Soccer Bowl 2017 Explained

Soccer Bowl 2017
Event:Soccer Bowl
Team1:San Francisco Deltas
Team1score:2
Team2:New York Cosmos
Team2score:0
Stadium:Kezar Stadium
City:San Francisco, California
Referee:Rubiel Vazquez
Attendance:9,691
Previous:2016
Next:2018

NASL Championship Final 2017 is the North American Soccer League's postseason championship match of the 2017 season which determined the NASL Champion.

Background

See main article: article and 2017 North American Soccer League season. Miami FC and San Francisco Deltas finished 1st and 2nd respectively in both the Spring and Fall seasons by wide margins. Miami FC's regular season record (21 wins, 6 draws, 5 losses, 69 points) was the best in modern NASL history. The New York Cosmos clinched the last playoff spot on the last day of the regular season. North Carolina FC also earned a spot in The Championship. Due to Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico FC was forced to abandon Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium for their last five home games, which were moved to other teams venues or to neutral sites. The rescheduled games raised money for hurricane relief.[1]

Path to the final

Semi-final #1

Miami FC and New York Cosmos met four times during the regular season. They each won a game at the other's home stadium in the Spring season. The Cosmos won in New York and tied Miami in Miami during the Fall season.

Semi-final #2

San Francisco Deltas and North Carolina FC met four times during the regular season. The Deltas won both their matches in the Spring season. The teams played to 1–1 ties in both Fall season games.

Match

Details

2017 NASL Champions: San Francisco Deltas
San Francisco Deltas
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GK 1
DF 35 Reiner Ferreira
DF 20 Karl Ouimette
DF 3 Nana Attakora (c)
RWB 7 Jackson
MF 30
MF 4
LWB 15 Maxim Tissot
MF 23 Greg Jordan
MF 10 Kyle Bekker
FW 9
Substitutes:
FW 17
DF 5 Kenny Teijsse
GK 24 Alex Mangels
FW 21 Dagoberto
DF 6
MF 27 Andrew Lubahn
FW 11
Manager:
Marc Dos Santos
New York Cosmos
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GK 1 Jimmy Maurer
DF 28
DF 4 Carlos Mendes (c)
DF 5 Dejan Jaković
DF 17
MF 26
MF 6 Javi Márquez
MF 16
MF 11
MF 18
FW 27
Substitutes:
GK 24 Brian Holt
DF 2
DF 3 David Ochieng
MF 14
MF 8
FW 31
FW 77
Manager:
Giovanni Savarese
MATCH OFFICIALS
  • Assistant referees:
    • Jeffrey Greeson
    • Nick Uranga
  • Fourth official: Ricardo Salazar
  • Reserve official: Cameron Blanchard

Statistics

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scope=rowGoals scored20
scope=rowTotal shots1714
scope=rowShots on target64
scope=rowBall possession31%69%
scope=rowCorner kicks313
scope=rowFouls committed714
scope=rowOffsides13
scope=rowSaves43
scope=rowYellow cards32
scope=rowRed cards00

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASL Postseason Matchups Set In Stone As Fall Season Concludes. NASL.com. October 29, 2017.