Wave United Weekly

Published on July 12, 2004 under USL First Division (USL-1)
Milwaukee Wave United News Release


(Milwaukee, WI) Milwaukee Wave United, the Wave's A-League (outdoor) team will look to extend its team record five-game (4-0-1) unbeaten streak this Wednesday night (7/14, 7:35 PM) when it takes on the Calgary Mustangs at Uihlein Soccer Park. Coach Art Kramer's team, which has compiled a record of 4-2-2 home / 1-5-0 road / 5-7-2 overall (17 points) will also look to continue its climb in the Western Conference standings, which has seen Milwaukee move into fifth place just seven points out of the final playoff position currently held by the Seattle Sounders (7-8-3, 24 points). Wave United will be battling against a well-rested Calgary squad (2-2-3 home / 0-6-0 road / 2-8-3 overall (9 points)) which has not played since June 28th.

Wednesday night's game v. Calgary is also 103.7 Kiss FM "Carload Night" at Uihlein, with admission per vehicle (and all fans in it) just $25, excluding the $5 Uihlein Parking Fee. Individual general admission tickets are $12 (adult) and $8 (children under 12). Call the Wave / Wave United Office at 414-224-WAVE (9283) for more information, or visit www.milwaukeewaveunited.com.

Tickets ($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.

In addition to Wednesday's encounter, Wave United will also host the Edmonton Aviators this Saturday night July 17, 7:35 PM at Uihlein. Saturday night's festivities will also feature post-game fireworks sponsored by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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.

This Week:

Day Date Event Time** Place

Mon. July 12 Practice 4:30 pm Uihlein Soccer Park

Tue. July 13 Practice 4:30 pm Uihlein Soccer Park

Wed. July 14 GAME V. CALGARY 7:35 PM UIHLEIN SOCCER PARK

Thu. July 15 Practice 4:30 pm Uihlein Soccer Park

Fri. July 16 Practice 4:30 pm Uihlein Soccer Park

SAT. JULY 17 GAME V. EDMONTON 7:35 PM UIHLEIN SOCCER PARK

**Practice dates and times are subject to change. Please contact the Wave Media Relations Dept. at 414-908-6338 / 6339 if you plan to cover any session. Uihlein Soccer Park is located at 7101 W. Good Hope Rd. on Milwaukee's northwest side.

Upcoming Schedule:

Day Date Opponent Time (CDT) Venue Broadcast

WED. 7/14 CALGARY 7:35 PM UIHLEIN SOCCER PARK 540 AM, WRRD

SAT. 7/17 EDMONTON 7:35 PM UIHLEIN SOCCER PARK 540 AM, WRRD

Thu. 7/22 Edmonton 8:05 pm Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, AB 540 AM, WRRD

Fri. 7/23 Vancouver 9:05 pm Swangard Stadium, Vancouver, BC 540 AM, WRRD

Sun. 7/25 Seattle 7:05 pm Seahawks Stadium, Seattle, WA 540 AM, WRRD

SAT. 7/31 PORTLAND 7:35 PM UIHLEIN SOCCER PARK 540 AM, WRRD

Injury Report: Pos. Player Injury Status GM – DLP

F Kevin Burk hand out 12 – 5/22

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

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

Suspensions: none

Recent Transactions: 5/6 Signed F Nick Walls.

5/7 Signed F Sean Reti

5/20 Acquired D / MF David Wagenfuhr on loan from Dallas Burn (MLS)

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

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.

*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 1-4-1 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 once at halftime (1-0 v. Sea on 6/13) so far this season. However, Milwaukee has been outscored 16-8 after halftime and has blown three-of-its four halftime advantages.

*Jim Larkin's shutout on 6/25 v. Min was the 26th of his A-League career, and the 10th in his two years with Wave United.

*Johnny Torres' goal on 7/9 v. VB was his team-leading sixth this season, and the 25th 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.

*Digital Takawira's assist on 7/9 v. VB was his first point of the season, and the 115th (44 goals, 27 assists) of his five-year A-League career.

*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 on 5/22 v. Min 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 six overtime matches this season. Milwaukee has played 92 combined overtime minutes and is 2-2-2 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.

