Doe Scores Three
Francis " Grandpa" Doe
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Tuesday, June 15, 2004) -
Tuesday morning marked the Thunder’s annual Kids’ Day game, as the
Thunder faced off against local Minnesota club team Inferno ’95 on a
warm, sunny afternoon. 4,106 were on hand to see the Thunder win the
contest, 6-1.
Francis Doe scored three goals in leading the Thunder
to the 6-1 win over Inferno, while Zafer Kilickan, Semir Mesanovic
and Aaron Paye also scored for the Thunder in the victory. Thunder
goalkeeper Terry McNelis made three saves in securing the win.
Adam Schmidt scored the lone Inferno goal
in the 67th minute.
The Thunder controlled play in the first half,
easily knocking the ball through and around the Inferno defense.
In the 22nd minute Thunder midfielder Chris
Vorenkamp drove a long, diagonal ball to the deep right corner of
the field to a streaking Zafer Kilickan. Kilickan collected the ball
inside the goal box and beat Inferno goalkeeper John Dierkhising
with a near-post shot for the first goal of the game.
Just minutes later Thunder midfielder Amos
Magee collected a loose ball 30 yards from goal and fed a pass to
Francis Doe who turned and drilled a shot from 18 yards into the
upper right hand corner of the goal past a diving Dierkhising.
Semir Mesanovic closed out the scoring in the
first half when he hit a low free kick from just outside the left
side of the goal box that somehow found its way through the Inferno
defense to sneak into the far right corner of the goal.
Inferno got on the scoreboard in the 67th minute
when forward Dale Weiler sent in a cross from the left side of the
field that bounced once before midfielder Adam Schmidt hit a diving
header past Thunder goalkeeper Terry McNelis.
Thunder forward Aaron Paye added to the
Thunder’s goal total in the 77th minute when he received a long pass
from 50 yards from goal. Paye outran the nearest Inferno defender
and slid the ball past Dierkhising into the back of the net.
Francis Doe scored the final goal in the game in
the 88th minute when he brought down a long clearance from Nate
Knox. Goalkeeper Dierkhising came off his goal line in an attempt to
clear the ball, but Doe chipped the ball over Dierkhisings head from
40 yards and the ball slowly rolled into the goal to put the final
score at 6-1.
The Thunder are next in action on
Friday, June 18 versus the Morelia Reserves of Mexico at James
Griffin Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Tickets are still
available and can be purchased by visiting www.mnthunder.com or
calling the Thunder office at 651.917.TEAM.
In other news,The United Soccer
Leagues announced yesterday that Minnesota Thunder forward Melvin
Tarley was named to the A-League “Team of the Week” for week nine.
This is the second selection in a row for the
second year veteran, who has played his way off of the bench and
onto the starting eleven. Melvin was given the honor for his one
goal, one assist performance in the Thunders 2-1 win over the
Seattle Sounders on June 12th.
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