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After three consecutive road games, the Kansas City Wizards will return to Arrowhead Stadium for the 2007 GET CLOSE home opener Wednesday, April 25 to take on expansion side Toronto FC in the Canadian club's first-ever trip to Kansas City.
Aside from the exciting, attack-oriented action on the field, the Wizards have put together an array of events surrounding the 90 minutes of soccer that are unparalleled in Kansas City. Starting at 5:30 p.m. in the Arrowhead parking lot, Mix 93.3 and the Wizards will host a singles contest allowing 93 lucky ladies the chance to win a date with up-and-coming rookie forward Willy Guadarrama.
Guadarrama, a self-proclaimed and confirmed ladies man, comes to the Wizards from Campbell University where he starred on the soccer field for four seasons.
The contest will resemble the dating show "Singled Out." Participants will be asked questions prior to the contest. Guadarrama will then select his favorite answer between two choices. If the lady has the same answer Willy picks, she gets to stay. If she has the other answer, she will leave the contest and enter the Singles area to mix and mingle with other local singles. Guadarrama will whittle the field down and eventually choose one winner.
Guadarrama and the chosen lady will then embark on an all-expense paid evening provided by the Wizards and Mix 93.3 to Red White and Boom 12, held June 10 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. The concert features: Daughtry, Katharine McPhee, Hellogoodbye, Gym Class Heroes, Augustanna and JoJo. Red White and Boom promises to be one of the most entertaining concerts of the summer.
The opener will also be the first of three Gail's Harley Davidson T-Shirt Wednesdays. The first 5,000 fans through the turnstiles will receive a special-edition t-shirt featuring a Wizards bicycle kick. See the t-shirt here.
At halftime, the nationally-known Marching Cxobras from Kansas City will perform, ensuring that fans stay excited from kickoff to the final whistle. Then, fans can stick around in the stadium after the match for a spectacular fireworks show.
Check out the GET CLOSE home opener for a taste of the high-quality events the Kansas City Wizards have planned for the rest of the home schedule. Each home game will be a multi-hour event full of fun for all ages.
