Dynamite comeback falls short

George Tanner — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:08:39 +0000

Trailing 10-5 in the third quarter, the Denver Dynamite rallied for four straight goals but ultimately could not beat Tigres Dorados MRCI Oaxaca, falling 10-9 in the opening round of the Professional Arena Soccer League championship tournament on Friday in Stockton, Calif.

Chris Handsor registered four goals and an assist for Denver, which qualified for the tournament as a wild card. Garth Archibald added two goals and two assists, and John Molet, Pancho Puente and Ryan Creager each registered a goal.

Creager and Jose Chavez of Tigres were ejected. Chavez will not be able to play as Tigres face top-seeded 1790 Cincinnati on Saturday. The other semifinal match features the Edmonton Drillers and the Stockton Cougars. The finals are at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Denver was not able to overcome a six-goal run by the Mexican club in the third period.

Denver goalkeeper Justin Dzuba injured his ankle and was forced to stay in the game because the Dynamite didn’t have a dressed backup. However, Dzuba didn’t allow another goal after the injury.
DENVER DYNAMITE

#	P	-	G	A	PTS	SH	PIM	F	BL
0	-	Jeremy Gibe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	-	Justin Dzuba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	-	Garth Archibald	2	2	4	6	0	2	0
6	-	Jimmy Wade	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
10	-	Ryan Creager	1	0	1	1	2	3	0
11	-	Kelly Robinson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	-	James McMonigle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	-	Jay Hamilton	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
20	-	Tony Thomas	0	1	1	2	0	1	0
21	-	Chad Wheat	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
22	-	Poncho Puente	1	1	2	2	0	0	0
23	-	Chris Handsor	4	1	5	10	0	3	1
24	-	John Molet	1	2	3	3	2	2	2

		TEAM BENCH	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
		TOTALS	9	7	16	25	8	16	4

TIGRES DORADOS MRCI OAXACA

#	P	-	G	A	PTS	SH	PIM	F	BL
15	-	Miguel Angel Coos Suarez	1	2	3	2	0	0	0
9	-	Mario Casas	1	1	2	2	0	2	0
8	-	Jose Chavez	1	0	1	3	4	2	0
10	-	Manuel Kecha Rivera	2	0	2	2	0	0	0
21	-	Christian Figueroa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	-	Jorge Sedano	2	1	3	7	0	2	1
11	-	Diego Armando Jimenez	1	0	1	3	0	1	0
22	-	Julio Hernandez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	-	Joel Hernandez	1	0	1	3	0	0	0
5	-	Rodrigo Perez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	-	Adhemir Martinez Olvera	1	1	2	7	0	0	0
6	-	Julian Reyes Gonzalez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	-	Juan de la O	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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		TEAM BENCH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		TOTALS	10	5	15	29	4	7	1

Dynamite-Tigres tourney game on Web radio tonight

George Tanner — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:25:08 +0000

All five games from the Professional Arena Soccer League’s championship tournament will be broadcast live on the Internet this weekend, including the Denver Dynamite’s match against Tigres Dorados MRCI Oaxaca at 9 p.m. Mountain time today.

The Dynamite qualified for the tournament after winning three of its final four games under coach Chuck Estrada. Chris Handsor rejoins the Dynamite in time for the tournament, being played in Stockton Calif.

Listen to the games here.

Toiday’s opening game kicks off at 6 p.m. and features La Cabana and the Edmonton Drillers. Following at 9 will be the Denver Dynamite and Tigres Dorados MRCI Oaxaca, the winner of the LMFR Central Division.

The winner of the Dynamite-Tigres game will face 1790 Cincinnati, the No. 1 seed, at 6 p.m. Mountain time on Saturday. The Stockton Cougars will meet the winner of the Edmonton-La Cabana game at 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

Sunday’s championship game will begin at 2 p.m. Mountain time.

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Dynamite comeback falls short

Dynamite-Tigres tourney game on Web radio tonight