[Mr KLC]

SYRACUSE STORMS BACK TO BEAT HARRISBURG

On a night honoring a star local goalkeeper who plays North of the Border, Alex Bono, it was a Silver Knight from South of the Border who scored the big goals for Syracuse.

Forward Moises Gonzalez blasted in two goals from the right wing in the fourth quarter, turning a 4-3 deficit into a 5-4 lead. Syracuse (3-4) finished off Harrisburg (3-4) by a final of 6-4, courtesy of a Joey Tavernese interception and goal a few minutes later.

The win puts Syracuse in second place in the MASL Eastern Division on goal differential.

The game was close and hotly contested all night. There were several blue cards issued, two penalty kicks and neither team led by more than 2 goals at any point in the contest.

Syracuse midfielder Kenardo Forbes was awarded the game’s first star, for excellent all-around play, scoring and providing two assists. Gonzalez earned the second star for his big shots in the fourth, and forward Slavisa Ubiparipovic earned the game’s third star for tallying a goal and an assist.

Harrisburg was led by midfielders Ricardo Carvahlo and Yaikel Perez, each tallied a goal and an assist.
The other highlight of the evening was the halftime presentation of a commemorative Silver Knights jersey to Alex Bono, who starred at Baldwinsville High School and Syracuse University prior to being drafted and playing for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.

[Mr KLC]

MASL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – WEEK EIGHT


KANSAS CITY (Dec 22, 2016) – Christian Gutierrez of Atletico Baja was named the Player of the Week by the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) this afternoon. This is the first Player of the Week honor for Gutierrez and Baja this season.

In two games, Gutierrez put together a 12 point weekend, scoring ten goals and two assists. On Saturday in Sonora, he scored his fifth hat trick of the season, and then at home the next night added seven goals to his team and league leading 27 on the season.
Chicago’s Edwin Rojas and Tacoma’s Alex Megson were the runners-up in this week’s voting.

Atletico Baja and Gutierrez are idle this week, but return to action on December 30th as they travel to face the Turlock Express at 10:05 p.m. ET. All games this season can be viewed on the league’s new YouTube channel, MASLtv.

[Mr KLC]

EASTERN

1 Baltimore 5-4
2 Syracuse 3-4
3 Harrisburg 3-4
4 Florida 2-6

CENTRAL

1 Cedar Rapids 7-2
2 Chicago 5-2
3 Kansas City 5-3
4 Milwaukee 4-5
5 St. Louis 1-7

SOUTHWEST

1 Sonora 6-1
2 Baja 5-3
3 Dallas 4-5
4 El Paso 0-9

PACIFIC

1 San Diego 6-3
2 Tacoma 6-3
3 Ontario 3-3
4 Turlock 3-6

[Mr KLC]