*Four players have logged double duty with both Wave United and the U.S. National Futsal Team so far this season. Forwards Greg Howes and Johnny Torres, along with defender Pat White and goalkeeper Nick Vorberg all saw action in a CONCACAF qualifier v. Honduras two months ago at U.S. Cellular Arena. The Keith Tozer coached U.S. squad defeated their Central American rivals 7-1 (5-1 on 5/18, 2-0 on 5/20) in the two-game total goal series to enable the U.S. to advance to the eight-team CONCACAF Futsal Championships July 23-31 in Costa Rica. The top two teams from the latter competition will qualify for the FIFA Futsal World Championship, which will be held in Chinese Taipei Nov. 21 – Dec. 5, 2004.

Last Week's Recap:

Fri. 7/9 @ Milwaukee Wave United 2, Mariners 1 Attendance – 1,301

Forward Greg Howes scored the go-ahead goal in the 75th minute to spark Wave United to a 2-1 victory over the Virginia Beach Mariners Friday night (7/9) at Uihlein Soccer Park. The win improved Milwaukee's record to 5-7-2 (17 points) while Virginia Beach fell to 6-8-3 (21 points). The Wave United victory also enabled Coach Art Kramer's team to extend its club record unbeaten streak to five straight games (4-0-1) as Milwaukee gained a split in the season series with Virginia Beach, which saw its own two-game winning streak come to an end.

Wave United got on the board first when Johnny Torres scored his sixth of the season in the 14th minute. Torres, while laying on the ground in the middle of the penalty area, was able to nudge the ball past Mariners' goalkeeper Matt Nelson after taking a touch from Todd Dusosky. Virginia Beach evened the count in the 31st minute when Hamisi Amani-Dove tallied his third goal of the campaign from 14 yards away after taking a pass from Jose Gomez.

The game-winning play developed when second-half substitute Digital Takawira chipped the ball to Howes at the top of the box. After flicking it to the right to get around his defender, Howes then banged home his fourth goal of the season from 15 yards out past a diving Nelson. Wave United withstood some intense pressure from the Mariners in the last few minutes, including a curling shot by Kevin Knott at the top of the penalty area that was batted away by Milwaukee ‘keeper Jim Larkin in the 89th minute. Larkin (5-6-2) finished the night with two saves while Nelson (6-7-2) registered three.

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

Virginia Beach 1-0=1 8 14 4 2 Nelson (L, 6-7-2) 8-3

MILWAUKEE 1-1=2 8 19 4 3 Larkin (W, 5-6-2) 8-2

Virginia Beach: Nelson, Danbusky, Hutchinson, Kirmse (Alvarez 84), Knott, Bilyk, Shak (McManus 63), Gomez, Amani-Dove, Washington, Garcia (Fenger 68)

MILWAUKEE: Larkin, Lawrence, Dombrowski, Morman (Oliviero 36), Hammes, Kante, Schmidt, Beasley (Marcantonio 74), Torres, Howes, Todd Dusosky (Takawira 66)

Scoring: MILWAUKEE – 14 – Torres (6) from Todd Dusosky

Virginia Beach – 31 – Amani-Dove (3) from Gomez

MILWAUKEE – 75 – Howes (4) from Takawira

Cautions: Virginia Beach – Shak (52), Bilyk (78)

MILWAUKEE – Kante (25)

Wave / Wave United Summer Camps:

The 2004 Wave / Wave United Summer Camp Program continues this week with camps at five different locations. All told, the 2004 Camp Program will include 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 this week: (July 12-16) Sessions next week: (July 19-23)

Camp# City Location Camp# City Location

21 Overnight Academy* Camp Whitcomb-Mason* 26 Mukwonago Miniwaukan Park

22 Whitefish Bay Jewish Community Center 27 Delevan Our Redeemer Lutheran Church

23 West Bend Trenton Town Hall 28 Elm Grove Pilgrim Park Middle School

24 Cudahy Grant Park 29 Waukesha UW-Waukesha County

25 Hartland University Lake School 30 Whitefish Bay** Jewish Community Center

* Select Camp (July 11-17) in Hartland, WI

** Select Camp (9 AM – Noon)

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