Comets Win Streak Grows to Four Games
December 22, 2013 - Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Kansas City Comets News Release
INDEPENDENCE, MO (December 22, 2013) - A 24-13 victory over the visiting St. Louis Ambush extends the Missouri Comets winning streak to four games. The win also gives the Comets a 3-0 lead in the I-70 Series between the cross-state rivals. Comets' midfielder Bryan Perez led all scorers with an impressive 7 points for the night with 2 goals and three assists, while John Sosa was right behind him with six points. 3,102 fans braved the snow and cold temperatures to watch the Comets go to 4-1 on the season, only one game back of first place Syracuse Silver Knights.
Perez was the first to score for the Comets; three other goals from Ramone Palmer, Stefan St. Louis, and Byron Alvarez would complete the opening shutout quarter for the home team. Although St. Louis is new to the Major Indoor Soccer League, the rivalry between these two teams goes back a long way. The competitive spirit was evident right away. Both teams combined for 16 fouls in the first half.
The Ambush would finally get on the board early in the second quarter with a three-point goal from Mike Mesle. St. Louis forward Odaine Sinclair managed to dribble past a sprawling Danny Waltman four minutes later to get the Ambush within three points, but the Comets' Byron Alvarez, Perez and Lucas Rodriguez scored goals in the second quarter to take their side into half with a 14-7 lead.
The two teams traded goals in the third quarter, with Robert Palmer knocking one in for the Comets and Jeff DiMaria finding the net for the Ambush. However, the action heated up even more with four players seeing the inside of the penalty box in the period.
St. Louis tried to climb back into the game in the fourth period, but John Sosa and Leo Gibson each scored and Vahid Assadpour chipped in with two of his own to put the game out of reach. The Comets had eight different scorers tonight as the MISL's leading offense led to the team to a 24-13 victory.
The Comets are home again on December 28th to take on the league-leading Syracuse Silver Knights at 7:35p.m. CT. The team will be welcoming media from newspaper, TV, Radio and the internet for the annual Comets Media Game at halftime.
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