2013–14 Cleveland Freeze season

The 2013–14 Cleveland Freeze season was the first season of the Cleveland Freeze professional indoor soccer club. The Freeze, an Eastern Division team in the Professional Arena Soccer League, played their home games at the Soccer Sportsplex in the Cleveland suburb of North Olmsted, Ohio. The team was led by general manager Scott Snider and head coach Hector Marinaro with assistant coach Bruce Miller.[2]

Cleveland Freeze
2013–14 PASL season
General ManagerScott Snider
Head CoachHector Marinaro
ArenaSoccer Sportsplex
31515 Lorain Road
North Olmsted, Ohio 44070
Professional Arena Soccer League2nd, Eastern
Ron Newman Cup4th Place
US Open CupSemi-final
Highest home attendance703 (November 10 vs Harrisburg Heat)
Lowest home attendance343 (January 4 vs Illinois Piasa)
Average home league attendance481 (8 games)[1]

The Freeze earned a 10–6 record in their inaugural regular season and two players were named to the PASL's All-League second team. Cleveland advanced to the Final Four but lost their semi-final match to the Chicago Mustangs.

Season summary

The Cleveland Freeze lost their first PASL match by one goal to the expansion Cincinnati Saints, won their next three matches (including an overtime win over Cincinnati), then lost to the Detroit Waza and the division-leading Chicago Mustangs. The team found its footing again with another win over Cincinnati then won their next five matches as well. They swept season series over the Harrisburg Heat (4 games) and the Illinois Piasa (2 games).

The Freeze finished the regular season with a 10–6 record, good enough for third place in the Eastern Division and a post-season berth. Cleveland beat the Cincinnati Saints 11–6 in the Eastern Division Semifinal then topped the Detroit Waza 6–5 in the Division Final to advance to the PASL Final Four in Chicago.[3] The Freeze fell 10–3 to the Chicago Mustangs in the semi-final match. Cleveland lost again, this time to the Las Vegas Legends in the consolation match on March 16.[4]

The Freeze participated in the 2013–14 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer starting with a bye in the Round of 32 and 10–6 win over the Cincinnati Saints on December 14, 2013, in the Round of 16. The Freeze defeated the Harrisburg Heat in the Quarter-finals on Saturday, December 28, and advanced to the Semi-finals. They lost to the Chicago Mustangs on February 22, ending their tournament run.

Broadcast

The entire season, home and away games, are being broadcast online by AmericaOne Sports.

Awards and honors

On January 14, 2014, the Professional Arena Soccer League named midfielder Stefan Ostergren as the PASL Player of the Week. The league cited his outstanding offensive efforts, including 11 consecutive multi-point games and 18 points in Cleveland's three most recent matches.[5]

On February 11, 2014, the PASL announced that defender Josh Grossman and forward Allen Eller would share the spotlight as league's Player of the Week. The league cited Grossman's 7 goals and Eller's PASL-record 8 assists in their team's critical victory over the Cincinnati Saints.[6]

On February 26, 2014, the PASL announced its "All-League" honors. Forward Allen Eller and defender Josh Grossman were named to the All-League Second Team.[3][7]

Schedule

  Win   Loss

Regular season
Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location[8] Attendance
Final Score Record
1 Friday November 2 7:30pm at Cincinnati Saints L 7-8 0-1 Tri-County Soccerplex 426[9]
2 Sunday November 10 3:05pm Harrisburg Heat W 11-3[10] 1-1 Soccer Sportsplex[11] 703[12]
3 Saturday November 16 7:05pm Cincinnati Saints W 10–9 (OT) 2–1 Soccer Sportsplex 388[13]
4 Saturday November 23 7:05pm at Harrisburg Heat W 10–7[14][15] 3–1 Farm Show Equine Arena[16] 1,050[17]
5 Saturday November 30 7:05pm at Detroit Waza L 7–8[18] 3–2 Melvindale Civic Center[19] 613[20]
6 Friday December 13 7:05pm Chicago Mustangs L 4–13 3–3 Soccer Sportsplex 448[21]
7 Saturday December 14 6:05pm at Cincinnati Saints† W 10–6 4–3 Tri-County Soccerplex 114[22]
8 Friday December 20 8:35pm at Illinois Piasa W 7–5 5–3 The Field Sports Complex 142[23]
9 Sunday December 22 4:05pm Harrisburg Heat W 12–4[24] 6–3 Soccer Sportsplex 431[25]
10 Saturday December 28 7:05pm at Harrisburg Heat† W 12–5[26][27] 7–3 Farm Show Equine Arena[28] 1,581[29]
11 Saturday January 4 7:05pm Illinois Piasa W 27–6[30] 8–3 Soccer Sportsplex 343[31]
12 Saturday January 11 7:05pm Detroit Waza W 14–11 9–3 Soccer Sportsplex 594[32]
13 Saturday January 18 6:05pm at Chicago Mustangs L 11–20 9–4 Grand Sports Arena 684[33]
14 Saturday February 1 7:05pm at Detroit Waza L 7–17 9–5 Melvindale Civic Center 575[34]
15 Saturday February 8 7:05pm Cincinnati Saints W 17–8 10–5 Soccer Sportsplex 436[35]
16 Sunday February 16 3:05pm Detroit Waza L 7–8 10–6 Soccer Sportsplex 506[36]

† Game also counts for US Open Cup, as listed in chart below.

Post-season
Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Score Record
Eastern Division Semifinal Saturday March 1 7:05pm Cincinnati Saints W 11–6 1–0 Soccer Sportsplex[37] 471[38]
Eastern Division Final Saturday March 8 7:05pm at Detroit Waza W 6–5 2–0 Melvindale Civic Center[39][40] 1,218[41]
PASL Semifinal Saturday March 15 7:30pm at Chicago Mustangs L 3–10 2–1 Sears Centre 3,863[42]
Third Place Sunday March 16 2:30pm Las Vegas Legends L 6–7[4] 2–2 Sears Centre 1,763[43]

U.S. Open Cup for Arena Soccer
Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location[8] Attendance
Score Record
Round of 32 BYE
Round of 16 Saturday December 14 6:05pm at Cincinnati Saints W 10–6 1–0 Tri-County Soccerplex 114[22]
Quarter finals Saturday December 28 7:05pm at Harrisburg Heat W 12–5[26][27] 2–0 Farm Show Equine Arena[28] 1,581[29]
Semi finals Saturday February 22 4:00pm Chicago Mustangs L 10–15[4] 2–1 Grand Sports Arena 455[44]

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