January 19

Sunday afternoon: back in downtown Reading for a third consecutive game-day, the soccer turf was down as the Roar hosted the St. Louis Ambush. This was a matchup of the MISL's two expansion franchises, ironically they are owned and operated under the same corporate umbrella. Both teams have played eleven of their twenty games, the Ambush came in at 4-7 with the Roar still looking to break into the win column. Sweet Victory came to the Roar at long last on this day in the form of a decisive 16-0 verdict. Roar head coach Eric Puls added some new blood to the lineup in an effort to find a winning formula and the new additions played a big role in the win. Reading-area native Pete Rowley put the Roar on the board in the first quarter, his second goal in the next quarter made it 4-0 Roar at the half. In the third period newcomer Max Touloute (from Haiti) found the net to put the Roar up 6-0. In the fourth quarter the floodgates opened, scores by Corey Maret and Chris Williams plus 3-point goals from Maret and Ptah Myers put the finishing touches on the first win in club history. As the game ended the crowd saluted the team as they surrounded veteran goaltender Peter Pappas in celebration. Pappas played thirteen years in the MISL with the now-defunct Philadelphia franchise, he came out of retirement to play for the Roar in this inaugural season. The club has three home dates remaining, the next of those is on Friday the 24th against the Rochester Lancers. Take care, thanks for reading.