Wave United Still at .500 after Weekend Split
July 21, 2003 - A-League (A-League)
Milwaukee Wave United News Release
(Milwaukee, WI) Milwaukee Wave United, the Wave's A-League (outdoor) team split a pair of games on the road this past weekend to stay at the .500 mark (8-8-0, 24 points) and move into a third place tie with the Cincinnati Riverhawks in the Central Division. Milwaukee edged the Riverhawks 3-2 this past Saturday (7/19) in Cincinnati after falling to the Indiana Blast 3-1 the previous night (7/18) at Indianapolis. The win over Cincinnati stopped Milwaukee's three-game losing streak; it also enabled Wave United to break a four-game road losing skid as Milwaukee improved its road record to 4-5-0.
Coach Art Kramer's team is now preparing for a busy week at Uihlein Soccer Park that includes matches with the Milwaukee Bavarians SC (Wednesday, July 23, 7:35 PM) and the Central Division rival El Paso Patriots (Friday, July 25, 7:35 PM, and Sunday, July 27, 4:05 PM). Wednesday's contest against the Bavarians is a third round match-up in the 2003 Lamar Hunt U. S. Open Cup Tournament, with the winner advancing to face the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the next round on August 6. Tickets at $14 (adult general admission) and $10 (youth general admission) are available at all Wave / Wave United ticket outlets. Call the Wave / Wave United Office at 414-224-WAVE for more information.
Open Cup Preview Party at Nomad's: Coach Kramer will be available for pre-game commentary regarding the Wave United â Bavarian match-up at the Wave United Open Cup Party tomorrow night (7/22, 7:45 PM) at Nomad World Pub, 1401 E. Brady St. in Milwaukee.
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 continues with 58 sessions in 34 locations throughout Southeastern Wisconsin. Highlighting this year's schedule is the Wave's first European Academy, which is currently being 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. 7/18 @ Indiana Blast 3, Wave United 1 Attendance: 1,873
Indiana avenged an earlier 4-0 loss at Milwaukee (6/29) by defeating Wave United 3-1 in front of 1,873 fans at Kuntz Stadium in Indianapolis. The Blast scored the first goal of the match just before halftime (43rd minute) when Jamar Beasley converted on a breakaway against goalkeeper Jim Larkin. Larkin made the initial save on Beasley's shot only to have it deflect off defender Josh Timbers into the goal. Rodrigo Costa's free kick conversion in the 60th minute increased the Blast lead to 2-0 and proved to be the eventual game-winner. Milwaukee was kept off the scoreboard until second half stoppage time when Dino Delevski converted a penalty kick to make it 2-1. Indiana then tallied again just before the final whistle when Jeff Dresser scored on a one v. one against Larkin after Wave United had sent everybody forward to try to get the tying goal. Armando Femia was the defensive man-of-the-match for Indiana, making several spectacular saves among the 10 he recorded.
Sat 7/19 @ Cincinnati Wave United 3, Riverhawks 2 Attendance: 407
Wave United outlasted the Riverhawks 3-2 in a game that featured numerous breakaways and high quality scoring chances for both clubs. Rookie forward Nick Walls provided the game-winner in the 79th minute as he scored on Cincinnati goalkeeper Matt Reid after receiving a beautiful pass down the middle from Dino Delevski. Wave United goalkeeper Jeff Richey, who making just his second start in 2003, preserved the win with a sensational stop on Riverhawks forward Jason Cole in the 88th minute when he robbed Cole from 10 yards out. Although Richey remains undefeated for his two-year career (4-0) he did have his regular season scoreless minutes streak broken (314 minutes from the start of his career) when Cincinnati's Juan Sastoque scored in the 13th minute. Sastoque's goal had leveled the score following Greg Howes' tally in the 9th minute that had initially put Milwaukee in front. The teams traded another pair of goals before Walls' game-winner, the first goal of his professional career.
Notes: *Milwaukee's 3-2 win @ Cin on 7/19 was the 100th regular season win in Milwaukee A-League history.
*Dino Delevski's penalty kick goal on 7/18 @ Ind. was Milwaukee's first PK attempt this season. Wave United has yielded just one PK attempt, an unsuccessful try by Minnesota's Johnny Torres in the season opener (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 (1353 minutes) since. He tops the club in minutes played followed by Matt Schmidt (1340) and John Ball (1321).
*Rookie defender Steve Lawrence (Brookfield, WI / Marquette U.) is expected to return to the lineup after missing last weekend's action to a personal commitment (sister's wedding). He had started and played nearly every minute of the previous 10 games.
A-League Stories from July 21, 2003
- Wave United Still at .500 after Weekend Split - Milwaukee Wave United
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