Short two of their top players, the DFW Tornadoes fell to the A-League Virginia Beach Mariners 2-0 at the Sportsplex. With leading goalscorers Lourenzo Andrade out due to a red card suspension, and Jamie Watson with the US U-20 team in South Korea, the Tornados hung on to a 0-0 score in the first half, as the Mariners missed several chances, including a penalty kick. The inconsistent Mariners attack finally broke through right after halftime, with goals from Mark Jonas and Dante Washington, and the Tornadoes could not catch up. Virginia Beach were also without two key players, as Pato Aguliera was training with DC United, and Richard Mahoney stuck in Costa Rica due to visa problems.
Reports - The Virginian-Pilot
June 15, 2004
Virginia Beach SportsPlex - Virginia Beach, Va.
DFW Tornadoes 0 Virginia Beach Mariners 2
Mark Jonas 48'
Dante Washington 55'
::Lineups::
DFW Tornadoes Virginia Beach Mariners
Ryszard Gorski (GK) Matt Pickens (GK)
Ron Plute Jeremy Aldrich
Josh Couvillion -Kevin Knott 80'
Trent Abbott Russ Hutchison
-Leone Cruz 59' -Tony McManus 66'
Clayton King Michael Kirmse
Robert Hammett Joe Morelli
-Chad Deering 89' Jeff Bilyk
Dwayne Bergeron Jakob Fenger
Vassar Cates Daniel Alvarez
Tarik Guendoozi -Jose Gomez 37'
-Jared Chandler 59' Nate Winkel
Mark Rowland -Mark Jonas 35'
Casey Madigan Carlos Garcia
-Ken Weese 81' Dante Washington
::Misconduct::
Ron Plute 50' Michael Kirmse 26'
Robert Hammett 56' Joe Morelli 71'
Leone Cruz 67'
Stats Summary DFW VAB
Shots 3 18
Saves 2 4
Corners 2 5
Fouls 18 20
Offside 1 8
Match Officials:
Referee-Ben Jones
AR1-Bill Diamar AR2-Dan Stead
4th Official-Sam Foster
Att - 385
