12/13/2008 10:00 PM -
Philadelphia remains one game shy of 250 victories in franchise history
Philadelphia, PA, December 13, 2008 – The Philadelphia KiXX dropped a 14-12 decision to the Monterrey La RaZa in front of 6,134 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. With the loss, Philadelphia remains one win shy of 250 for its 13-year history. Steve Resse earned the victory in net for Monterrey, stopping 12 of the 17 shots he faced, while Peter Pappas took the loss with nine saves on 15 shots.
KiXX forward Hewerton Moreira connected on the only score of the opening quarter, a three-point tally, 3-0, from Philadelphia native Pat Morris at 10:49 of the frame.
To open the second period of play, Monterrey forward Mariano Bollella scored a two-point tally on an assist from midfielder Joel Busti at 2:38. In a mere twelve seconds, KiXX veteran Ptah Myers responded with a two point goal, (5-2) assist from Moreira. At 4:56 of the frame, Bryon Alvarez posted the second two-point goal for Monterrey (5-4). After the Philadelphia’s Anthony Maher was penalized for pushing, Monterrey took their first lead of the contest at 9:14 with a two-point goal from defender Jose Luiz Birche (5-6) assisted by fellow defender Genoni Martinez.
Philadelphia started off the third quarter with a tripping penalty called on defender Joe Di Buono at 3:16. Monterrey’s Mark Ughy capitalized less than a minute later for a two-point tally (8-5), assisted by Alvarez. To tie the game (8-8), forward John Barry Nusum knotted his first goal of the game, a 3-point tally on a long pass from Pappas at 6:47 of the frame.
Moreira and Morris connected for the second time of the contest, this time on a two-point tally at 4:23 of the final stanza. Monterrey’s Ivan Medina quickly responded to knot the score even, 10-10, with an unassisted two-point goal at 6:06. La RaZa took the lead with a goal from Busti, (10-12) assisted by Bollella. With just over two minutes of play Philadelphia’s Ricardinho entered as the 6th attacker. Monterrey’s midfielder Victor Quiroz extended the lead on a two-point score (14-10), assist from Armando Teran, with only thirty five seconds of play left in the game. Seconds later Monterrey was penalized for a holding call, and Philadelphia was awarded a penalty kick. Ricardonho pushed the ball past Resse for a two-point score, but it proved too little as Philadelphia fell short 14-12.
Notes: Defender Lee Tschantret appeared in the 550th game of his 16-year career. The first 2,000 fans, 14 and over, received a 2008-09 KiXX Dance Team Calendar.
Following the contest, the KiXX will head south to battle Intersate-95 rival Baltimore Blast on Saturday, December 20. The contest is slated to kick-off at 7:35 pm ET and can be heard live via webcast at www.wcbm.com. Philadelphia concludes 2008 with a doubleheader weekend at the Arena de Monterrey in Monterrey on Friday, December 26 and Sunday, December 28.
Philadelphia KiXX season tickets and 6-PaXX mini-plans are on sale now by calling the club’s ticket office at 1-888-888-KiXX (5499). Season ticket holders will receive invitations to KiXX events like the Meet the Team Party and Meet the Team Luncheon. Single-game tickets are now available through the KiXX and the Wachovia Center Box Office, as well as online at www.comcasttix.com and at select Acme Market locations in PA and NJ.
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