Friday, January 18, 2019 · 7:35 PM CST Silverstein Eye Centers Arena · Independence, MO St. Louis Ambush at Kansas City Comets St. Louis Ambush MASL Game 69 Kansas City Comets 4-5 OVERALL St. Louis Ambush Game 10 4-4 OVERALL 2-1 HOME St. Louis Ambush Away Game 7 1-2 HOME 2-4 AWAY Kansas City Comets Game 9 3-2 AWAY 2-1 HEAD TO HEAD Kansas City Comets Home Game 4 1-2 HEAD TO HEAD TODAY’S GAME • Today’s game is the fourth of six meetings between the Ambush and Comets this season. • Following today’s contest, these two teams will not meet until February 9, 2019 at the Family Arena in St. Charles. LAST TIME OUT FOR EACH TEAM • In their last game, the Ambush lost 7-1 on the road to the Milwaukee Wave on Saturday, January 12. • In their last game, the Comets handed the Wave their first loss of the season in a 7-6 match in Milwaukee Friday, January 11. PLAYERS TO WATCH: AMBUSH • Zach Reget: Reget leads the Ambush in goals (9) and points (10) and currently leads all rookies in the MASL in goals scored. He’s been named Player of the Week once, named to the Team of the Week twice and earned honorable mention once. If he continues at this rate, he’s a candidate for Rookie of the Year. • Lucas Almeida: Veteran Lucas Almeida has become a key playmaker for the Ambush and leads the team in assists with five. • Axel Duarte: Defender Axel Duarte has been an important component of the Ambush defense and currently leads the MASL in blocked shots with 14. PLAYERS TO WATCH: COMETS • Leo Gibson: Gibson is a perennial scoring threat and this season is no different. He currently ranks second in the league in points (25), is tied for fifth in goals (12) and is second in assists (13). • John Sosa: An excellent two-way player, Sosa has contributed to the Comets’ offense with four goals and seven assists and has been a stopper on defense with 10 blocked shots. • Ramone Palmer: Had two goals and one assist to help the Comets hand the Wave their first defeat of the season on January 11. AMBUSH SHUFFLE ROSTER • On Thursday, January 10, the Ambush made some roster moves, placing injured forward Jerjer Gibson on the inactive roster and adding veteran Stefan St. Louis and rookies Nic Powers and Eduardo Maia. • The 2018-19 season marks the eighth in professional indoor soccer for Stefan St. Louis. He has played with the Detroit Waza Flo (PASL), Missouri Comets (MISL and MASL) and Milwaukee Wave (MASL). Stefan appeared in 33 games with the Ambush during the 2014-15, 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. • Midfielder Nic Powers is a hometown product who played high school soccer at Francis Howell Central, where he was team captain. His collegiate soccer career was split between William Woods University (one year), St. Charles Community College (one year) and Columbia University (two years). When not playing, Powers coaches at Columbia College. • Defender Eduardo Maia is a native of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil who came to the United States at the age of 21 and played three years of collegiate soccer at Missouri Baptist University. When not playing soccer, he coaches at Core Soccer Training and Vetta Sports. • On January 16, the Ambush announced the trade of midfielder Antonio Manfut to the Florida Tropics for forward Jowayne Laidley. Laidley is a native of Kingston, Jamaica and has played for the Tropics since 2016. The current season is his third in professional indoor soccer. He has appeared in eight of the nine Tropics games this season, tallying one goal, four assists and two blocked shots. MASL TEAM OF THE WEEK St. Louis Ambush players earning Team of the Week, Player of the Week or Honorable Mention during the 2018-19 regular season. (The Player of the Week is selected from the Team of the Week by a combination of votes from each MASL team and from fans.) WEEK TEAM OF THE WEEK PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORABLE MENTION 1 -- -- Jerjer Gibson 2 -- -- -- 3 -- -- Corey Adamson, Zach Reget 4 Zach Reget -- Paulo, JT Thomas 5 -- -- Antonio Manfut 6 Zach Reget Zach Reget Axel Duarte, Felipe, Paulo 7 -- -- -- TEAM STATS 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON TO DATE ST. LOUIS AMBUSH CATEGORY KANSAS CITY COMETS 9 Games Played 8 4.7 Average Goals Scored Per Game 7.5 6.9 Average Goals Against Per Game 6.3 -20 Goal Differential +10 5.2 Average Penalty Minutes Per Game 8.5 42 Total Goals For 60 62 Total Goals Against 50 SPECIAL TEAMS 15 Power Play Opportunities 13 3 Power Play Goals For 9 9 Power Play Goals Against 5 .200 Power Play Percentage .692 14 Short Handed 17 0 Short Handed Goals For 1 0 Short Handed Goals