Wings Fall Short in Second Wave Matchup
January 21, 2012 - Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Wichita Wings News Release
WICHITA, Kan. - The Wichita Wings of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) lost a tough fought battle to the Milwaukee Wave tonight in the second game of a weekend double-header. Unlike last night's high scoring thriller, tonight's game was a hard fought defensive battle with both teams struggling to find the back of the net.
The first goal of the game did not come until the 11:25 mark of the first quarter with a goal from Milwaukee Forward Greg Howes (assisted by Marcio Leite). The Howes goal was followed by an unassisted two pointer from Wave Midfielder Giuliano Oliveiro with just under two minutes left to play in the quarter giving Milwaukee a 4-0 lead.
The second quarter was scoreless as both teams made defensive stand after defensive stand against each other. Going into the half, Milwaukee still lead 4-0.
The third quarter appeared to be headed towards another Milwaukee shutout of the Wings until Wichita Midfielder Bryan Perez struck gold with an assisted Victor Quiroz two point goal at the 8:13 mark. Milwaukee responded quickly with a Joe Hammes three pointer (assisted by Ian Bennet) to give the Wave a 7-2 lead. Once again, defensive stop after defensive stop kept Wichita out of the net until Wings Forward Jamar Beasley finally found a goal with an assisted Bryan Perez two pointer to end the third quarter. Going into the fourth, Milwaukee lead Wichita 7-4.
Just 11 seconds into the fourth quarter, Wings Midfielder Edvin Worley scored a crucial goal against Wave Goalkeeper Marcel Feenstra on a Wichita power play to put the Wings down by only one. However, Milwaukee responded quickly as Greg Howes scored his second Marcio Leite assisted goal of the evening to put the Wave further out of reach with a score of 9-6.
Time continued to roll off the game clock as Wichita made attempt after attempt to tie Milwaukee and send the game into overtime. With just under three minutes to play, Wichita put in Victor Quiroz as their sixth man attacker, but as time ran down to zero, the Wings failed to capitalize and fell short. Milwaukee walked away with the win in a final score of 9-6, splitting the two game weekend double-header with Wichita.
The Wings return to action next Thursday night when they take on the Milwaukee in the two team's final meeting at Hartman Arena this regular season. To keep up with all the latest Wings news, and to purchase your tickets for the January 26th game, visit www.wichitawingsindoorsoccer.com and be sure to follow the team's social media domination on Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and Gowalla.
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