Comets Look To Clinch Playoff Berth

The Missouri Comets face two important games as they prepare for the final weekend of the MISL regular season, with the Chicago Soul the first visitor to the Independence Events Center on Friday night at 7:35 p.m. CT. Friday's game matches the third and fourth seed in the MISL playoff brackets, while Sunday afternoon's clash at 3:10 p.m. CT is the final match of the season between the Comets and their long-time rivals, the Wichita Wings.
The top four teams in the MISL qualify for the postseason tournament. With the top two seeds locked up by Baltimore and Milwaukee, the Comets and Soul are battling to lock down their spots in the playoffs. Missouri just needs one win in its final three games to clinch a playoff berth. If that win comes on Friday night against Chicago, the team will also guarantee itself the No. 3 seed. Chicago needs to win all three of its final games, two of them against the Comets, to take third place. That task was made a little harder this week with the suspension of three Soul players following an incident after their game last week.
Friday is also Alan Mayer night. The Comets continue to support and honor their rich indoor soccer history by retiring the number of another of their greatest players.  Mayer was best known as the goalkeeper who wore a helmet in his matches, but he was an outstanding player who backstopped some of the greatest defenses in the original Major Indoor Soccer League. The team will celebrate his career and lift his number to the rafters at halftime.
Sunday is the final game of this season’s I-35 Series, sponsored by Independence Tourism. Missouri holds a 3-2 advantage against the Wings in the series and can earn the Turnpike Trophy for the second straight season with a win at the Independence Events Center. With 16 points in his last five games, Wings captain, Frederico Moojen, hopes to lead his team to a strong season finish. He will have a tough task though, as Comets defender/forward Leo Gibson has 21 points of his own in the last six games as shows no signs of slowing down.
Due to the severe weather in the Kansas City metro area, the Comets offices are closed today, but fans can still purchase tickets for either of this weekend’s games by visiting CometsIndoorSoccer.com or emailing tickets@kcprosoccer.com.