Wizards Settle for 1-1 Tie With Revolution
Published on May 14, 2003 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Sporting Kansas City News Release
KANSAS CITY, Missouri - The Kansas City Wizards surrendered a goal in stoppage time and were forced to settled for a 1-1 tie against the New England Revolution Wednesday evening. The Wizards scored the first goal in the game for the sixth time in six games this season as Igor Simutenkov slipped a shot past goalkeeper Adin Brown in the 69th minute. But St. Louis native Taylor Twellman notched the equalizer in stoppage time.
The best chance in the first half came in the 37th minute of play, as Joe-Max Moore swung the ball into the near post on a Revolution counter. Taylor Twellman's diving header flashed just outside the post, but goalkeeper Tony Meola touched the ball in passing, conceding the corner. On the ensuing play, defender Joe Franchino found Moore in the box with the in-swinging corner. Moore nodded the ball back to the exposed near post, but Kansas City defender Kerry Zavagnin was in place to clear the ball off of the goal line.
Kansas City closed out the half with a dangerous chance of their own, as midfielder Francisco Gomez played a long ball into an empty seam, putting the ball in the path of the tandem of Chris Brown and Chris Klein. With an open shot on net, Klein hammered the ball off of the bounce, but put it high over the bar.
Kansas City took advantage of a New England substitution in the second half to finally break the deadlock in the 69th minute of play. As Pat Noonan came on for Brian Kamler, the Wizards wasted no time in launching a quick counter. Preki played a perfectly weighted ball down the center of the field, where forward Igor Simutenkov pinched in between New England's Carlos Llamosa and Franchino to break free. One-on-one with `keeper Adin Brown, Simutenkov blasted the ball into the roof of the net for the 1-0 lead.
New England pushed forward in the latter stages of the game, denying Kansas City many quality chances while the Revs looked to equalize. The Revolution knotted the game at 1-1 in stoppage time, as Taylor Twellman scored the equalizer on a controversial play. When the ball was played into the box by Moore, midfielder Steve Ralston was behind the Wizards defense. However, as Ralston was ruled to be passively offside, Twellman was able to run onto the bouncing ball and knock home a side volley shot to send the game into overtime.
The Wizards will travel to our Nation's Capital to face D.C. United at RFK Stadium on Saturday, May 17th. The match will kickoff at 6:30 p.m. CT and will be broadcast live on Fox Sports World. The Wizards will return to Kansas City on May 24th to host the Los Angeles Galaxy at Arrowhead Stadium.
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