December 20, 2024 – Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)
Milwaukee Wave News Release
The rosters may have evolved and changed over the years, but the narrative remains the same. The Baltimore Blast vs the Milwaukee Wave is one of the hottest rivalries of the MASL, dating back to the early 2000’s when the teams would find each other squaring off in the then Major Indoor Soccer League. When these two teams square off, the fans know they are going to get both teams best, and that is what the fans of UW Milwaukee Panther arena saw on a typical cold and snowy Wisconsin winter night, but the temperature inside was much warmer than the outdoor thermometers would read.
Milwaukee would open the scoring early in this game, with a restart, just to the left of the arch, where Max Ferdinand would find Ricardo Carvalho, whose low shot to the near post, would just beat goalkeeper Mike Zierhoffer. Just as Milwaukee scored early, Baltimore would score late, as Jamie Thomas, finished off a wallascora of his own, as his initial shot, hit the boards above the goal, and finished his own rebound with a well-placed header to the far post to equalize with 59.3 remaining in the first.
The second quarter would see Baltimore take the advantage, when Bruno Henrique would find Victor Parreiras for the easy tap in. A lead that would only last a mere 30 seconds as Ian Bennett (Alex Sanchez) would equalize from close range.
Both teams would exchange opportunities before the halftime horn sounded, but goalkeepers Willie Banahene and Mike Zierhoffer would both stand strong throughout the first half.
Milwaukee would open the scoring in the 3rd when Alex Sanchez (Breno Oliveira) would beat Zierhoffer with a low shot to the far post, off said post and in for the 3-2 advantage.
Ricardo Carvalho would continue his positive form, when Max Ferdinand would find him for the 4-2 advantage at 9:04 of the 3rd.
Keeping with the narrative of the evening, Baltimore would score a late equalizer in the third when Bruno Henrique scored his first goal of the season, assisted by Elton De Oliveira, with just 11 seconds left on the clock.
Chad Poarch wasted no time in the beginning of the 4th quarter equalizing on an assist from Jamie Thomas, that was able to sneak by goalkeeper Willie Banahene.
Milwaukee would be forced to be a man down at 6:01 when Shawn Azcueta was sent to the box for tripping. To Baltimores disappointment, the game remained tied until with just about 4 minutes remaining in the game, Mario Alvarez’s…