Season Opener

Just got home in time to tune in and see Hewerton score a beautiful 3 point goal on the hand off from Richardhino. The Ig is up 5-0 against the Kixx....

I had to work today and wasn't sure I'd be able to see the game, and forgot to look up and see if it was tonight.

We're supposed to go see next week's game, but I'm not sure who else will be coming with us.)

They just showed the penalty box cam and it's pretty cool to see a professional sport covered in a way that really makes it look like fun and not just some huge spectacle.

Hewerton just did it again! Beautifiul feed from Johnson (I'll correct it later if I'm wrong). Detroit up 7-0.

BLUE CARD! D'Ambra fouled Sampson in the area. He'll get a couple of minutes in this and the next period to think about his sins.

Ricardhino converts the PK! 9-0 Ignition with about a minute to go.

Philly is trying a set piece for this restart. Nope. The ball ended up outside or something like that.

Halftime...

Mike Reid from the Hantz Group is on at halftime. He's chatting about the Ignition and it's outreach to the community. I wish we could have sent the boys to the Ig camp up at scout camp, but we just couldn't swing it. But little of the dance squad....bummer.

Third quarter begins. Sampson in the penalty box. Sampson out and Beasley driving at the net. Ohhhh. Pappas is down, holding his knee after a collison with Beasley. It didn't look like a bad coll, but you never now from only seeing the tv angle.

Looks like he's up and the game in on again...

Ignition corner kick, but after a few bounces, Philly clears. I just found out (or rather noticed) Chile Faris isn't there. Beasley just misses the far post! Commercial after the ball goes out of play. Henry Ford health system and some other goodies....

Back. Exercise bikes on the sidelines? Hay, maybe that's what I needed instead of oxygen, dropping thiry pounds and generally giving up all my bad habits.

Detropit gets a kicks from in front of their bench, Phillygets it and drives... Kapp is getting a yellow for arguing the "inadvertant handball" call in front of the Detroit net. The bench is getting another yellow. Now Myers is getting a blue! Is that on the bench????

The tv is showing Beasley and Pappas chatting. There's three Philly players in the box (that has to be a sweaty mess). Detroit is getting a PP.

I wonder what Beasley and Pappas were chatting about.?

Philly almost gets a short handed goal on a rush, but it's broken up....

Detroit is trying to get organized in the midfield, but nothing comes.

Ricardhino GOAL! He was just outside the 3pt line, passed in to Hewerton, who dropped it right back,-are they psychic- and sent the ball right past Pappas! And that flip is really cool (especially to those of us who would land wrong and look like a bug meeting a windshield if we tried it). Ignition up 11-0.

D'Ambra is getting another card for Philly. It seems like they are delaminating.

Callahan got an odd Blue for a collison on his blind side. The TV crew doesn't understand it, but it seems odd to me too.

Philly is working the PP, and trying to get back into it. Detroit has eaten most of the PP... and it's over. Donatelli just scores at the end of the PP. Only the Philly's second goal of the year. You almost feel sorry for them....almost.

Pinball in front of the Philly net....nothing. Philly is right back in this.

Philly has a restart right in front of Waltman. Brilliant save!

11-2 at the end of three...

SCRUM!

Droo is getting a 2 minute holding call, and Myers is down after going down on the trip.

Rivillo scores for Philly! It sounded questionable, but replay shows clearly it went in. Deroit's lead cut to 7, 11-4.

Rivillo scores again! 11-6.

Droo just dropped in a pointer to seal the game from midfield! Philly added the sixth attacker and Droo stole the ball and after clearing the yellow line, sent it in! 14-6. Susi gets caught out of position, Sampson steal it and Kit sends another in 17-6!

2:30 to go. Detroitis back to an 11 point lead.

IGNITION WIN!!

Now, if I can find a reasonably priced laptop, and either a Wi-Fi connection or I-net card, next week's game will come to you live from Compuware!