Английская Википедия:2012–13 Detroit Waza season

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The 2012–13 Detroit Waza season was the fifth season of the Detroit Waza professional indoor soccer club, also known as Detroit Waza Flo Pro FC. The Waza, an Eastern Division team and charter member of the Professional Arena Soccer League, played their regular season home games in the Taylor Sportsplex in Taylor, Michigan. Post-season home matches were played at the Melvindale Ice Arena in Melvindale, Michigan. The team was led by owner Mario Scicluna, general manager Kathy Coyne, and head coaches Dominic Scicluna and Matt Johnson.

Season summary

Detroit was very successful in the regular season, finishing 14–2 and clinching the Eastern Division title for the second consecutive year. The team was a perfect 8–0 at home with its only two losses (a close match against the Cincinnati Kings and an upset by the Harrisburg Heat) coming on the road. The Waza advanced to the postseason and earned the right to play for the Ron Newman Cup in the PASL National Championship. The Waza defeated the Cincinnati Kings in two straight games, winning the Eastern Divisional Finals and advancing to the Semi-Finals in San Diego, California, where they defeated the Rio Grande Valley Flash in overtime. The team played the San Diego Sockers for the league championship and lost 6–8 in regulation.

The Waza won the 2012–13 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer. They received a bye in the wild-card round then defeated the Ohio Vortex in the Round of 16, the Harrisburg Heat in the Quarter-Finals, the Chicago Mustangs in the Semi-Finals, and the reigning Open Cup champion San Diego Sockers in the Championship game.

Awards and honors

On January 8, 2013, the Professional Arena Soccer League named Detroit goalkeeper Joe Kapinos as its Player of the Week. Citing the rookie's 8–0 record, including two wins the previous weekend, and his low 4.13 goals against average, the league described Kapinos as "the anchor of the Detroit Waza defense this season".

On January 15, 2013, the PASL named Detroit player Ricardo Lopes as its Player of the Week. Citing his 7 goals against the Harrisburg Heat the previous weekend, the underused Lopes helped the Waza improve to 10–1 on the season.

In postseason honors, defender Costea Decu was named to the 2012-13 PASL All-League First Team and goalkeeper Joey Kapinos was named to the 2012-13 PASL All-League Second Team.

Schedule

Regular season

Game	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance
					Final Score	Record
1	Saturday	November 3	7:35pm (8:35pm Eastern)	at Illinois Piasa	W 11–5	1–0	The Sports Academy	515
2	Sunday	November 4	6:30pm	at Cincinnati Kings	L 8–9	1–1	GameTime Training Center	245
3	Saturday	November 10	7:30pm	Ohio Vortex	W 12–1	2–1	Taylor Sportsplex	437
4	Sunday	November 18	2:30pm	Illinois Piasa	W 12–4	3–1	Taylor Sportsplex	353
5	Saturday	December 1	7:30pm	Chicago Mustangs	W 8–7	4–1	Taylor Sportsplex	428
6	Saturday	December 8	7:35pm	at Ohio Vortex†	W 13–3	5–1	Pinnacle Sports Complex	176
7	Saturday	December 15	7:05pm	at Harrisburg Heat	W 6–3	6–1	Farm Show Arena	1,735
8	Friday	January 4	7:35pm	at Ohio Vortex	W 8–2	7–1	Pinnacle Sports Complex	160
9	Sunday	January 6	2:30pm	Cincinnati Kings	W 8–4	8–1	Taylor Sportsplex	347
10	Saturday	January 12	7:30pm	Harrisburg Heat†	W 8–4	9–1	Taylor Sportsplex	417
11	Sunday	January 13	2:30pm	Harrisburg Heat	W 15–8	10–1	Taylor Sportsplex	351
12	Saturday	January 19	7:05pm	at Harrisburg Heat	L 6–10	10–2	Farm Show Arena	1,735
13	Saturday	January 26	8:05pm (9:05pm Eastern)	at Rockford Rampage	W 14–10	11–2	Victory Sports Complex	200
14	Sunday	January 27	5:30pm (6:30pm Eastern)	at Chicago Mustangs†	W 9–6	12–2	Grand Sports Arena	299
15	Saturday	February 2	7:30pm	Ohio Vortex	W 19–1	13–2	Taylor Sportsplex	367
16	Saturday	February 9	7:30pm	Cincinnati Kings	W 5–3	14–2	Taylor Sportsplex	582

† Game also counts for US Open Cup, as listed in chart below.

Postseason

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance
					Final Score	Record
Division Finals Game 1	Saturday	February 23	8:30pm	at Cincinnati Kings	W 9–4	1–0	GameTime Training Center	307
Division Finals Game 2	Sunday	February 24	2:35pm	Cincinnati Kings	W 6–5	2–0	Melvindale Ice Arena	680
Semi-Finals	Sunday	March 10	4:00pm (7:00pm Eastern)	Rio Grande Valley Flash	W 6–5 (OT)	3–0	Valley View Casino Center	?
Championship	Monday	March 11	7:35pm (10:35pm Eastern)	at San Diego Sockers	L 6–8	3–1	Valley View Casino Center	3,336

2012–13 US Open Cup for Arena Soccer

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance
				Final Score	Record
Wild Card	BYE
Round of 16	December 8	7:35pm	at Ohio Vortex	W 13–3	1–0	Pinnacle Sports Complex	176
Quarter-finals	January 12	7:35pm	Harrisburg Heat	W 8–4	2–0	Taylor Sportsplex	417
Semi-finals	January 27	4:30pm (5:30pm Eastern)	at Chicago Mustangs	W 9–6	3–0	Grand Sports Arena	299
Championship	March 2	7:35pm	San Diego Sockers	W 7–6	4–0	Melvindale Ice Arena	1,256

External links

• Detroit Waza official website