The Baltimore Blast on Saturday completed a three-game sweep of the Milwaukee Wave, claiming its second successive Major Indoor Soccer League championship with a 6-2 victory before 9,862 at 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore.
Lee Tschantret scored two goals as the Blast captured the best-of-five-game series, three games to none, after romping to 12-3 and 8-4 victories in Milwaukee the previous weekend.
As in the first two games, in Milwaukee, the Blast took charge of a tight game in the second half, using third-quarter goals from Danny Kelly and Tschantret to take a two-goal advantage. Denison Cabral and Tschantret added to the margin in the final quarter.
Kelly's goal was his fourth of the championship series.
Baltimore goalkeeper Scott Hileman, who made 14 saves on Saturday, was selected championship MVP.
The teams traded goals in the first two quarters, with MISL scoring champion Greg Howes scoring one goal and assisting Giuliano Oliveiro's to give Milwaukee a 2-1 lead 8:27 into the second quarter. Chris Handsor's goal 42 seconds later evened the score.
David Bascome scored the first goal for the Blast, which beat the Wave in last year's best-of-three-game MISL final.
MAJOR INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE
CHAMPIONSHIP
Milwaukee Wave vs. Baltimore Blast
Best-of-five series
April 23: Baltimore 12 at Milwaukee 3
April 24: Baltimore 8 at Milwaukee 4
May 1: at Baltimore 6 Milwaukee 2
Baltimore wins series, 3-0
MISL Champions
2001-02: Philadelphia Kixx
2002-03: Baltimore Blast
2003-04: Baltimore Blast
Championship MVP
Scott Hileman (Baltimore)