Against 0 .357 Penalty Kill Percentage .706 ST. LOUIS AMBUSH SITUATIONAL STATS 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON TO DATE Ambush record when scoring first: 1-2 Ambush record when opponent scores first: 3-3 Ambush record when leading at halftime: 2-0 Ambush record when opponent leads at halftime: 2-4 Ambush record when tied at halftime: 0-1 Ambush record in overtime games (with or without a shootout): 2-0 Ambush record in overtime games with a shootout: 1-0 Ambush record when playing on a Monday: 0-1 Ambush record when playing on a Friday: 1-0 Ambush record when playing on a Saturday: 2-4 Ambush record when playing on a Sunday: 1-0 ST. LOUIS AMBUSH 2018-19 SCHEDULE & RESULTS DATE TIME VISITOR HOME VENUE RESULT Fri, Nov 30 3:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Orlando SeaWolves Silver Spurs Arena W 5-4 Sat, Dec 1 6:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Florida Tropics RP Funding Center L 9-4 Sat, Dec 8 6:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Harrisburg Heat PA Farm Show Arena L 7-6 Sun, Dec 16 3:05 p.m. CST Kansas City Comets St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena W 6-5 Sat, Dec 22 7:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Kansas City Comets Silverstein Eye Centers Arena W 6-5 Sat, Dec 29 7:05 p.m. CST Kansas City Comets St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena L 10-4 Mon, Dec 31 3:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Milwaukee Wave UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena L 11-5 Sat, Jan 5 7:05 p.m. CST Florida Tropics St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena W 5-4 Sat, Jan 12 1:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Milwaukee Wave UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena L 7-1 Fri, Jan 18 7:35 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Kansas City Comets Silverstein Eye Centers Arena Sat, Jan 19 7:05 p.m. CST Utica City FC St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena Fri, Jan 25 6:35 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Orlando SeaWolves Silver Spurs Arena Sat, Jan 26 6:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Florida Tropics RP Funding Center Fri, Feb 1 7:35 p.m. CST Florida Tropics St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena Sat, Feb 2 7:05 p.m. CST Orlando SeaWolves St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena Sat, Feb 9 7:05 p.m. CST Kansas City Comets St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena Fri, Feb 22 7:35 p.m. CST Orlando SeaWolves St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena Sun, Feb 24 3:05 p.m. CST Florida Tropics St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena Sat, Mar 2 7:05 p.m. CST Harrisburg Heat St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena Sun, Mar 3 3:05 p.m. CST Milwaukee Wave St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena Sun, Mar 10 2:05 P.M. CDT St. Louis Ambush Florida Tropics RP Funding Center Sun, Mar 17 1:05 p.m. CDT St. Louis Ambush Milwaukee Wave UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena Sat, Mar 23 7:05 p.m. CDT St. Louis Ambush Kansas City Comets Silverstein Eye Centers Arena Fri, Mar 29 7:35 p.m. CDT Milwaukee Wave St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena ST. LOUIS AMBUSH 2017-18 SCHEDULE & RESULTS DATE TIME VISITOR HOME VENUE RESULT Sat, Nov 4 7:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Kansas City Comets Silverstein Eye Centers Arena L 10-8 Sat, Nov 11 7:05 p.m. CST Milwaukee Wave St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena L 9-2 Sun, Nov 19 3:05 p.m. CST Harrisburg Heat St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena L 4-3 Sun, Nov 26 5:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Cedar Rapids Rampage US Cellular Center L 9-7 Fri, Dec 1 6:35 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Harrisburg Heat PA Farm Show Arena L 8-3 Sat, Dec 2 5:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Baltimore Blast SECU Arena L 5-4 Fri, Dec 8 7:35 p.m. CST Milwaukee Wave St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena L 4-3 Sat, Dec 16 7:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Milwaukee Wave UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena L 10-4 Sun, Dec 17 3:05 p.m. CST Cedar Rapids Rampage St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena W 6-5 Fri, Dec 22 7:35 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Cedar Rapids Rampage US Cellular Center L 6-2 Sun, Dec 31 2:05 p.m. CST Florida Tropics St. Louis Ambush TheFamily Arena L 8-5 Sat, Jan 6 7:05 p.m.