Rockford Rampage

Adauto Neto scored four goals while Anthony Maher and Pat Morris each added a hat trick for the Kixx last night in a 23-20 Major Indoor Soccer League win over the Rockford Rampage. The game was the first for the Kixx (2-5) at Temple's Liacouras Center, their new home. They had started the season with six games on the road. Last night's game was the first in a home-and-home weekend series between the teams, with the Kixx heading to Rockford, Ill., to play the Rampage (3-3) tonight at 6:05.

The Kixx got their first win of the Major Indoor Soccer League season by handing the Rockford Rampage their first loss, 20-6, last night at the MetroCentre. Leo Gibson scored a first-half hat trick and finished with four goals for the Kixx (1-2), who rolled to a 14-0 halftime lead. For the Rampage (2-1), Gary Brooks, Bato Radoncic, and Semir Mesanovic had second-half goals. Joe Di Buono and Ricardinho scored three-pointers for the Kixx in the second quarter.

The Philadelphia Kixx of the National Indoor Soccer League will begin their season with a new home field. The team will play home games at Temple's Liacouras Center. Their former home, the Wachovia Spectrum, is closing Oct. 31. The Kixx will play eight home games at the Liacouras Center. Their season starts with a six-game trip that begins Nov. 15 in Monterrey, Mexico, against La Raza. The Kixx will play their home opener Jan. 9 against the Rockford Rampage. College students can attend games for $10.

After twice racing out to eight-goal leads, the Kixx had to hang on for a 10-9 win over the Rockford Rampage last night in the Major Indoor Soccer League. The Kixx (3-5) earned a home-and-home sweep in two games with the Rampage. A pair of goals by veteran Pat Morris helped Philadelphia to an 8-0 halftime lead. Leo Gibson's second goal of the game early in the fourth period gave the Kixx a 10-2 advantage. The Rampage (3-4) nailed two two-pointers within nine seconds, however, and a three-pointer by Semir Mesanovic with just over two minutes to play made the score 10-9.

The Monterrey La Raza went on a 14-0 run to start the second half last night en route to a 23-13 Major Indoor Soccer League victory over the Kixx. Genoni Martinez had a pair of goals for La Raza (3-4) as they bounced back from a 7-5 halftime deficit. Forward Anthony Maher had a hat trick for the Kixx (1-5). A three-pointer by defender Pat Morris gave Philadelphia a two-goal lead at the half. The Kixx began the season with a six-game road trip. They play their home opener on Saturday night against the Rockford Rampage at the Liacouras Center.

The Kixx' season-opening road trip of six games continued last night with a 9-8 loss to the Baltimore Blast in the Major Indoor Soccer League at Mariner Arena. Anthony Maher of Cape May had two goals for the Kixx (1-4), while goalkeeper Sanaldo made nine saves. The Kixx held a 6-4 lead early in the third quarter on Maher's second score before the Blast (3-1) scored six unanswered points, including Machel Millwood's game-winning shot. The Kixx' Leo Gibson and Pat Morris also scored.

Sandre Naumoski scored the lone goal for the Kixx in a 16-2 loss to the Rockford Rampage in an National Indoor Soccer League game yesterday at the Rockford MetroCentre. The fourth-place Kixx fell to 8-8. The tiebreaker for getting into the three-team playoffs would go to the Rampage, also 8-8, because of the goal differential in the clubs' four meetings, which were split, 2-2. Jamar Beasley had a hat trick and Jorge Valle scored twice for Rockford. The loss closed the road portion of the Kixx' schedule.

David Castellanos scored four minutes into overtime yesterday to give the Kixx a 10-8 National Indoor Soccer League victory over the Rockford Rampage at the Wachovia Spectrum. The Kixx improved to 8-6 overall in front of 6,769 fans and moved into a tie with the idle Monterrey La Raza for second place in the league behind the Baltimore Blast. Ricardinho tied the score at 8-8 for Philadelphia with a shot into the top left corner of the net with just over nine minutes to play in regulation.

Player/coach Don D'Ambra scored his 450th career goal as the Kixx edged the Rockford Rampage, 11-10, last night in an NISL game at the Wachovia Spectrum. The win was the fourth straight for the Kixx, who improved to 7-5 and moved into a second-place tie with idle Monterrey La RaZa in the standings. D'Ambra reached his milestone 2 minutes, 38 seconds into the first quarter for a 2-0 lead. The Kixx rallied from a 10-6 deficit late in the fourth quarter when Pat Morris scored a three-point goal and Anthony Maher netted a two-pointer for the game-winner.

Enrique Tovar's power-play goal in the third quarter gave the Rockford Rampage a 4-2 National Indoor Soccer League victory over the Kixx last night at the MetroCentre. The only score by the Kixx (7-6) came in the second quarter when Anthony Maher gave the visitors a 2-0 lead after taking a pass from Pat Morris on the power play. Bato Radoncic knotted the score at 2-2 for Rockford (7-7), connecting on a rebound at 8 minutes, 47 seconds of the third quarter. With Kixx defender Joe Di Buono in the penalty box, Tovar scored a two-pointer to give the Rampage a 4-2 lead at 10:39.

