Friday, February 12, 2021 · 7:00 p.m. CST Cable Dahmer Arena · Independence, M S!. "#ui$ Ambu$h a! %an$a$ Ci!y C#me!$ &ebca$!: Faceb##' "i(e ))* St. "#ui$ Ambu$h MASL +ame 1, %an$a$ Ci!y Come!$ 4-5 OVERALL St. "oui$ Ambu$h +ame 10 2-4 OVERALL 3-3 HOME St. "oui$ Ambu$h A-ay +ame . 1-1 HOME 1-2 AWAY %an$a$ City Come!$ +ame 7 1-3 AWAY 1-0 HEAD TO HEAD %an$a$ Ci!y Come!$ Home +ame 0 0-1 HEAD TO HEAD TONI+/T2S GAM3 • Tonight’s game is the tenth of the season for the Ambush and the seventh for the Comets. • These two teams met once thus far this season, with the Ambush scoring the winning goal with less than two minutes remaining in the game on January 16 at the Family Arena. • Tonight’s match is the only game this weekend for each team. A " % AT T/3 AM4US/ COMING INT T/IS GAM3 • The Ambush were short 12 players last weekend due to either illness, quarantine or injury. Playing with a depleted roster, they lost back-to-back games to the Ontario Fury last Friday February 5 and Satuday February 6. • At the game notes deadline, it appears some of last week’s missing players will be cleared for action this weekend. • Scoring has been a team effort for the Ambush, with 15 different players having scored thus far this season. AM4US/ ADD T&O )"A637S • The Ambush added two players this week, acquiring forward Jerjer Gibson and defender William Eskay on loan from the Harrisburg Heat for the rest of the 2021 season. Harrisburg announced on February 5 that they have opted out of the 2021 season. • Forward Jerjer Gibson is a veteran of five professional arena soccer seasons. He appeared in 30 games with the Ambush from 2017-19. He also played with the Pennsylvania Roar, Baltimore Blast, Syracuse Silver Knights and last season with the Heat. In 112 career games, he has tallied 60 goals, 40 assists and 31 blocked shots. • Defender William Eskay has played the past two seasons with Harrisburg, appearing in 43 games. He has posted 24 goals, eight assists and has blocked 16 opposing shots. &/AT2S 138T • After tonight’s contest, the Ambush finish the month of February with a two-game home stand against the San Diego Sockers slated for Friday, February 26 at 7:35 p.m. CST and Sunday, February 28 at 3:05 p.m. CST at the Axius Field at the Family Arena. • The Comets also finish the month of February are home, hosting the Dallas Sidekicks on Friday, February 19 at 7:00 p.m. CST and on Sunday, February 21 at 5:00 p.m. CST. A1D T/3N T/373 &373 S3*31 • When the 2021 MASL Regular Season commenced, 11 teams committed to play. • Citing difficulties finding a place to play, the Baltimore Blast dropped out in January. • For a variety of reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic, three more teams – the Harrisburg Heat, Utica City FC and Rochester Lancers – announced on February 5 that they have opted out of competition for the current season. • Seven teams remain active and are in the hunt for this season’s Ron Newman Cup Championship: the Ontario Fury, Florida Tropics, San Diego Sockers, Tacoma Stars, Kansas City Comets, Dallas Sidekicks and the St. Louis Ambush. FAMI"IA7 FAC3 IN A DIFFE73NT )"AC3 • Ambush goalkeeper Brett Petricek appeared in 11 games for the Comets during the 2018-19 season. % 33PING IT INT373STI1+ • Seven of the nine wins by the Ambush last season were by a single goal. • Two of the four Ambush wins thus far this season were also by a single goal. T3AM STATS ST. "OUIS AM4US/ SIT5ATI 1A" STATS 2021 REGULAR SEASON TO DATE 2021 REGULAR