANCOUVER – Kindel (75), Franks (82)

Wave United Notes:

*The originally scheduled May 14 season opener v. Edmonton which was postponed due to wet grounds at Uihlein Soccer Park has been rescheduled for Thursday, August 19, 7:35 PM at Uihlein. Fans with tickets for the May 14 game may exchange them for that game, or any other 2004 Wave United regular season contest. Call the Wave Office at 414-224-WAVE (9283) for more information.

*Both Greg Howes and Todd Dusosky missed four games (7/22-7/31) while participating with U.S. National Futsal Team in the CONCACAF Championship at Heredia, Costa Rica. The U.S. squad, coached by Wave Coach Keith Tozer, claimed the CONCACAF title to qualify for the FIFA Futsal World Championship November 21-December 5 in Chinese Taipei.

*Wave United's club record eight-game unbeaten streak (7-0-1) ended with a 4-0 loss @ Van on 7/23. That streak came on the heels of a 1-7-1 start, the slowest nine-game start in Milwaukee A-League history (1997-2004).

*Wave United's season-high output for goals scored in one game has been three, which Milwaukee has done twice against Calgary (3-2 win on 7/14 @ Mil, 4-3 (OT) loss on 8/6 @ Mil)

*Wave United's 2-1 win v. Por on 6/23 was Milwaukee's first this season when allowing the initial score. Wave United is now 1-6-1 when the opponent scores first after going 1-8-0 in similar circumstances last season.

*The five goals surrendered by Milwaukee in the 5-2 loss @ VB on 6/18 were the most yielded by a Wave United team, and the most given up by a Milwaukee A-League squad since the Rampage dropped a 5-2 decision at Portland on 8/30/01.

*Wave United has trailed just three times at halftime (1-0 v. Sea on 6/13, 1-0 @ Van on 7/23, and 2-0 v. Por on 7/31) so far this season.

*Milwaukee is now 7-4-1 when scoring first while last season's squad was 17-2-0 when scoring first.

*Jim Larkin's shutout on 7/22 @ Edm was his fifth this season, the 28th of his A-League career, and the 12th in his two years with Wave United.

*Johnny Torres' goal on 8/6 v. Cal was his eighth this season, and the 27th of his three-year A-League career.

*Greg Howes' goal (GWG) on 7/9 v. VB was his fourth this season, and the 44th of his five-year A-League career.

*Todd Dusosky registered Milwaukee's first multi-goal game this season when he scored two (including the GWG) on 7/14 v. Cal. Dusosky, who also scored two on 8/6 v. Cal, now has 25 goals in his four-year A-League career.

*Digital Takawira's goal (GWG) on 7/22 @ Edm was the 45th of his five-year A-League-career. Takawira is Milwaukee's all-time regular season A-League scoring leader with 117 points (45 goals + 27 assists).

*The two shutouts suffered by Wave United 5/21 and 5/22 were the first back-to-back shutouts in team history. Wave United was shutout six times in 2003, three of which occurred at Uihlein Soccer Park.

*The scoreless draw v. Min on 5/22 was also the first tie in Wave United history. Milwaukee did not have any ties when it posted an A-League best 18-10-0 (54 pts.) record in 2003. Coach Art Kramer's team played just three minutes of overtime during the regular season, that coming in a 1-0 (OT) win at El Paso on 6/22/03.

*In stark contrast to last season, Wave United has now played eight overtime matches this season. Milwaukee has played 122 combined overtime minutes and is 2-3-3 in such contests.

*Minnesota's 1-0 aggregate goal victory over Wave United on 5/21 and 5/22 denied Milwaukee a chance to participate in the 2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament. It's the first time since the 2000 season that a Milwaukee A-League club has not qualified for the U.S. Open Cup.

*Wave United's season-opening five-game winless streak tied the longest winless streak in Milwaukee A-League history. The '97 Rampage squad also went winless in five straight (all losses) from 5/25/97 thru 6/20/97.

*Milwaukee will play seven straight games v. Canadian opponents (Calgary, Vancouver, and Edmonton) from August 6-27 before finishing the regular season at Portland on August 29.

Wave / Wave United Camps

The 2004 Wave / Wave United Soccer Camp Program continues next week with camps at five different locations. All told, the 2004 Camp Program includes 57 different sessions in 32 locations throughout Southeastern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. Call the Wave / Wave United Office at 414-224-WAVE (9283) to request a camp brochure and registration form. Campers may also register online at www.milwaukeewaveunited.com. Walk-up registrations for day-camps are accepted every Monday starting at 8:30 AM.

Sessions next week: (August 16-20) Sessions the following week: (August 23-27)

Camp# City Location Camp# City Location

47 Racine Score Soccer Complex 52 Whitefish Bay Jewish Community Center

48 Mequon Rotary Park 53 Brown Deer Fairy Chasm Park

49 Brookfield Brookfield Soccer Park 54 Cudahy Grant Park

50 Muskego Denoon Park 55 Striker Camp Uihlein Soccer Park

51 Madison Reddan Soccer Park 56 Goalkeeper Camp Uihlein Soccer Park

Wave Indoor Season Set to Begin October 23rd / Home Opener at U.S. Cellular Arena on Friday, October 29th

The Milwaukee Wave indoor team (Major Indoor Soccer League) will begin its 21st campaign on the road October 23, with the home opener at U.S. Cellular Arena scheduled for Friday, October 29th at U.S. Cellular Arena. The entire MISL schedule is expected to be released in mid-August. Season ticket packages, including the new VIP Elite seating packages with waiter / waitress service are available through the Wave / Wave United Office at 510 W. Kilbourn Ave., Suite B in downtown Milwaukee. Call 414-224-WAVE for more information, or visit www.milwaukeewave.com.



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