Wings Fall Short in Chicago
January 22, 2013 - Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Wichita Wings News Release
Wichita, KS - The struggle continued for the Wichita Wings (6-10) Monday afternoon as they dropped their second game in a row, this time with a 23-14 loss to the Chicago Soul (7-11) in the Sears Centre. Even with an attempt at a comeback in the third quarter, the Wings were not able to overcome the Soul's Carlos Farias who totaled 13 points in the match to earn Chicago the victory and put them in playoff position.
Chicago shocked Wichita with a huge run at the start of the game. Contributions from Carlos Munoz, Pablo and Bato Radonic would give the Soul a 6-0 lead by the end of the first quarter. The Soul would quickly increase the Wings deficit to 15, courtesy of all the same scorers in the first quarter before Andrew Hoxie could finally put two points on the board for the Wings to end the run, leaving the score 15-2 at the half.
Determined to make a comeback, the Wings saw contributions from three different players, bringing them within three points of the Soul by the fourth quarter. Adrian Gonzalez started the run with a goal, which was followed up by a matching goal from Andre Berenzon to cut the lead in half at 15-6. Michael Mesle and Berenzon would then add two back to back three-point goals to make the score 15-12.
The fourth quarter was eerily similar to the first for Wichita, as they were unable to stop a second run by the Soul, led by Farias who scored back to back goals to pull away early. Hoxie would attempt to get the Wings back in the game with his second goal of the afternoon, but would have little impact as Farias hit another three-point goal to seal a 23-14 win for the Soul.
The Wings return home this weekend for a doubleheader when they host the Milwaukee Wave on Friday, January 25 and the Chicago Soul on Saturday, January 26, both with game times of 7:35 p.m. To purchase tickets for next weekend's matches, call 316.978.3999 or visit www.wichitawingsindoorsoccer.com.
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