February 14, 2015 - Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) Missouri Comets INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (February 14, 2015) - The Missouri Comets (19-0) returned to the Independence Events Center to crush the Tulsa Revolution (2-15) 21-4 in front of 4,414 fans and are one victory away from finishing the regular season with a perfect record in the inaugural season of the Major Arena Soccer League. <\/p>\n
For the second week in a row, forward Leo Gibson was named Borden Man of the Match after adding nine more points (four goals and five assists) to his name. Currently, the Monrovia, Liberia native leads the league totaling 82 points with 40 goals and 42 assists. <\/p>\n
Comets defender Stefan Stokic returned from an abdominal strain injury, while Andre Braithwaite, Stephen Paterson and Cody Hoffman did not suit up for the game. <\/p>\n
Only one minute into the match, Gibson scored his first tally of the evening followed by six goals scored by team captain Vahid Assadpour, Max Touloute, Alain Matingou and Ramone Palmer to end the first quarter 7-0. <\/p>\n
Two more goals from Gibson and midfielder John Sosa's first one of the night gave the Comets a 10-0 lead before the visitors notched their first goal courtesy of Justin Hershey. However, Robert Palmer scored moments later ending the half 11-1. <\/p>\n
The third quarter saw the Central Division Champions score six consecutive goals from Harris, Robert Palmer, Matingou, Perez, Sosa before Hershey scored again but Harris notched his second one of the evening ending the third quarter 17-2. <\/p>\n
With fifteen more minutes left in the match, the Comets did not back off and continued attacking goalkeeper Richard Nolasco's goal. Josh Gardner's first one of the night followed by Sosa's hat trick tally made 19-2. <\/p>\n
Two more goals from Tulsa's Dave Leung along with Gibson's fourth and Ramone Palmer's only tally ended the match with a final score of 21-4. <\/p>\n
Next up, the Tacoma Stars visit the Comets for the regular season finale on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. CT. <\/p>\n
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