Juice Boxes and Post Game Stats: Comets Win Game One vs Utica

The Kansas City Comets kicked off their playoff run in the Ron Newman Cup Playoffs against Utica City FC on Monday night at Cable Dahmer Arena. After taking a 4-1 halftime lead with Ramone Palmer, Ignacio Flores, Leonardo Acosta, and Rian Marques finding net, the Comets looked set to a 1-0 series lead. In the second half though Utica came back, tying the game at 4-4 and sending it into overtime. In overtime the Comets didn’t waste any time as less than 30 seconds into OT, Flores scored his second goal of the game giving the Comets a 5-4 win and a 1-0 series advantage. The return leg is next Monday in Utica.

Here are stats and milestones from Monday night.

Comets

Rian Marques scored his 10th playoff goal for KC, he’s the 4th player to reach that mark.

Marques’s 2 points gave him 12 in the playoffs for KC, moving him into 10th all time on that list.

Ignacio Flores’s 2 goals gave him 9 in the playoffs for KC, moving him into 5th all time on that list.

Flores’s game winning goal was his 2nd in the playoffs for KC, tying him with Max Touloute and Brian Harris for 2nd all time on that list.

Flores’s 2 goals gave him 111 points in the playoffs for KC, tying him with Harris for 11th all time on that list.

It was his 5th game winner in all competitions, tying him with Robert Palmer for 12th all time on that list.

Ramone Palmer’s goal gave him 8 in the playoffs for KC, tying him with Touloute and Ray Lee for 6th all time on that list.

Palmer’s assist gave him 19 points in the playoffs for KC, tying him with Byron Alvarez for 4th all time on that list.

Lucas Sousa recorded his 4th assist in the playoffs for KC, tying him with Robert Palmer and Harris for 10th all time on that list.

Sousa’s assist gave him 10 points in the playoffs for KC, breaking his tie with Dom Francis for 13th all time on that list.

Zach Reget recorded his 24th assist in all competitions for KC, tying him with Adam James and Alain Matingou for 17th all time on that list.

Nicolau Neto made his 92nd appearance in all competitions for KC, tying him with Coady Andrews for 16th all time on that list.

KC Indoor

Nicolau Neto recorded his 7th playoff win for KC, tying him with Brett Phillips for 2nd all time on that list.

Ramone Palmer made his 31st playoff appearance for KC indoor teams, breaking his tie with Jan Goossens for 15th all time on that list.

It was Palmer’s 216th appearance in all competitions for KC indoor teams, breaking his tie with Stefan Stokic for 17th all time on that list.