Blast Win 6th MISL Title -8-6 over Missouri Before 8700-from the Sun - Terp Talk

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It took a half Saturday night for the Blast to play the top-notch style of indoor soccer it had displayed throughout the 2012-13 Major Indoor Soccer League season, but it was worth the wait for the home team.

Overcoming a shaky start, the Blast relentlessly attacked the goal against the Missouri Comets to overcome a halftime deficit in the second game of the MISL Championship Series.

After Adriano Dos Santos scored in the fourth quarter and rookie Lucas Roque followed shortly after with another goal, the Blast was able to confront the Comets’ final stand with its signature defense to come away with an 8-6 win and a two-game sweep in front of an announced 8,704 at 1st Mariner Arena.

“They’ve been tremendous all season long, only five losses, and a couple of those we probably could have won,” coach Danny Kelly said. “Tonight, facing adversity in the first half and not finishing our chances. … But we came out in the second half, finished some chances, played some better defense, and it was just a tremendous night for us to win the championship in front of all our fans.”

The Blast, which finished in first place with a 21-5 record in the regular season and opened the championship series with a 21-12 win at Missouri on Thursday, started the season with nine straight wins and finished with 11 in a row to capture the city’s seventh professional indoor soccer championship.

Under its current management, led by owner Ed Hale and general manager Kevin Healey, the Blast has won six titles since the 2002-03 season.