March 11, 2014 - Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Milwaukee Wave MILWAUKEE - The Missouri Comets earned a return to the MISL Championship Series as Brian Harris scored twice ina Game 3 mini-game to lead his side to a6-2 victory against theMilwaukee Wave on Monday night at the U.S. Cellular Arena. The Wave had rallied to force Game 3 earlier in the night as they took a 12-9 victory, but Harris scored early in the 15-minute decider to put his side on a winning track in the decider.

Harris opened the scoring in Game 3 after just 26 seconds as his low finish from the left side found the back of the net, and the finalist for MISL Defender of the Year added a second at the 6:07 mark off an assist by the league's leading scorer in the regular season, Leo Gibson. Giuliano Oliviero pulled a goal back for the Wave after a poor defensive clearance by the Comets, but Missouri wrapped up the win with 3:21 to play as the Comets' captain Vahid Assadpour scored on a strong solo effort to give his side a two-goal advantage.

Missouri will play either Baltimore or Syracuse in the 2014 MISL Championship Series, with the Comets set to host either Game 1 on Friday night at 8:35 p.m. ET should the Blast claim the series, or Game 2 on Sunday afternoon at 4:10 p.m. ET should the Silver Knights advance. Baltimore currently leads the series 1-0 going into Tuesday night's Game 2.

Earlier in Game 2, the Wave battled through a tough first half to take a 4-3 halftime lead as goals by Luan Olveira and Tenzin Rampa bookended a 3-pointer by Harris. The Comets would grab the lead late in the third quarter on goals by Gibson and Bryan Perez, both inside the final three minutes of the period, but Milwaukee again made it a one-point game as Tony Walls scored 28 seconds into the fourth.

Assadpour put the Comets up 9-6 with 12:40 remaining in the fourth quarter, and the Wave had to find something in reserve to keep their season alive, which they did as Marcio Leite began the comeback a little over a minute later. The lead came Milwaukee's way when Jonathan Greenfield pounced on loose ball in the box and slammed it into the roof of the net, and 9:36 still remained with the Wave up 10-9.

Breathing room for the Wavecame courtesy of a great sequence that began along the boards. Ian Bennett and Walls worked to dig a ball out of a scrum, and Bennett's quick touch released Walls. He carried the ball forward, and perfectly timed a ball across to Nick Perera, who made no mistake with his first touch for a 12-9 lead.

While the Wave would send the series to Game 3, however, they were unable to get past the side that had claimed the regular season series against them, and eliminated them from last season's playoff in similarly dramatic style as the Comets came through to keep their championship hopes alive.

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