Sidekicks Win 9-8 in Kansas City
Published on March 14, 2003 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Dallas Sidekicks News Release
KANSAS CITY - The Dallas Sidekicks defeated the Kansas City Comets 9-8 at Kemper Arena Friday night. The win ends a six-game losing streak for the Sidekicks. David Doyle had one goal and one assist in the game and has 999 career points. Doyle needs one point to become the tenth player in indoor history to 1000.
The Sidekicks (8-25) rallied from a 6-2 second-quarter deficit. The comeback started when Eric Dade scored a two-pointer on an assist from Tatu with six seconds left in the first half. Doyle followed with a three-pointer 28 seconds into the third to give Dallas a 7-6 edge. Brad Flanagan later tallied from Doyle at 12:25 of the third for a 9-6 lead. Kansas City added a goal from Nino Dasilva with 3:53 left to give the final margin of 9-8.
The Comets (17-16) took a 6-2 lead late in the second after goals from Dino Delevski at 12:18 and Alex Zotinca at 13:08. Delevski scored on a penalty kick after Jose Alvarado of Dallas was called for intentional handball in the penalty arc.
The Comets scored the first goal of the game when Nat Houser found the net 29 seconds into the opening period. Nicola Corneli assisted for the first of two in the game. Patrick Shamu then tied the game at 4:47 of the first with an assist from Armando Valdivia.
The Sidekicks are at Milwaukee Saturday March 15 at 1:05 p.m. The game is tape delayed to 7 p.m. on Fox Sports Radio 1190 AM. The Sidekicks finish the season with home games against San Diego Saturday March 22 at 7:05 p.m. and Baltimore Sunday March 23 at 6:05 p.m.
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