Milwaukee Wave crashes over the Florida Tropics

MILWAUKEE – In back-to-back video games, the seven-time champion Milwaukee Wave confronted the Florida Tropics. Of their final assembly, Sunday in Florida, the Wave washed out the Tropics 6-4 and supposed to increase their successful streak Friday on the UW-Milwaukee Panther Area.

Possession was evenly cut up down the center between the Wave and the Tropics. With three minutes left within the quarter, Derek Huffman sunk in a objective behind the Tropics keeper. Ian Bennett marked his thirty eighth consecutive scoring recreation, marking the tip of the primary quarter 2-0, Wave. Milwaukee goalkeeper William Banahene, a.okay.a. ‘Willy The Wall,’ got here to play with three back-to-back saves defending the Wave lead. Daniel Mattos, one of many Wave ‘Gamers to Watch’ scored Milwaukee’s third objective of the night time. Benefiting from a breakaway, Azcueta chipped the keeper bringing the rating to 4-1, Wave. Sustaining excessive hopes and depth, the Wave ended the half in a 4-5 Tropics.

At halftime, Head Coach Giuliano Oliviero stated, “We knew this wasn’t going to be a straightforward recreation. We simply have to regroup and are available again within the second half.” The Tropics didn’t desire a repeat of final Sunday’s recreation, however the Wave continued to combat for the win into the second half.

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After the third-quarter confusion of penalty playing cards and problem flags, the Milwaukee Wave was within the energy play and took majority possession to indicate off their handles. Marcio Leite tied the Wave again up 5-5 mid-quarter. Sustaining the tie, the Wave discovered themselves in a Double Energy Play. Within the final minutes, Ian Bennett scored the objective the Wave wanted. The Tropics knocked in a buzzer-beater objective however, after a overview, was deemed to be a second too late, ending the sport with a infamous Wave 6-5 win.

“I used to be fairly assured the refs would get it proper,” stated Coach Giuliano Oliviero on the Tropics final second try, “We heard the buzzer go because the ball got here off the glass, I felt very assured they have been going to show that objective round, and so they did.”.

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The Wave will face the Tropics for a 3rd time this season on Saturday, March 4th, at dwelling with a 6:05 p.m. kickoff.

The following cease of the Wave’s tour is Saturday night time, Jan. 21, to face the Kansas Metropolis Comets. They’ll kick off on the Cable Dahmer Area in Independence, Missouri, at 6:05 p.m.
Tickets can be found at MilwaukeeWave.com or the UW-Milwaukee Panther Area Field Workplace earlier than kick-off for future dwelling video games.