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Published on February 16, 2004 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Kansas City Comets News Release


The Comets finished the week with a 3-2 win against the Monterrey Fury, and they look to build on their three-game win streak with two home wins this weekend. The wins would put Kansas City above .500 at home for the season.

The Comets face the St. Louis Steamers at 7:35 p.m. on Friday, February 20 at Kemper Arena. Kansas City and St. Louis are 2-2 this season. Kansas City is 1-1 against St. Louis at Kemper Arena with (7-4 loss at the October 11 season opener and 10-9 win on December 26). The Comets also won the teams' last meeting in January by a score of 4-3.

In the four games against St. Louis, Miodrag Djerisilo leads the Comets in points. He has recorded three goals and five assists for eight points. Anthony Maher scored both of the game-winning goals. The Comets need a win to gain more ground in the Central Division. They currently lead St. Louis by two games but trail Milwaukee by eight games.

Stay after the match for the post-game Christian concert by Out of Eden.

Kansas City will have home field advantage for the first time against the San Diego Sockers this season on Saturday, February 21. Kickoff is slated for 7:35 p.m. The Comets look for their first win against the Sockers. The Sockers won both meetings at the San Diego Sports Arena: 6-3 on November 9 and 7-2 on January 23.

To be successful the Comets need to shut down Paul Wright, who has recorded seven points in the two games against Kansas City. After Saturday's game, the teams will meet for the last time April 3 at Kemper Arena.

Fans, wear a toga to the game and register with 97.3 The Planet for a chance to win the grand prize, a big screen TV from Roscoe's. The first 3,000 fans to enter Kemper Arena will receive a Rocket Red soccer ball, courtesy of Gold Bank.

Next week:

Four Comets players (Vlatko Andonovski, Jeff Davis, Dino Delevski and Miodrag Djerisilo) travel to St. Charles, MO for the 2003-04 MISL All-Star Game on Sunday, February 29. After the All-Star break, the Comets will return to action on March 6 in Milwaukee. Kickoff is at 4 p.m.

At a January 20 press conference, MISL Commissioner Steve Ryan highlighted many of the exciting events to take place during All-Star Weekend, including:

· Feb. 27 – MasterCard MISL Community Day. A daylong program of visits by MISL All-Star and Legends players to hospitals, schools, and other community facilities throughout the region.

· Feb. 28 – MISL All-Star Family Festival. A full day of activities at The Family Arena, including the Spalding All-Star Youth Skills competition, youth mini-games, Legends practice, All-Star practice, All-Star Player Skills Challenge, and MISL "Autograph Alley."

· Feb. 28 – The Commissioner's Gala: A Celebration of Excellence. A gala charity fund-raiser dinner and silent auction in the Grand Concourse Ballroom of the Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel. Funds raised will be shared by the not-for-profit Steamer Soccer Foundation and St. Louis Variety.

· Feb. 29 – 2004 MISL All-Star Game, 1:05 p.m. kickoff at The Family Arena (pregame ceremonies begin at 12:45 p.m.). The world's best professional indoor soccer players take the field in a USA vs. International format.

· Feb. 29 – MISL Legends Game, 4 p.m. at The Family Arena. MISL greats from the past take the field in a Steamers Legends vs. MISL Legends competition.

THE WEEK THAT WAS:

The Kansas City Comets ended the week with a 3-2 win over the Monterrey Fury on Saturday night.

The Comets played tough defensively and held Monterrey scoreless in three out of four quarters. Two goals by Anthony Maher gave Kansas City the lead. Monterrey rallied and scored two goals in the third quarter and tied the game at 2-2. Dino Delevski came through for the Comets with a rocket restart goal that proved to be the game-winner. The defense held together and denied a Monterrey comeback. Chris Damico saved 12 of the 14 shots he faced.

Kansas City is now 3-0 against Monterrey. The teams are scheduled to meet for the final time on March 28 in Monterrey.

PRACTICE SCHEDULE:

The Comets resume practice on Tuesday, February 17 at Kemper Arena. Please contact Comets Media Manager Beth Kapp to confirm practice times and locations, as they are subject to change.

DATEEVENTTIME
Tues, Feb 17Practice, Kemper Arena10am – 12pm
Wed, Feb 18Practice, Kemper Arena10am – 12pm
Thur, Feb 19Practice, Kemper Arena10am – 12pm
Fri, Feb 20Game, Kemper Arena7:35pm
Sat, Feb 21Game, Kemper Arena7:35pm

COMETS IN THE COMMUNITY:

The Comets have three School Is A Kick (SIAK) assemblies this week. Two Comets players will appear at Silver City (Kansas City, KS) on Tuesday, February 17, Richardson Elementary (Kansas City, MO) on Wednesday, February 18 and Weeks Elementary (Kansas City, MO) on Thursday, February 19.

COMETS BY THE NUMBERS:

Scoring Leaders:
No.PLAYERGPGAPTSSHPIMFBLKPPSHGSOG/APKG/AGWGRSGSAGVS6OTG
21Delevski21311142160272210702/21/128000
10Djerisilo2615193493113121001/10/014000
4Davis241515307072845600/00/006010
17Beasley26191029769487000/0 0/000100
11Maher221982768106713000/0 0/040112

Three Comets players are among the scoring leaders in the MISL. As of Monday, February 16, Dino Delevski is in fourth place, Miodrag Djerisilo is tied for ninth place, and Jeff Davis is tied for 15th place.

Goalkeeping Leaders:
No.GOALKEEPERGPIGSMINSFSVGSOG/APKG/AWLAVG
27Damico1211620:48207130773/30/0557.44
0Schreck42128:034320230/00/01110.78
Team Statistics:
SCORING BY PERIOD
1st2nd3rd4thOTTOTALSAVERAGE
TEAMGFGAGFGAGFGAGFGAGFGAGFGAGFGA
Kansas City2958435035495049511622076.28.0

Kansas City's offense is in third place in the League with an average of 6.2 goals per game. Defensively, the Comets rank ninth (8.0 goals per game).

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