Steamers Host Kansas City March 19
March 19, 2004 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
St. Louis Steamers News Release
(St. Louis, March 19, 2004) -- The St. Louis Steamers (12-17) host the MISL Central Division rival Kansas City Comets in a key matchup March 19 at 7:35 p.m. at The Family Arena. Kansas City (15-17) is currently fifth in the overall MISL standings. A St. Louis victory tonight would enable the Steamers to close to within ½ game of the Comets. The top six teams qualify for the MISL playoffs; the Steamers lead San Diego by percentage points for sixth place overall entering Friday night action.
Tonight's game is the sixth and final meeting between St. Louis and Kansas City. The Steamers have won three of the five games thus far this season, including a 5-3 triumph on Feb. 20 in Kansas City in the most recent matchup. Although Kansas City has scored the second-most goals in the MISL this season (197), the Steamers have outscored the Comets 36-26 in the season series. The Comets roster features St. Louis natives Jeff Davis (CBC High School) and Brian Soell (Oakville High School), and former Steamers Jason Cole (Saint Louis University) and Craig Scheer (Cape Girardeau Central High).
The Steamers gained a game in the standings when the MISL announced disciplinary sanctions March 18 against Monterrey for the use of ineligible players in four of the Fury's victories earlier this season. One of those Monterrey wins was a 6-3 victory over the Steamers on Feb. 12. As a result of its forfeit victory, St. Louis now has a record of 12-17.
On March 20, the Steamers travel to Philadelphia to take on the KiXX (18-12). The 6:05 p.m. game at the Wachovia Spectrum concludes the season series between the Steamers and KiXX. St. Louis has won two of the three meetings between the teams this season, including an 8-3 victory Feb. 21 at The Family Arena. St. Louis native Joel Shanker (Parkway Central High School) is one of the top players on the Philadelphia roster and enters weekend play second on the team in goals (21).
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