Wings Win Thriller in Front of Electrified Crowd
February 4, 2012 - Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Wichita Wings News Release
With just 9 seconds left to play in the game, in front of a near sellout crowd of 4,439, Wings Defender Chris Lemons stepped up and made what could be the defining goal of the Wings season. Down 15-17 in the final minutes of play, the Wichita Wings employed a six-attacker as one last chance to keep themselves in the game. Second after second ticked away as the Wings took shot after shot, but nothing seemed destined to get past Rochester Goalkeeper Gavin McInerney. Nothing that is, until Chris Lemons scored an unbelievable goal, igniting the crowd and sending the game into sudden death overtime.
Early in the game, Wings Midfielder Bryan Perez struck first blood with a wicked three point goal off a penalty kick, but former Wings player Carlos Farias responded with a two pointer, followed quickly by another two point goal from Rochester's Doug Miller. Just before the end of the first quarter, Wichita's newest addition Angel Rivillo scored a three pointer to put the Wings up 6-4.
The game turned into a balancing act in the second quarter, with both teams fighting to take a commanding lead over the other. The Lancers scored back to back goals from Jeremy Ortiz (two points) and Ljubomir Kocic (three points) to put Rochester back on top, but Wichita responded quickly with another big time three pointer, this time from Wings rookie Daniel Villegas to put the Wings up by one. Just as it seemed that Wichita would enter the half with the lead, Lancer Midfielder Ljubomir Kocic scored another two point goal, giving Rochester an 11-9 lead.
The third quarter continued to teeter back and forth with no team able to take a definite lead. Wings rookie Midfielder Alex Moseley scored the first goal for the Wings, a two pointer just 1:38 into the quarter. Wichita quickly scored another following the Moseley goal, this time from their newest member, Midfielder Angel Rivillo, his second of the evening to put the Wings up 13-11. However just when it appeared Wichita was taking control of the game, Rochester answered with two Andrew Hoxie goals, one at the 4:37 mark and one at the 10:32 mark to put the Lancers back on top 15-13 going into the fourth quarter.
Jamar Beasley scored the first goal of the fourth, but was quickly followed by another Rochester goal from Ljubomir Kocic to put the Lancer up 17-15. It wasn't until the reaming seconds (9 to be exact) that Chris Lemons scored his epic goal, sending the game into overtime.
Overtime may as well have been written off. Rochester made shot after spectacular shot, but Wings Goalkeeper Sanaldo Carvalho proved himself once again as one of the most clutch Goalkeepers in the MISL, stoping everything sent his way. Finally, 8:46 into overtime, Wings Midfielder Bryan Perez scored the game winning goal, giving the Wings an epic win with a final score of 19-17.
Post-game, Wings Head Coach LeBaron Hollimon couldn't have been more pleased with his players' performance. "It was an incredible game in front of an electrifying crowd. I couldn't be more proud of the men tonight; they stepped up when the time came and provided a great crowd with a great win."
The Wichita Wings return to action next Friday when they take on the Milwaukee Wave in Milwaukee before returning home for their final regular season game on February 18th. To keep up with all the latest Wings news, and to purchase your tickets for the February 18th 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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Major Indoor Soccer League Stories from February 4, 2012
- Wings Win Thriller in Front of Electrified Crowd - Wichita Wings
- Lancers Lose Dramatic Overtime Game in Wichita 19-17 - Rochester Lancers
- Wave Win Big Over Blast Improving to 15-2 - Milwaukee Wave
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