Comets Take On Defending Champions

The Missouri Comets travel to Milwaukee for a Sunday afternoon match against the Defending MISL Champions, the Milwaukee Wave. The Wave will be playing in front of their home crowd for the first time since they clinched the MISL Championships last March. The Comets enter the game with a 2-0 record after sweeping their opening series against the Wichita Wings last weekend.

Although Wichita is generally regarded as the Comets' main rival, the competition with the Wave has been some of the more heated of the past two seasons. The last time these two teams faced each other was last season in the MISL Central Conference Championships. The Wave poured on the pressure early in Game 1 and won 27-10 in KC, but the second game in Milwaukee, the Comets battled the entire game only to fall just short 9-7.

Both teams will have slightly different lineups this season, but neither will be lacking for offensive firepower and defensive fortitude. The Wave return All-MISL Second Team selection Joe Hammes, All-Rookie Team selection Nick Perera and Goalkeeper of the Year Finalist, Marcel Feenstra. Missing from their powerful attack will be Midfielder/Forward, Marcio Leite who is starting the season on injured reserve.

Current MISL Player of the Week, Comets Midfielder Vahid Assadpour leads his team into Milwaukee with confidence stemming from two strong wins on the season. Goalkeeper Danny Waltman, along with his defense led by Brian Harris and Leo Gibson, are ready to face the defending champions.

"Until someone knocks them out, they are the team to beat," said Assadpour. "We feel good about our team, though, and if anyone can do it...we think we are the ones to get it done."

Fans can watch the game live Sunday at 3:00pm on Time Warner Cable Metro Sports 2, channel 311 and follow along with the team's official gameday twitter account at twitter.com/CometsGameday. The broadcast can also be seen on MISLNation.com.