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SAN DIEGO SOCKERS MATCH NOTES I @ DALLAS 14 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS I 8 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS I 18 DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS Sockers.com I @SanDiegoSockers A Legacy of Champions Since 1978 PRESEASON MATCH #1 I SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 5:00pm LAST TIME OUT I MARCH 18 ALLEN EVENTS CENTER I ALLEN, TX @ MONTERREY I 6-4 LOSS REFEREES: San Diego dropped a 6-4 decision to the Monterrey Flash in the MASL Western Conference Championship game in Mexico. HOW THEY COMPARE STAT DALLAS SIDEKICKS (0-0) SAN DIEGO SOCKERS (0-0) 2017-18 LEADING SCORER: ----- LEADING SCORER: Chiles (2017) LEADING GK: ----- LEADING GK: -Pardo (2017) 0 GOALS FOR AVG. 7.50 LAST MEETING: November 12, 2016 @ DAL NEXT MEETING: December 26 @ DAL SEASON SERIES: 0-0 ALL-TIME SERIES: SD Leads 51-22 GOALS AGT. AVG. The San Diego Sockers travel to Texas to renew an old rivalry with 0 3.75 the Dallas Sidekicks on Saturday, November 17. The Sockers and Sidekicks were foes in the Major Indoor Soccer League during the 80s and 90s, and then again the 2010s in the Premier Arena Soccer GOAL DIFF. League and MASL. Dallas returns to the league after a one-year 0 +82 hiatus. The teams will meet twice during the regular season. San Diego opened training camp on Monday with a roster comprised POWER PLAY % returning veterans, Sockers 2 (M2 Arena League) players and many 0 53% new faces. The roster for the preseason game will be a blend of all three. PENALTY KILL % On Wednesday, the team was involved in a major four-player trade 0 75% with rival Ontario, which was highlighted by the Sockers acquiring top scorer Leonardo De Oliveira, and solid defender Juan Gonzalez. In return, the Fury received 2017-18 MASL Goalkeeper of the Year Chris Toth, and second-year forward Andy Lorei. 0 PIM GAME AVG. 6 The overhauled and talented roster will make this one of the most competitive training camps in recent history. SHOTS FOR 0 SHOTS FOR 673 MATCH COVERAGE VIDEO STREAMING LIVE STATS AUDIO STREAMING 0 BLOCKED SHOTS 110 .TV Not available for this game WHAT's INSIDE Page 8 - Sockers Photo Roster FOULS Page 2 - Media Info & Schedule Page 9 - Sockers Numerical Roster 0 271 Page 3 - Sockers Storylines Page 10 - Sockers Alphabetical Roster Page 4 - Players To Watch & Team Leaders Page 11 - Opponent Roster Page 5 - Sockers Team Statistics Page 12 - Opponent Statistics Page 6 - Sockers Player Statistics Page 13 - Sockers Match-By-Match Page 7 - Sockers Coaching Staff Page 14-16 - MASL Information SAN DIEGO SOCKERS MATCH NOTES I A Legacy Of Champions Since 1978 Page 2 SOCKERS COMMUNICATIONS SOCKERS 2018-19 SCHEDULE & RESULTS @ 11.17 PreSeason CRAIG ELSTEN. Director All home games at Valley View Casino Center 619.840.7800 [email protected] vs @ 12.16 2.8 JON GREENE, Manager 619.871.3186 [email protected] @ vs Website: Sockers.com 12.20 2.15 Social Media: @SanDiegoSockers MEDIA INFORMATION vs 12.22 @ 2.17 CREDENTIALS All media members who plan to cover the San Diego Sockers for the 2018-19 MASL season must request credentials (season or single- game) online at SDSockers.com/Mediacenter. @ vs Media applying for season credentials should be 12.26 3.1 those who anticipate covering most home games for the 2018-19 season (50% or more). Season credentials will be granted to verified media organizations only. Media members vs receive free parking, complimentary pregame @ 12.28 3.10 meal, game stats, and access to the post=game mix zone. TRAINING SESSIONS The Sockers train at either the Sockers Indoor @ vs Center (located on the east side of the Valley 1.4 3.15 View Casino Center parking lot) or the Ecke Family YMCA (200 Saxony Rd, Encinitas, 92024). TRAINING SESSION MEDIA AVAILABILITY vs The media will have access to the team for 30 @ minutes before and after the training session. If 1.5 3.22 you plan on attending a training session, please contact Jon Greene at [email protected] to confirm availability. vs 1.11 @ 3.24 SOCKERS NEWS & BROADCAST INFO STREAMING VIDEO BROADCASTS All Sockers 2017-18 games will be available for vs @ video streaming on MASL.TV at MASL.com. 1.13 3.31 STREAMING AUDIO BROADCASTS Sockers home games will also be available for audio streaming on Spreaker.com (search: Sockers). @ @ 4.4 SOCKERS PODCAST ON MIGHTY 1090 1.18 Every Monday, listen or download the "Sockers Overtime" Podcast on MIghty1090.com. vs SOCKERS NEWS ON CONNECTED DEVICES vs Sockers news is available on your connected 1.20 4.7 devices through Amazon Alexa (search: Sockers) @ 2.7 vs 4.13 SAN DIEGO SOCKERS MATCH NOTES I A Legacy Of Champions Since 1978 Page 3 SOCKERS STORYLINES 40th ANNIVERSARY SEASON The Sockers are celebrating their 40th anniversary this season. "Legacy of Champions