| |  | | | | BUCKS FIT TO BE TIED, 1-1 Fort Wayne Battles Minor League Soccer Team At Hurley Field Tuesday Night After scoring 10 goals in their first two games, the Michigan Bucks could get only one past Fort Wayne Fever goalkeeper, Christian Lopez and settled for a 1-1 tie. The Bucks (2-0-1) had twice as many shots as the Fever (1-0-1), but the home team looked sluggish and out of sync all night. "It is a very disappointing tie, but we are still alive for Open Cup qualifying," said Bucks coach, Don Gemmell. The Bucks qualified last season with a 3-0-1 record. "It comes down to details, being calm and finishing your chances, none of which we did tonight." Only the top two teams from the 17-team Central Conference advance to the tournament and six are still undefeated. Fort Wayne kicked off the scoring at the 15th minute on a goal by Dan Broxup, but Knox Cameron answered in the 24th minute on a nice pass from Erik Nelson. Regulation time finished with a flurry of shots by the Bucks, including one off the crossbar by Simon Omekanda and a point-blank save by the Fever's Christian Lopez on blast from John Minagawa-Webster. Jeff Wiese made five saves on the night for Michigan. The Bucks' final US Open Cup qualifier is on Sunday at Hurley Field in Berkley against the Cleveland Internationals (6:30pm). TUESDAY NIGHT AGAINST FORT WAYNE: STATISTICS AND LINE-UPS GOALS: BUCKS Cameron (Nelson), 24th min: FEVER Broxup (Stebbins), 15th min. SHOTS: 22-9, Bucks SAVES: 7-4, Fever FOULS: 19-19 BUCKS' LINE-UP: Wiese, Norman (Armstrong, 35th), Craft, Taylor, Gomez, Rzepka, Nelson, David, Kabwe, Turpin (Webster, 65th), Cameron (Omekanda, 75th). FEVER LINE-UP: Lopez, Shinaburger, Fankum, Badger, Stebbins (Dulwurth, 59th; Prangle, 97th), Broxup (Jarun, 59th), Tudela, Otachel (Wilson, 64th ), Crawford, Buck, Yates (Muckley, 50th). For a complete schedule, player roster, standings, statistics, results, stadium directions, news and more, or to join the Bucks Insider, fans may go to the official team website at: http://buckssoccer.com BUCKS SEASON 4-PASSThe Season 4-Pass allows admission for up to 4 people (adult or kid) into each regular season home game ($324 value) for just $115 (less than $30 per season ticket) and will be available at the gate. JOIN THE BUCKS FREE INSIDER With this free email service you will get discounts on Bucks tickets, the latest news on the effort to bring an MLS team to Detroit, game-night reports and weekly press releases from the Bucks and be eligible for the Bucks Grand Soccer Prize: 2005 Bucks Season Tickets and an autographed jersey from the MLS player of your choice. | | |
