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Game Preview: Dallas Sidekicks to Face Pacific Division Leader Soles De Sonora Friday

January 29, 2016 - Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)
Dallas Sidekicks News Release


Allen, TEXAS - This Saturday the Dallas Sidekicks (7-7) will take on Soles de Sonora (11-2) in another tough Pacific Division Showdown. Kickoff is 7:05 p.m. at Allen Event Center.

Sidekicks forward Cameron Brown will be looking to extend a 10-game point streak. The Garland native leads the team in scoring with 16 goals and 8 assists. Goalkeeper Juan Gamboa will be back in net, his strong .803 save percentage the second best among netminders in the MASL. This season the Sidekicks have shined on special teams play, scoring 19 goals with a man advantage and earning a 52.78 powerplay percentage. Their penalty kill is also among the best in the league with a 70.00 kill average.

Sonora is close to securing a spot in the MASL playoffs, and the high-scoring Franck Tayou will be on hand to pepper Gamboa in net. Tayou is the league's leading goal scorer, notching 28 goals in 13 games. Sonora boasts several high-scoring players, the team leading the MASL in goals scored with 139. Saturday's game will be the second in two nights for Sonora, Soles facing Saltillo Rancho Seco tonight at 8:00 p.m.

Before the game, the Dallas Sidekicks will partner with Play Like a Girl! to host a soccer clinic for girls ages 8-18 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Participants will move through rotations that include a skills session led by the Dallas Sidekicks, an education segment led by Play Like a Girl! and a meet and greet with Sidekicks players. For more information, click here.

Saturday's match is sponsored by Panini America. The first 2,000 fans in the door at Allen Event Center will receive a free 20-pack of Sidekicks player trading cards. It is also Parade of Teams Night, where teams of any kind can receive special group discounts and at halftime, walk together on the Sidekicks turf to show their team spirit. For more information, visit www.dallassidekicks.net/parade-of-teams.

All Dallas Sidekicks home games are broadcasted on the Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (local channel 825) and can be streamed free online at www.golivesportscast.com.

Individual game tickets for the 2015-16 regular season are available at all Ticketmaster outlets and on Ticketmaster.com. Season ticket packages, group outings, and suite offerings are available by calling 469-200-GOAL or emailing tickets@dallassidekicks.net. To get the latest Sidekicks updates, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @GoSidekicks or on Facebook at facebook.com/GoSidekicks.


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