Photos: KC Comets face 11-10 OT defeat against San Diego Shockers

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Tarik Sykes,

Photo by Tarik Sykes

The Kansas City Comets saw their MASL Shield hopes end after losing an 11-10 overtime thriller at home to the San Diego Sockers on Friday, March 27.

It was goals galore from start to finish, but the Comets were unable to hold on to a fourth-quarter lead as they fell in overtime to the Sockers on their third consecutive trip to Cable Dahmer Arena.

After peppering the Comets’ goal early in overtime, the hosts managed to escape, and even unsuccessfully countered the other for a chance to win it. The game-winning moment eventually came off the foot of former Comet Stefan Mijatovic, who had a rebound deflected in his direction before blasting it through traffic from distance.

“It hurts,” Comets head coach Stefan Stokic said. “I feel like we had them. I felt like the boys left it all on the field. We made some mistakes at moments, but I think that the mentality was there; we just didn’t come out on top today.”

While the Comets took a point, the overtime defeat ended the Comets’ hopes of securing the MASL Shield. They dropped to 12-6-5 on 39 points this season while the Sockers head into the driver’s seat for the MASL Shield, sitting first overall with a 15-6-2 record on 42 points.

The Comets will wrap up the regular season on Sunday as they visit the Sockers at Frontwave Arena.

Our photographer Tarik Sykes was there to capture the action: