Comets Too Much for Expansion Cedar Rapids Rampage
November 28, 2015 - Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)
Kansas City Comets News Release
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - For the third weekend in a row, the Missouri Comets (7-0) had to play back-to-back road games, which once again resulted in victories. Coach Vlatko Andonovski's team proved to be too much for Cedar Rapids (0-4) tonight as the reigning MASL Central Division Champions defeated the Rampage 9-3 in front of 2,254 fans at the U.S. Cellular Center.
With a solid performance and a hat trick, midfielder Bryan Perez was named Borden Man of the Match. In addition, league MVP Leo Gibson and team captain Vahid Assadpour also recorded three points.
For the second night in a row, the Comets started slow and were scored on first before reacting. This time, Cedar Rapids' Neto put the Rampage on the board only 43 seconds into the game before defender Robert Palmer equalized and Perez found the back of the net to end the quarter 2-1 in favor of Missouri.
The second quarter saw both teams struggle to beat goalkeepers Boris Pardo and Joey Kapinos despite generating several offensive chances including a couple shots that bounced off the crossbar. With only two minutes left in the half, Gibson extended the lead assisted by Assadpour to take a two-goal lead to the locker rooms.
However, Coach Jeff Kraft's team returned to the field after the halftime break to tie the match with two tallies courtesy of Sam Guernsey and Hewerton Moreira in two minutes before the Comets scored three straight to end the third stanza 6-3.
In the fourth, Missouri left off right were they started by notching three consecutive goals from Assadpour, Gibson and midfielder Lucas Rodriguez to end the match with a final score of 9-3.
Next up, the Comets return home for their third game at the Silverstein Eye Centers Arena when they host longtime rivals Milwaukee Wave (2-2) this Friday at 7:35 p.m. CT. For tickets, please visit ticketmaster.com or call 855-4KC-G0AL.
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