The Kixx saw their Major Indoor Soccer League playoff hopes reduced to a slender thread last night after a 34-15 loss to the Rockford Rampage at the Liacouras Center. The 34 points were the most scored against the Kixx (7-10) in their 14-year history. To make the playoffs, they must win their final three games and hope for a win by the Rampage (7-12) over La RaZa de Monterrey (9-10). Philadelphia forward Adauto Neto extended his point-scoring streak to 16 games with four assists.

Pat Morris scored the game-winner early in the fourth period as the Kixx hung on to beat the Rockford Rampage, 8-7, in the MISL last night. Morris scored on the power play 1 minute, 18 seconds in to the fourth period. Later in the period, he was called for a violent red card and will miss Saturday's home game against La RaZa de Monterrey. The Kixx now are 4-6 while the Rampage fell to 6-8. With the Kixx holding an 8-2 lead after Morris' goal, the Rampage went on a five-point run on a Geison Moura two-pointer and a Matthew Stewart triple to close within a point, 8-7. Strong defense dominated the first period and part of the second, until Ryan Heins found Ptah Myers at 10:59 to give the Kixx a 2-0 lead.

Pat Morris scored two goals, but it wasn't enough as the Rockford Rampage defeated the Kixx, 22-12, at the Liacouras Center in a Major Indoor Soccer League game Saturday night. The Kixx (3-6) have won their three straight games. Ryan Heins, Anthony Maher, Sandre Naumoski and Joe DiBuono also scored for the Kixx, who host the Milwaukee Wave on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 7:05 p.m. The Rampage (6-4) was led by Geison Moura's two goals.   Wings   Alex Gajic had three goals, including the game-winner in overtime, to lead the Colorado Mammoth (2-2)

After twice racing out to eight-goal leads, the Kixx had to hang on for a 10-9 win over the Rockford Rampage last night in the Major Indoor Soccer League. The Kixx (3-5) earned a home-and-home sweep in two games with the Rampage. A pair of goals by veteran Pat Morris helped Philadelphia to an 8-0 halftime lead. Leo Gibson's second goal of the game early in the fourth period gave the Kixx a 10-2 advantage. The Rampage (3-4) nailed two two-pointers within nine seconds, however, and a three-pointer by Semir Mesanovic with just over two minutes to play made the score 10-9.

Adauto Neto scored four goals while Anthony Maher and Pat Morris each added a hat trick for the Kixx last night in a 23-20 Major Indoor Soccer League win over the Rockford Rampage. The game was the first for the Kixx (2-5) at Temple's Liacouras Center, their new home. They had started the season with six games on the road. Last night's game was the first in a home-and-home weekend series between the teams, with the Kixx heading to Rockford, Ill., to play the Rampage (3-3) tonight at 6:05.

They have relocated, but members of the Kixx still are excited about tonight's home opener against the Rockford Rampage at the Liacouras Center. At least the new setting gives the Kixx (1-6) a break from the road and a tough start to the Major Indoor Soccer League season. The team's lone victory was a 20-6 decision over Rockford (4-2). Since then, the Kixx were outscored, 13-59, in three consecutive losses. "Having six games on the road was a big challenge," said Kixx coach Don D'Ambra, whose team had called the soon-to-be demolished Wachovia Spectrum home for 13 seasons.

The Monterrey La Raza went on a 14-0 run to start the second half last night en route to a 23-13 Major Indoor Soccer League victory over the Kixx. Genoni Martinez had a pair of goals for La Raza (3-4) as they bounced back from a 7-5 halftime deficit. Forward Anthony Maher had a hat trick for the Kixx (1-5). A three-pointer by defender Pat Morris gave Philadelphia a two-goal lead at the half. The Kixx began the season with a six-game road trip. They play their home opener on Saturday night against the Rockford Rampage at the Liacouras Center.

The Kixx' season-opening road trip of six games continued last night with a 9-8 loss to the Baltimore Blast in the Major Indoor Soccer League at Mariner Arena. Anthony Maher of Cape May had two goals for the Kixx (1-4), while goalkeeper Sanaldo made nine saves. The Kixx held a 6-4 lead early in the third quarter on Maher's second score before the Blast (3-1) scored six unanswered points, including Machel Millwood's game-winning shot. The Kixx' Leo Gibson and Pat Morris also scored.

The Kixx got their first win of the Major Indoor Soccer League season by handing the Rockford Rampage their first loss, 20-6, last night at the MetroCentre. Leo Gibson scored a first-half hat trick and finished with four goals for the Kixx (1-2), who rolled to a 14-0 halftime lead. For the Rampage (2-1), Gary Brooks, Bato Radoncic, and Semir Mesanovic had second-half goals. Joe Di Buono and Ricardinho scored three-pointers for the Kixx in the second quarter.

The Baltimore Blast lived up to their nickname, routing the Kixx, 19-8, in a Major Indoor Soccer League game last night. The Kixx (0-2) had several two-point leads in the first half, gaining advantages at 2-0, 4-2, and 6-4 before Baltimore (1-1) got hot near the end of the half and built an 11-6 lead at intermission. The Blast had multiple goals in the fourth quarter, including two three-point goals, to clinch the victory. Ptah Myers scored twice for the Kixx, while Ryan Heinz and former Blast player Rey Martinez also scored.