Comets Move To 18-0 After Defeating The Wichita B-52's At Hartman Arena

February 8, 2015 - Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) Missouri Comets WICHITA, Ks (February 8, 2015) - The Missouri Comets (18-0) added one more victory to their perfect season after defeating the Wichita B-52's (8-10) 11-4 at Hartman Arena. Head coaches Vlatko Andonovski (Comets) and Kim Roentved (Wichita) played throughout the first half.

With 16 saves, Danny Waltman was named Borden Man of the Match. In addition, the Gig Harbor, Washington native recorded 26 saves on Friday against St. Louis.

League leader Leo Gibson added five more points to his name. Scoring one goal and recording four assists, the forward totals 73 points (36 goals and 37 assists).

The Major Arena Soccer League Central Division Champions were without Stefan Stokic (abdominal strain). In addition, Milan Ivanovic did not suit up, while Stephen Paterson and Cody Hoffman did not travel.

Led by Andonovski on the field, the Comets held the Wichita B-52's scoreless in the first half. Missouri finished the first quarter with a 5-0 lead after Brian Harris, Kiel Williams, team captain Vahid Assadpour assisted by Vlatko Andonovski, Bryan Perez and Josh Gardner each found the back of the net.

However, the Comets defeated goalkeeper Boris Pardo only once in the second stanza when Alain Matingou notched his only tally of the evening assisted by Perez to end the half 6-0.

Wichita was able to score in the third quarter courtesy of Alex Moseley and Kevin Jackson but Gibson, Assadpour and Perez all scored to end the third stanza with a temporary 9-2 score.

The last and fourth quarter saw the Comets score twice in a row when Harris and Andre Braithwaite each beat Pardo on goal. Late in the quarter, the home team added two more goals to the scoreboard, both scored by team leader Matt Clare ending the match with a final score of 11-4.

Next up, the Comets will look to close the regular season undefeated when they host the Tulsa Revolution and the Tacoma Stars at the Independence Events Center.

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