March 13, 2015 - Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) Missouri Comets INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (March 13, 2015) - Not even 24 hours after winning the Central Divisional title with an 8-2 victory over the Milwaukee Wave, the Comets will visit the Royal Farms Arena for game one of the Conference Championship against the Baltimore Blast tonight at 6:35 p.m. CT.

Fans are encouraged to attend the official watch party hosted by Comets Nation at Coach's Bar and Grill (103rd & Wornall). The game will be streamed live on Go Live Sports Cast.

Baltimore advanced to the Conference Championship series after defeating the Rochester Lancers with a multipoint final score of 6-4 on Thursday. The Blast finished the regular season with an overall record of 18-2. Their only losses came against the San Diego Sockers and the Las Vegas Legends.

The longtime rivalry between the Comets and the Blast has seen epic battles on the field. Baltimore leads the All-time regular season series 10-3. However, the last time both teams met, Missouri defeated the Blast on the road to win the MISL Championship in the mini game with a final score of 6-4.

Head coach Danny Kelly's team is one of the four teams that still plays their home games under the multipoint scoring system along with Rochester, Syracuse and Harrisburg.

The series will feature six MASL All-League First Team players with goalkeeper William Vanzela and defender Pat Healey representing the Blast and John Sosa, Vahid Assadpour, Leo Gibson and Brian Harris on behalf of the Comets.

After setting records for most points (93), goals (48), assists (45) and points in a game (12), league leader Leo Gibson scored one goal and had one assist in the Divisional Final last night. In addition, team captain Vahid Assadpour was named Borden Man of the Match with a hat trick and one assist.

On the other hand, the Blast were led by midfielder Tony Donatelli totaling 35 points with 17 goals and 18 assists. Vanzela led the goalkeepers with a 2.83 GAA and four shutouts.

Tickets for Sunday are on sale now, call 855.4KC.GOAL for more information.

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Preview: Comets Visit Baltimore for Game One of the Conference Championship