IGNITION CLINCH PLAYOFF SPOT WITH 13-6
WIN IN
ORLANDO
March 7, 2008
Orlando, FL– The Detroit Ignition (16-7) defeated
the expansion Orlando Sharks (3-22) 13-6 at Amway Arena tonight and
secured a postseason berth in the process. The win also gave the
Ignition a share of first place in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
The Ignition held
nothing back as the match got underway, scoring nine unanswered points
on the home team. Defender Jonathan Greenfield got things started
for the club with a two-point tally with just over a minute to play in
the first quarter. Midfielder Vahid Assadpour put an
unassisted two-point shot past Orlando keeper
Antonio Iriarte at 3:11 of the second quarter
to give Detroit a 4-0 lead at the half. Birmingham native Ryan Mack
continued the club’s assault in the third quarter, adding two more
points for the Ignition at 2:06. At 6:59, midfielder Kyt
Selaidopoulos buried a three-pointer to give Detroit a 9-0 lead.
With just over a minute
left in the third quarter, Orlando forward Felipe Lawall gave the Sharks
their first points of the night with an unassisted two-point goal.
At 3:06 of the fourth quarter, Ignition rookie Leo Gibson scored his
first MISL goal – a two-point tally off an assist from Droo Callahan.
Forward Jorge Valle notched two points for Orlando with an unassisted goal at 5:44.
Less than two minutes later, midfielder Ze Roberto netted a two-point
shot for
Detroit with an
assist from Selaidopoulos. Chris Cerroni added one more goal for
the Sharks before the night was over, but the Ignition held on and came
away with a 13-6 victory.
The Ignition will host the Chicago Storm
(13-10) on Sunday, March 9 at Compuware Arena at 4:35 pm.
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