Since 1978" is the slogan to be used during the marketing campaign which features a wide variety of online, game day, apparel and promo giveaway elements. The circular anniversary logo with a ribbon near the bottom incorporates elements from the team's history. The top of the logo features the San Diego skyline, which is taken from the current crest, represents America's Finest City. A row of 14 gold stars representing the club's 14 championships is underneath the skyline. In the center, is the iconic Sockers logo with the NASL soccer ball from the 1980's and early 1990's representing the team's legendary years. The anniversary tagline is written in script font inside the banner. The anniversary dates and years of the anniversary are represented by the placement of "1978" and "2018" inside the right and left edges of the ribbon, and "40 Years" in bold font is at the bottom of the logo. One of 12 billboards are located throughout San Diego County. DIVISION CHAMPIONS Déjà Vu The Sockers claimed their second straight MASL Pacific Division championship by beating the Tacoma Stars 2-1 in the series. San Diego won 9-3 in Game 2 at home to force the deciding mini-game, in which the Sockers won 6-2. The following week, Monterrey beat San Diego 6-4 in the one-game Conference Final in Mexico. Brandon Escoto celebrates a goal to help the team beat Tacoma. SOCKERS INFUSE NEW TALENT TO ROSTER San Diego had a busy off-season acquiring six veteran players via trade or free agency for the 2018-19 season. Taylor Walter Bond (F - Tacoma - FA), De Oliveira (F-Ontario - Trade), Jose Gonzalez (D- Ontario - Trade), Christian Gutierrez (M - El Paso - FA), Guerrero Pino (D - Kansas City - Trade), Travis Pittman (M - FA), Manuel Rojo (D - El Paso- FA) and Christian Segura (M - Sonora - FA). The latest move was a four-player trade with rival Ontario on November 14. San Diego received De Oliveira and Gonzalez in exchange for GK Chris Toth and F Andy Lorei. SAYING GOODBYE TO SAN DIEGO Several players departed San Diego during the offseason, including Matt Clare (Tacoma - Trade), Andy Lorei (Ontario - Trade), Anthony Medina (Retirement), Luan Oliveira (Milwaukee - FA), John Sosa (Kansas City - FA), Chris Toth (Ontario -Trade) and Max Touloute (Florida - FA). HONORING RON NEWMAN The San Diego Sockers family was deeply saddened by the loss of Ron Newman, a legendary figure both on and off the soccer field, and remembered specifically as the most successful and innovative head coach in indoor soccer history. He passed away on August 27, 2018 at the age of 84. The organization will honor him with a pregame ceremony before the season opener on December 16. SAN DIEGO SOCKERS MATCH NOTES I A Legacy Of Champions Since 1978 Page 4 PLAYERS TO WATCH KRAIG CHILES I F BORIS PARDO I GK BRANDON ESCOTO I M The team's all-time leading scorer The 2017-18 MASL Goals Against The team's second leading scorer in returns for his tenth season with Average leader will backstop the 2017-18 enters his third year with the the Sockers. Sockers defense this season. Sockers. TEAM LEADERS I 2017-18 POINTS GOALS ASSISTS PP GOALS 55 38 17 12 CHILES CHILES CHILES CHILES PIM BLOCKS FOULS SH GOALS 1 14 22 29 RUIZ & RUIZ CONTRERAS CONTRERAS F. GONZALEZ CAREER MILESTONES WITHIN REACH YOU DON'T SAY - SEAN BOWERS, SOCKERS GM FARBER - 1 - 200 Games Played The internal competition for playing CHILES - 1 - 150 Assists time will only help to fuel the team to VELEZ - 3 - 100 Assists reach our goal of raising the Ron ESCOTO - 13 - 100 Points Newman Cup.” SAN DIEGO SOCKERS MATCH NOTES I A Legacy Of Champions Since 1978 Page 5 SOCKERS PLAYER STATISTICS - 2017-18 SEASON KRAIG CHILES - Sockers All-Time Leading Scorer SAN DIEGO SOCKERS MATCH NOTES I A Legacy Of Champions Since 1978 Page 6 SOCKERS TEAM STATISTICS - BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS MISCELLANEOUS STATS HIGHS & LOWS NOTEWORTHY RECORD BY DAYS OF THE WEEK: Goals-Game: Sockers THE AGELESS WONDER Thurs 2-1, Fri 6-0, Sat 3-1, Sun 8-1 High: 11 @SON, 1/20 Captain Kraig Chiles finished the Low: 4, (4), @ONT, 3/2 season by leading the team in RECORD WHEN SCORING: goals (38), Assists (17) and 0 Goals: Scoring 0-0, Allowing 1-0 Goals-Half: Sockers points (55). He had a 16-game goal 1 Goal: Scoring 0-0, Allowing 2-0 High: 9, vRGV, 2/24 streak during the season. Chiles 2 Goals: Scoring 0-0, Allowing 3-0 Low: 1, @MTY, 1/28 was first in the league 3 Goals: Scoring 0-1, Allowing 7-0 with eight game-winning goals. 4 Goals: Scoring 3-0, Allowing 2-0 Shots-Game: Sockers 5 Goals: Scoring 1-1, Allowing 4-0 High: 40, vTAC, 11/12 NOT PLAYING FROM BEHIND 6 Goals: Scoring 1-0, Allowing 0-1 Low: 14, @TAC, 2/9 San Diego trailed only eight times 7 Goals: Scoring 1-0, Allowing 0-0 at the end of any quarter this 8 or more: Scoring 13-1, Allowing 0-2 Shots-Half: Sockers season.