January 2, 2015 - Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) Missouri Comets ST. LOUIS, Mo. (January 2, 2015) - Only three days after earning a dramatic and historic shootout victory at the Milwaukee Panther Arena, the undefeated Missouri Comets (10-0) will face their first challenge of the year when they visit the Family Arena to take on the St. Louis Ambush (3-5) on Saturday night. The MASL Game of the Week will be nationally televised on ESPN 3.

A large number of Comets supporters are expected to travel across the state for the regular season contest. However, fans who will stay in Kansas City are encourage to join the official watch party hosted by Comets Nation at Coach's Bar and Grill (103rd Street & Wornall Rd.)

Max Touloute (groin), Ramone Palmer (hamstring) and Coady Andrews (ankle) will all miss the match as they are still recovering from injuries suffered throughout the week. In addition, Head Coach Vlatko Andonovski was suspended one game after receiving a red card on Wednesday and will not be able to lead his team from the bench.

This will be the first time both teams face off in the inaugural season of the Major Arena Soccer League. Nevertheless, the Missouri teams have had a longtime rivalry. The last time they met, the Comets took back home a dominating 27-6 multipoint victory and won all four MISL regular season matches.

The Ambush are led in points by forward Stefan St. Louis, who helped the Comets win the MISL Championship last season. The Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago native has scored four goals and records five assists.

For the Comets, forward Leo Gibson not only leads the team but also the league with a total of 41 points recording 21 goals and 20 assists followed by team captain Vahid Assadpour, who earned Team of the Week honors, notching 15 goals and 14 assists for a total of 29 points.

The Comets will return to the Independence Events Center next Saturday, January 10 when they host the Tulsa Revolution.

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