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Comets Face Tough Challenge But Remain Unbeaten

December 13, 2014 - Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)
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INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (December 13, 2014) "" Led by former Comets Head Coach and player Kim Roentved, the Wichita B-52s kept Missouri scoreless in the first quarter, however the home side had a spectacular third quarter and won their eighth consecutive match in the 2014/15 MASL season with a 12-3 victory at the Independence Events Center.

Colombian midfielder John Sosa was elected the Borden Man of the Match with two goals and three assists while league leader Leo Gibson notched one goal and had five assists and now stands with 37 points in first place. A total of nine players scored for the Comets.

After getting a solid 13-3 victory against Wichita last November 22, the B-52s entered the match with two straight victories and surprised the Comets in the first half showing great improvement from their last visit to Kansas City but Head Coach Vlatko Andonovski's team scored 12 goals in the second half.

After a scoreless first quarter, the home team was able to find the back of the net twice in the second stanza when Coady Andrews pushed the ball from the goal line after a rebound before Sosa tallied his first one of the night to end the first half 2-0.

The third quarter saw the most action during the match with seven goals scored between both teams. A brace from team captain Vahid Assadpour and a tally from Max Touloute gave the Comets a 5-0 lead before Roentved's team notched their first one of the evening scored by former Comets player Johnny Markey to make it 5-1.

Gibson, Alain Matingou and Robert Palmer would each score one goal to end the quarter 8-1.

Wichita fought hard in the last fifteen minutes and beat Danny Waltman twice, however Bryan Perez, Sosa, Touloute and Brian Harris scored one more time to end the match with a final score of 12-3.

Next up, the Comets will try to remain undefeated when they host the San Diego Sockers on Saturday, December 27 for the first time in history at the Independence Events Center.

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