TODAY's GAME • Today's Game Is the Season Opener for Both Teams
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Saturday, January 2, 2021 · 4:05 p.m. CST / 5:05 p.m. EST and Sunday, January 3, 2021 · 2:05 p.m. CST / 3:05 p.m. EST RP Funding C nt r · !a" #and, F#$rida St. !$ui% &m'u%( at F#$rida Tr$pi)% * ')a%t: Fa) '$$" !i+ PP, St. !$ui% Am'u%( /ASL 0am % 1 & 3 F#orida Tropi)% 2019-20 R gu#ar S a%on St. !oui% Am'u%( 0am % 1 & 2 2019-20 R gu#ar S a%on 9-12 OVERALL St. !oui% Am'u%( &2ay 0am % 1 & 2 18-3 OVERALL 6-4 HOME F#orida Tropi)% 0am % 1 & 2 9-1 HOME 3-8 AWAY F#orida Tropi)% Hom 0am % 1 & 2 9-2 AWAY 0-2 HEAD TO HEAD 2-0 HEAD TO HEAD T45&67S 0&/E • Today’s game is the season opener for both teams. • These two teams last met on March 8, 2020 and it was the final game of the season for both, as the MASL shut down the season early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • January will be a busy month for the Ambush, who play in Dallas on January 9 before returning home to the Family Arena for four games between January 16 and 31. • The Ambush and Tropics will see plenty of each other during the month of January as they square off four times this month. &/8US3 OFF-SE&S4: /4VES • The Ambush bolstered their offense in the off-season, signing one of the league’s best play makers, Max Ferdinand, who finished second in the MASL in assists last season. • In addition to Ferdinand, the Ambush sought to improve their defense by signing defenders Sam Guernsey, Richard Schmermund and Stefan Mijatovic. • The new arrivals join the likes of Tony Walls, JT Thomas and Rookie of the Year Duduca Carvalho. • The Ambush added goalkeeper Brett Petricek, giving the team two starting-quality goalkeepers. (Petricek joins the returning Paulo Nascimento as the two keepers for the Ambush.) ;EEPING <T <NTEREST<:0 • Seven of the nine wins by the Ambush last season were by a single goal. F&/<!<&R PL&CES <N 5<FFERENT PL&CES • Tropics forward Zach Reget won the MASL Rookie of the Year honor as a member of the Ambush for the 2018-19 season. • Tropics midfielder Antonio Manfut appeared in eight games with the Ambush during the 2018-19 season. • Tropics midfielder Anthony Arico appeared in 17 games with the Ambush during the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons. • Tropics defender Robert Acosta played two seasons with the Ambush from 2017 to 2019. • Tropics defender Chad Vandegriffe is a St. Louis native and played from 2013-2016 with the Ambush. • Ambush goalkeeper Brett Petricek appeared in eight games with the Tropics during the 2019-20 season. • Ambush defender Stefan Mijatovic appeared in 11 games with the Tropics during the 2019-20 season. &8OUT T3E ST. !49<S &/8US3 • The 2021 season is the eighth for the current Ambush franchise. • The Ambush resurrected the name of the original Ambush club that played in the old NPSL from 1991 to 2000. • The original Ambush captured the NPSL Championship in 1995. They remain the only St. Louis professional soccer team to win a league championship. • Current Ambush assistant coach Jamie Swanner was the starting goalkeeper for that 1994-95 Ambush championship team. • The current Ambush franchise joined the MISL as an expansion team for the 2013-14 season, then moved to the current MASL for the 2014-15 season. • The Ambush play their home games at the Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri, a western suburb of St. Louis. TE&/ ST&TS ST. !49<S &/8US3 S<T9&T<4:&! ST&TS 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON ST. LOUIS AMBUSH CATEGORY FLORIDA TROPICS AMBUSH RECORD WHEN..... 21 Games Played 21 Scoring first 5-4 9-12 Overall Record 18-3 Opponent scores first 4-8 .429 Winning Percentage .857 Leading at halftime 6-4 6 Average Goals Scored Per Game 8.2 Trailing at halftime 3-8 8 Average Goals Against Per Game 4 Tied at halftime 0-0 -42 Goal Differential 87 Game goes into overtime 3-0 6 Average Penalty Minutes Per Game 6.9 Game goes into overtime with a shootout 1-0 126 Total Goals For 173 Playing on a Monday 0-0 168 Total Goals Against 86 Playing on a Tuesday 1-0 SPECIAL TEAMS Playing on a Friday 3-4 38 Power Plays 34 Playing on a Saturday 2-2 19 Power Play Goals For 19 Playing on a