SEASON TO DATE ST. LOUIS AMBUSH CATEGORY KANSAS CITY COMETS AMBUSH RECORD WHEN..... 9 Games Played 6 Scoring first 2-2 4-5 Overall Record 2-4 Opponent scores first 2-3 .444 Winning Percentage .333 Leading at halftime 1-2 4.8 Average Goals Scored Per Game 5.8 Trailing at halftime 2-4 5.8 Average Goals Against Per Game 6 Tied at halftime 1-0 -9 Goal Differential -1 Game goes into overtime 0-0 3.2 Average Penalty Minutes Per Game 10.8 Game goes into overtime with a shootout 0-0 43 Total Goals For 35 Playing on a Monday 0-0 52 Total Goals Against 36 Playing on a Tuesday 0-0 SPECIAL TEAMS Playing on a Friday 0-2 11 Power Plays 9 Playing on a Saturday 2-2 4 Power Play Goals For 2 Playing on a Sunday 2-1 2 Power Play Goals Against 6 Game starts before 5:00 p.m. CT 1-2 .364 Power Play Percentage .222 Game starts after 5:00 p.m. CT 3-3 12 Number of Times Short Handed 15 Playing at The Family Arena 3-3 1 Short Handed Goals For 0 Playing on the road 1-2 0 Short Handed Goals Against 1 .833 Penalty Kill Percentage .600 MA9 7 A731A SOCC37 "3A+53 STA1DI1+S 2021 REGULAR SEASON TO DATE Team GP W L W% GF GA Diff Home Away Div Streak Next Game 1 Ontario 2 2 0 1.000 15 8 +7 0 - 0 2 - 0 2 - 0 W 2 Feb 18 at Sockers 2 Florida 7 6 1 .857 46 28 +18 5 - 0 1 - 1 6 - 1 L 1 Feb 12 at Sidekicks 3 San Diego 2 1 1 .500 8 8 0 0 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 1 W 1 Feb 18 vs Fury 4 St. Louis 9 4 5 .444 43 52 -9 3 - 3 1 - 2 4 - 5 L 2 Feb 12 at Comets 5 Tacoma 3 1 2 .333 13 15 -2 0 - 0 1 - 2 1 - 2 L 2 Feb 18 at Tropics 6 Kansas City 6 2 4 .333 35 36 -1 1 - 1 1 - 3 2 - 4 W 1 Feb 12 vs Ambush 7 Dallas 5 1 4 .200 18 31 -13 1 - 3 0 - 1 1 - 4 W 1 Feb 12 vs Tropics WIN PERCENTAGE > HEAD TO HEAD > GOAL DIFFERENTIAL > WINS > LOSSES MAS" T3AM OF T/3 &33% AMBUSH PLAYERS NAMED TO THE MASL TEAM OF THE WEEK DURING THE 2021 REGULAR SEASON Week 1 None Week 2 Max Ferdinand, Paulo Nascimento Week 3 Lucas Almedia, Vadim Cojocov Week 4 Max Ferdinand, Paulo Nascimento, Stefan Mijatovic Week 5 Vadim Cojocov, Tony Walls Week 6 Magui Souza Week 7 Current week ST. " UIS AM4US/ 2021 SC/3D5"3 : 73S5"TS DATE TIME VISITOR HOME VENUE RESULT Sat, Jan 2 4:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Florida Tropics RP Funding Center L 4-1 Sun, Jan 3 2:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Florida Tropics RP Funding Center L 7-5 Sat, Jan 9 7:00 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Dallas Sidekicks Allen Event Center W 6-5 Sat, Jan 16 7:05 p.m. CST Kansas City Comets St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena W 7-6 Sun, Jan 24 5:05 p.m. CST Tacoma Stars St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena W 5-3 Fri, Jan 29 7:35 p.m. CST Florida Tropics St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena L 8-3 Sun, Jan 31 3:05 p.m. CST Florida Tropics St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena W 8-4 Fri, Feb 5 7:35 p.m. CST Ontario Fury St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena L 5-4 Sat, Feb 6 7:05 p.m. CST Ontario Fury St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena L 10-4 Fri, Feb 12 7:00 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Kansas City Comets Cable Dahmer Arena Fri, Feb 26 7:35 p.m. CST San Diego Sockers St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena Sun, Feb 28 3:05 p.m. CST San Diego Sockers 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. " UIS AM4US/ 201;<20 SC/3D5"3 : 73S5"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.