MASL WEEK 3 RECAP

Thursday, December 13

Kansas City Comets (1-2) @ Mississauga MetroStars (1-2)

Week 3 of the season began with Kansas City earning a 12-6 road win over the MetroStars. Mississauga had a 2-0 lead in the first quarter, but the experienced Comets offense, lead by Leo Gisbon’s 3 goals and 3 assists, was too much for the young Canadian team to handle.

Friday, December 14 

Harrisburg Heat (1-3) @ Florida Tropics (2-2)

The Tropics defeated Harrisburg 7-5, snapping their two-game losing streak and climbing to second place in the South Central Division. Florida never trailed during the game, and Tropics defender Guilherme Dos Santos netted a hat trick.

Baltimore Blast (3-1) @ Orlando SeaWolves (0-2) 

Baltimore secured a 4-1 victory over Orlando in Silver Spurs Arena on Friday. The SeaWolves struck first seven minutes in, but were then held scoreless by the Blast defense for the remainder of the game. Baltimore’s Juan Pereira lead all scorers with 2 goals.

Rio Grande Valley Barracudas (1-2) @ Turlock Express (0-3) 

The Barracudas earned their first win of the season on Friday, shutting out the Turlock Express 6-0. RGV’s Efrain Martinez and Erick Jhon Ponce each netted 2 goals, and keeper Fidel Garcia went 8 for 8 on saves.

Saturday, December 15

El Paso Coyotes (0-2) @ Dallas Sidekicks (2-2)

Dallas triumphed 7-4 over El Paso in their home opener in Allen Event Center. The Sidekicks came back from a 2-0 deficit in the first quarter, propelled on offesne by Jamie Lovegrove’s hat trick and on defense by the 17 saves of keeper Juan Gamboa.

Milwaukee Wave (2-0) @ Kansas City Comets (1-2)

Milwaukee defended their spot on top of the South Central Conference with a 10-8 win over the Comets. Ian Bennett’s 4 goals and 1 assist helped the Wave hold off a comeback effort from Kansas City in this high-scoring match, in which 5 goals were scored by each team in the third quarter alone.

Ontario Fury (3-0) @ Tacoma Stars (2-1)

The Fury’s 6-3 victory over Tacoma on Saturday brought Ontario’s record to perfect 3-0. Adrien Perez tallied 4 goals and 1 assist, jumping to first in the league in total goals and points scored. Ontario’s defense held Tacoma scoreless for three quarters of the match.

Sunday, December 16

Harrisburg Heat (3-1) @ Utica City FC (4-1)

Utica defended their home turf of Adirondack Bank Center in their 10-5 win over the Heat. Utica lead throughout the match, and put Harrisburg away with 4 unanswered goals in the fourth quarter. FC’s offense was lead by Bo Jelovac, who tallied 4 goals and 1 assist on the night.

Kansas City Comets (1-2) @ St. Louis Ambush (2-2) 

St. Louis took Kansas City to overtime for a 6-5 win in the Ambush home-opener. Kansas City’s early 4-0 lead was chipped away in the second half, and Zach Reget’s goal in the final minute tied things up at 5-5. Corey Adamson found the net at 4:48 in OT for the golden goal.

Rio Grande Valley Barracudas (1-2) @ San Diego Sockers (1-0)

The Sockers opened their season with a 4-3 overtime victory against the Barracudas. RGV erased San Diego’s 3-goal lead in the fourth quarter, but the Sockers’ Brian Farber found Leonardo De Oliveira for the golden goal in sudden-death.