Des Moines Menace Press Release - http://www.menacesoccer.com/

Friday, May 9th

WEST DES MOINES, IA - After an impressive 6-1 victory over Imperio last Saturday, the Des Moines Menace will open their regular season this Saturday afternoon. The Menace will take on visiting St. Louis Lions at 2 p.m. at West Des Moines Valley Stadium.

"Last Saturday was a great showing for us and we are excited to finally get our regular season underway. All of the teams in the Premiere Development League will challenge us to take our game to the next level," said head coach Casey Mann. “We have a very solid roster. I think the guys will put together a successful and exciting season.”

In honor of Mother’s Day, all mothers will get free admission with the purchase of a youth ticket ($7) and receive a carnation. MC Ginsberg is sponsoring the popular Diamond Dig which will take place at halftime. Principal Financial Group is the title sponsor of Saturday’s game.

MAY 3 RECAP

Thanks to three goals in the first ten minutes, the Menace cruised to a 6-1 win over Imperio in front of 2,390 fans in their first game at Valley Stadium. Marco Cherisma scored an unassisted goal in the game’s first minute to kick off the scoring. Joe Klosterman, back for his third season, found the net in the third minute on an assist from Tomas Boltnar, another familiar face. The Menace jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the eighth minute when Tucker Sindlinger scored, assisted by Cherisma. The Menace’s other goals came on unassisted scores from Cherisma (18th minute) and Boltnar (50th minute), and a tally by Nedim Hasnabegovic (71 minute) assisted by Mike Noonan. Imperio’s lone goal came in stoppage time when Eduardo Escobedo put the 2007 Des Moines International League champions on the board.

VALLEY STADIUM

The Menace will call Valley Stadium in West Des Moines home this season. The stadium will provide players with a regulation-sized field and a turf playing surface, which will help speed up the game. "It is a great stadium and should be a great atmosphere and allow us to play some exciting soccer,” said Menace veteran Joe Klosterman.

CONCESSIONS

Another new feature at Menace games will be a revamped concession menu including new grilled items. Mike Linn, the concessionaire from Valley, has put together a menu with quality products which will feature premium sandwiches from the grill like chicken fillet, boneless BBQ rib and Italian sausage. Other new elements to the concession offerings will be Menace Corn and ice cream items.

Group and season tickets are still available. For more information, and to order tickets, visit www.menacesoccer.com or call (515) 226-9890.