The Comets scored first, at 12 minutes, when Abram Ness placed a 50 yard free kick from the left side of the field into the small box far post.  Simon Kleven was there with a one touch tap into the net.  The Comet lead was short lived as the Crusaders scored four minutes later and again at 19 minutes, ending all scoring in the half with the Crusaders up 2-1.  Ten seconds into the second half, St. Cloud dropped the kick off back to a midfielder who launched a 70 yard blast into the air that bounced over Comet Keeper, Soren Floden, into the back of the Comet net.  The Crusaders went on to score two more goals in the half before time expired.

“Not indicative of the score, I thought the Comets played hard and did several things well this afternoon,” said Head Coach Rod Jensen of HLA.  “Several correctable mistakes by the Comets, led to the Crusader goals.”

The Comets now 11-4-1 will play the Fergus Falls Otters, Thursday, in a section 8A quarter final match at the Kennedy Field at 4:00pm.