| Michigan Bucks Press Release Wednesday, July 7th, 2004
Contact: Kyle Karns (989) 781-6888 info@buckssoccer.com
BUCKS PLAYOFF DREAMS ALIVE WITH OT WIN
Ombiji overtime blast seals 2-1 victory by Michigan over the Cleveland Internationals. The Michigan Bucks stayed in the thick of the playoff hunt as they battled to a 2-1 win over the Cleveland Internationals at Hurley Field on Wednesday night. Michigan started the scoring early as Eric Nelson served a beautiful ball that Knox Cameron buried with a diving header in the 8th minute. The Internationals evened the score as David Maier chipped a ball over a leaping Peter Dzubay in the 72nd minute.
The Bucks earned their first overtime win of the year in the 13th minute of overtime as Brian Ombiji found a seam in Internationals defense and hammered in his second goal of the season. "A very big win for the boys and one that keeps us in contention for the conference," said Bucks Head Coach Don Gemmel. Ryan McMahen registered the assist on the game winner, as the Bucks moved to 7-3-2 overall. Peter Dzubay made 3 saves in the Bucks net.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AGAINST CLEVELAND: STATISTICS AND LINE-UPS
GOALS: Bucks - Cameron (Nelson, 8th min), Ombiji (McMahen, 113th);
Internationals - Maier (72nd);
Shots: Bucks, 18-6 Saves: Internationals, 8-3 Fouls: Internationals, 19-14
BUCKS' LINE-UP: Dzubay, Taylor, Rzepka, Hohlbein, Craft, Kabwe (Ombiji, 68th), David (Omekanda, 45th), Nelson, Rice, Cameron (McMahan, 76th), Peterson (Turpin, 45th);
INTERNATIONALS' LINE-UP: Vessels, Daar, Marich, Strachan, Pitorak, Metzian, Sterba, Campallone (Sand, 73rd, Kolba 100th), Maier, DiBello;
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UPCOMING ACTION
Join the Bucks for their final regular season home game as they host the West Michigan Edge, Wednesday, July 14th at Berkley's Hurley Field. Game time is at 7:30 and tickets for the game are $9.00 for adults; $5.00 for youth (U-19).
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