Sunday 3-6 23 Power Play Goals Against 13 Game starts before 5:00 p.m. CT 4-5 .500 Power Play Percentage .559 Game starts after 5:00 p.m. CT 5-7 44 Number of Times Short Handed 41 Playing an Eastern Conference opponent 8-9 1 Short Handed Goals For 0 Playing a Western Conference opponent 1-3 2 Short Handed Goals Against 0 Playing at The Family Arena 6-4 .477 Penalty Kill Percentage .683 Playing on the road 3-8 /&JOR &RE:& SOCCER !E&0UE ST&:5<:0S 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON EASTERN CONFERENCE Team GP W L W% GF GA Diff Home Away Div Streak Florida 21 18 3 .857 173 86 +87 9 - 1 9 - 2 13 - 2 W 2 Milwaukee 20 14 6 .700 157 96 +61 8 - 3 6 - 3 13 - 4 W 2 Utica 20 14 6 .700 141 106 +35 7 - 2 7 - 4 11 - 5 L 3 Baltimore 23 15 8 .652 175 104 +71 10 - 2 5 - 6 13 - 7 W 2 Harrisburg 21 13 8 .619 150 115 +35 8 - 1 5 - 7 11 - 7 W 1 Kansas City 21 10 11 .476 145 136 +9 8 - 3 2 - 8 8 - 9 W 1 St. Louis 21 9 12 .429 126 168 -42 6 - 4 3 - 8 8 - 9 L 1 Orlando 20 1 19 .050 88 202 -114 1 - 7 0 - 12 1 - 17 L 14 Rochester 22 1 21 .045 79 235 -156 1 - 11 0 - 10 1 - 21 W 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE Team GP W L W% GF GA Diff Home Away Div Streak Monterrey 22 20 2 .909 196 111 +85 11 - 0 9 - 2 20 - 2 L 1 San Diego 21 15 6 .714 124 104 +20 9 - 1 6 - 5 11 - 4 W 3 Ontario 21 12 9 .571 137 115 +22 8 - 3 4 - 6 9 - 9 W 2 Sonora 22 11 11 .500 173 154 +19 8 - 3 3 - 8 8 - 7 W 2 Tacoma 20 8 12 .400 112 124 -12 5 - 4 3 - 8 7 - 8 L 2 Turlock 20 8 12 .400 112 128 -16 5 - 6 3 - 6 6 - 12 W 1 Mesquite 21 7 14 .333 109 123 -14 5 - 7 2 - 7 7 - 10 W 1 Dallas 22 3 19 .136 92 178 -86 3 - 9 0 - 10 2 - 17 L 2 WIN PERCENTAGE > HEAD TO HEAD > GOAL DIFFERENTIAL > WINS > GOAL DIFFERENTIAL ST. !49<S &/8US3 2021 SC3E59!E 1 RES9!TS DATE TIME VISITOR HOME VENUE RESULT Sat, Jan 2 4:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Florida Tropics RP Funding Center Sun, Jan 3 2:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Florida Tropics RP Funding Center Sat, Jan 9 7:00 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Dallas Sidekicks Allen Event Center Sat, Jan 16 7:05 p.m. CST Kansas City Comets St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena Sun, Jan 24 5:05 p.m. CST Tacoma Stars St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena Fri, Jan 29 7:35 p.m. CST Florida Tropics St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena Sun, Jan 31 3:05 p.m. CST Florida Tropics St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena Due to the pandemic, scheduling for the 2021 season is being released monthly. The above games are those that have been announced as of the date of these game notes. ST. !49<S &/8US3 201-.20 SC3E59!E 1 RES9!TS DATE TIME VISITOR HOME VENUE RESULT Fri, Nov 29 7:05 p.m. CST Milwaukee Wave St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena L 7-2 Sat, Nov 30 6:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Kansas City Comets Silverstein Eye Centers Arena L 6-4 Sun, Dec 8 5:05 p.m. CST Milwaukee Wave St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena L 6-1 Sun, Dec 15 3:05 p.m. CST Kansas City Comets St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena W 8-7 Fri, Dec 27 7:35 p.m. CST Tacoma Stars St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena W 7-6 Tue, Dec 31 3:05 p.m. CST Kansas City Comets St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena W 7-6 Fri, Jan 3 9:00 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Sonora Soles Centro de Usos Multiples L 12-7 Sun, Jan 5 5:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Monterrey Flash Arena Monterrey L 15-6 Sun, Jan 12 1:07 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Milwaukee Wave UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena W 8-7 Fri, Jan 17 7:35 p.m. CST Utica City FC St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena W 7-6 Sun, Jan 19 3:05 p.m. CST Utica City FC St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena L 11-5 Fri, Jan 24 6:35 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Orlando SeaWolves Silver Spurs Arena W 8-7 Sat, Jan 25 4:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Florida Tropics RP Funding Center L 7-1 Fri, Jan 31 6:00 p.m.