Lazers Lose Third Consecutive Match and Drop Into Last Place in MISL

Rookie Paul Wright scored twice in the third period and Waad Hirmez and Zoran Karic each added two goals to lead the Sockers to a 7-3 victory over the Lazers Sunday night.

Wright, who has six goals this season, sandwiched his goals around a score by the Lazers’ Doug Neely to give the Sockers a 5-2 lead at the end of the third quarter.

The Lazers inserted Daryl Doran as a sixth attacker in place of goalie Jim Gorsek with 9:28 to go and Doran assisted on a goal by Jim Gabarra at 8:29.

Doran remained in the game but Hirmez and Karic each scored into the empty net in the last 1:10.

The Lazers, 19-24, lost their third straight match and fell into last place in the Major Indoor Soccer League.

It was the third straight victory for the Sockers (24-19) and lifted them five games above .500 for the first time this season, and moved them within two games of the first-place Baltimore Blast with five matches left for each team.

Gary Heale scored for the Lazers 53 seconds into the second quarter, but Karic countered with his first goal just 1:04 later for a 3-1 halftime lead.

Hirmez has seven goals in the three games against the Lazers since they traded him to San Diego.