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DALLAS – The Kansas City Comets sure had the flair for the dramatic Thursday evening.
The Comets scored three goals in the final 2:35 of the fourth quarter to top the Sidekicks 7-6 in MASL action at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center.
Nacho Flores scored two of the three goals, including the game-winner with 31 seconds left to play, to propel the Comets (7-1-2) to the come-from-behind win.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Sidekicks (3-9-0) opened the scoring just 25 seconds into the second frame. Colin O’Keefe found a loose ball on the doorstep of the goal and tapped it in for his third goal of the season. The Sidekicks led 1-0 with 14:35 to play in the first half.
Less than a minute later, Dallas’ Renato Torquato was in the cliché right place at the right time and redirected a pass intended for Comets keeper Phillip Ejimadu for a 2-0 Sidekicks lead with 13:41 on the clock.
Kansas City’s first great opportunity to score was a Rian Marques shootout attempt which was turned away following a blue card to Sidekicks’ keeper Parker Lackland. Dallas was not able to stop the power play though, as Leo Acosta rifled a shot just under the crossbar to cut the Sidekicks lead to 2-1 with 11:50 to play before halftime.
In the final minute of the half, David Texeira scored for the Sidekicks following a flurry of shots just missing to give Dallas a 3-2 lead at the break.
Just 23 seconds later, Junior Kazeem capitalized on a Dallas turnover deep in their own zone to tie the game at 2-2 with 11:27 on the clock.
In the final minute of the half, David Texeira scored for the Sidekicks following a flurry of shots just missing to give Dallas a 3-2 lead at the break.
The third quarter was a story of official reviews and Nathan Durdle goals for the Comets. With 8:10 to play in the third, Durdle scored an apparent goal which held up under an extended review to tie the game at 3-3.
The second occurrence came with 2:50 to go when a Durdle shot went in under the crossbar but was not called a goal during play. The Comets challenged the call and Durdle was awarded his second goal of the game and Kansas City took a 4-3 lead into the final 15 minutes of play.
The fourth quarter was a wild game of rallies. The Sidekicks scored the first three goals of the final frame and held a 6-4 lead with 3:22 to play in the game. That proved to be enough time for the Comets, however, to mount the comeback.
Flores scored twice and Reget once in that window to earn the 7-6 win making the Comets the first team to beat the Sidekicks in Dallas this season.
The Comets will now head home to face the Harrisburg Heat at Cable Dahmer Arena on Sunday, February 2 at 4:05 pm CST. Get your tickets today for this big game at www.kccomets.com as the playoff race heats up.
SCORING SUMMARY
1st – None. Penalties – None.
2nd – DAL O’Keefe 3 0:25; DAL Torquato 1 13:41; KC Acosta 5 (Flores) 3:10 pp; KC Kazeem 2 3:33. Penalties – DAL Lackland (bc: gk handball outside the box) 2:24.
3rd – KC Durdle 2 6:50; KC Durdle 3 12:10. Penalties – None.
4th – DAL Torquato 2 (O’Keefe) 4:48; DAL Lovegrove 11 (Rodriguez) 5:01 DAL Perez 3 11:38; KC Flores 3 12:25; KC Reget 8 (Marques) 13:04; KC Flores 4 14:29. Penalties – KC Ejimadu (yc: delay of game) 12:25.
Power Play – Comets 1/1, Dallas 0/0
Penalty Minutes – Comets 7, Dallas 2
Fouls – Comets 22, Dallas 20
Shots – Comets 26, Dallas 28
Attendance – 490
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