Defending Champs, Tw
SIDEKICKS Prevail in Battle of
Defending Champs
Tatu's 2-point goal with 0.8 seconds secures 14-13 victory.
ndoor soccer legend, Tatu,
powered the Dallas Sidekicks
past the defending 2002 Major
Indoor Soccer League Champion Philadelphia KiXX with a hattrick on the League's opening
night on September 28th in Dallas. Tatu's game-winning goal
came with the Sidekicks trailing,
13-12, after Philadelphia forward
Goran Vasic connected on a 2point strike at 8:11 of the fourth
quarter to give the KiXX a onepoint advantage. Philadelphia
enjoyed leads of 2-0, 5-2, and 9-4
during the game before the Sidekicks rallied with a 8-2 second half
run to hold a 12-11 edge prior to
Vasic's goal.
"When it went in," said Tatu, "I
I
looked at the referee, and he had
his hands up… I looked up at the
scoreboard, and there were still a
few numbers left, so I said, 'I guess
it counts.'"
Philadelphia KiXX Head Coach
Omid Namazi remarked, "You've
got to give credit to Dallas. They
worked hard until the end and
came up with their first win… We
were unfortunate not to be on the
winning side. It's not the way we
wanted to start the season…, but
with our own home opener
ahead, we have a chance to turn
it around quickly."
For his seven-point outburst
and late-game heroics, Tatu was
named the MISL Offensive Player of the Week.
SCOR I N G AT T N SHOTS P I M
Dal l a s (H) 14 4-0-6-4 6,887 36
6
Phi l a del phi a 13 5-0-6-2
32
4
PP
1-2
2-3
W /L GOA L I E
Doyle
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