Preview: Cedar Rapids at Chicago
January 2, 2016 - Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)
Cedar Rapids Rampage News Release
Hoffman Estates, IL - The Cedar Rapids Rampage (1-9) are on the road to Hoffman Estates, Illinois to take on the Chicago Mustangs (8-2) for the third time this season. The match begins at 7:05 p.m. at the Sears Centre. Chicago leads the all-time series between the two teams 2-0, having defeated the Rampage 14-4 on December 4 and 10-7 on December 18.
Tonight's match will be the second in three nights for Cedar Rapids, having played the reigning MASL Central Division champion Missouri Comets on New Year's Eve. Missouri logged their tenth win of the season, beating the Rampage by a score of 11-4 in front of crowd of 3,110 at the U.S. Cellular Center. Four different players scored against Missouri for the Rampage: forward and team captain Chile Farias, midfield Semir Mesanovic, defender Patrick Kelly, and defender and Coe College alum Jacob Johnson. Goalkeeper Joey Kapinos stopped 21 of 32 goals for a 65 percent save percentage.
Forward Wilo Martinez leads the way for Chicago, having recorded 27 points (15 goals, 12 assists) through 10 games played. Martinez's points total is good enough for fourth most in the Major Arena Soccer League, behind Missouri's Vahid Assadpour and Leo Gibson, as well as Sonora's Franck Tayou. Mustangs goalkeeper Jesus Flores has logged over 577 minutes in the net, stopping 137 of 196 shots for a 69.9 percent save percentage.
The Rampage return home to the U.S. Cellular Center for their second back-to-back series of the season. On Friday, January 15 Cedar Rapids will take on the Harrisburg Heat at 7:05 pm. The team will then play host to the Syracuse Silver Knights on Saturday, January 16. Tickets are on sale now and are available through the U.S. Cellular Center Box Office.
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