Southfield, Mich. – The Detroit Ignition
(11-4) defeated the Milwaukee Wave (11-5) 15-14 tonight to take sole possession
of first place in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
MISL scoring leader Greg Howes scored the first points of the match at 4:35 in
the first quarter with a three-point goal off an assist from defender Tijani
Ayegbusi. Ignition midfielder Ricardinho answered back two minutes later with
an unassisted two-point tally. Howes scored another two points for the visitors
at 12:23 in the first, but Ryan Mack responded at 14:24 with two more points for
Detroit. Less than 30 seconds later, Hewerton scored his 50th MISL career goal
with a three-point score off an assist from Ricardinho to put the Ignition up
7-5 at the end of the first.
Milwaukee scored first in the second quarter as midfielder Marcio Leite notched
two points at 8:47, but the Ignition scored eight unanswered points to put the
club up 15-8 midway through the third quarter. Mack, Abraham Francois, and
Jamar Beasley scored for Detroit during the offensive attack, with Beasley
accounting for two of the goals.
The Wave would score six more points before the night was over, but the Ignition
held on and came out with a 15-14 win.
The Ignition will host La Raza de Monterrey (5-10) on Sunday, January 27 at
Compuware Arena.
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