The Ironmen (12-10) picked up their second win in consecutive games by handing the lowly Orlando Sharks (3-21) a 27-5 thrashing on Sunday evening at the Prudential Center. The win allowed New Jersey to maintain their edge over Monterrey for fifth place in the standings.
The Irons set the tone by scoring early and often in the first fifteen minutes of the match. New Jersey forward Shuan David opened up the scoring just 16 seconds after kickoff when he darted by two Sharks’ defenders along the boards and beat keeper Antonio Iriarte low to the far post for a two-point tally. Lazo Alavanja and Dan Antoniuk quickly followed suit with two-pointers of their own at 3:03 and 6:00 into the quarter.
Orlando pulled Iriarte in favor of rookie Paul Nagy after David tallied his second two-pointer of the opening frame. Alavanja concluded the first quarter scoring spree by adding a second goal of his own to bring the score to 10-0.
Irons’ Defender Donny Gray netted his first goal of the season off an Omid Namazi feed in the second quarter. The match was the first time head coach Namazi saw action as a player since the 2005-2006 MISL season.
Shaun David completed his hat trick with a three-point blast 9:56 into the second stanza. Ibrahim Kante, Fredrico Moojen and John Krause each added goals of their own with Namazi picking up his second assist of the match in the third quarter. However, Miki Djerisillo nailed a three-pointer off a free kick at the end of the frame to end New Jersey’s bid to earn the third clean sheet in the league this season.
Damien Pottinger added one more goal for Orlando in the fourth, but New Jersey capped off the scoring with Moojen and Antoniuk tallies late in the quarter.
The Irons' next game will be a crucial road matchup against Monterrey on Thursday night.
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