Soccer Bowl 2017

Soccer Bowl 2017
EventSoccer Bowl
San Francisco Deltas New York Cosmos
2 0
DateNovember 12, 2017 (2017-11-12)
VenueKezar Stadium, San Francisco, California
RefereeRubiel Vazquez
Attendance9,691
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NASL Championship Final 2017 is the North American Soccer League's postseason championship match of the 2017 season which determined the NASL Champion.

Background

Main article: 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.

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.

Miami FC0–0 (a.e.t.)New York Cosmos
Mares  56' Report Calvillo  24'
Ledesma  65'
Mendes  67'
Szetela  103'
Penalties
Michel
Poku
Martínez
Chavez
Pinho
Freeman
Trafford 		5–6 García
Szetela
Calvillo
Vranjicán
Guerra
Mkosana
Starikov
Attendance: 7,115
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

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.

San Francisco Deltas1–0North Carolina FC
Gibson 40'
Jordan  60'
Bekker  90'		 Report
Attendance: 3,586

Match

Details

San Francisco Deltas2–0New York Cosmos
Heinemann 19' (pen.)
Sandoval 90+5'		 Report
Report
Attendance: 9,691
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
San Francisco Deltas
New York Cosmos

2017 NASL Champions: San Francisco Deltas

San Francisco Deltas:
GK 1 Romuald Peiser  90'
DF 35 Reiner Ferreira
DF 20 Karl Ouimette
DF 3 Nana Attakora (c)  65'
RWB 7 Jackson
MF 30 Michael Stephens  75'
MF 4 Tyler Gibson  24'
LWB 15 Maxim Tissot
MF 23 Greg Jordan
MF 10 Kyle Bekker
FW 9 Tom Heinemann  31'  90+2'
Substitutes:
FW 17 Devon Sandoval  90+2'
DF 5 Kenny Teijsse
GK 24 Alex Mangels
FW 21 Dagoberto
DF 6 Patrick Hopkins  65'
MF 27 Andrew Lubahn
FW 11 Pablo Dyego  75'
Manager:
Marc Dos Santos
New York Cosmos:
GK 1 Jimmy Maurer
DF 28 Jimmy Mulligan  45+3'
DF 4 Carlos Mendes (c)
DF 5 Dejan Jaković
DF 17 Ayoze  87'
MF 26 Eric Calvillo  69'
MF 6 Javi Márquez
MF 16 Juan Francisco Guerra
MF 11 Andrés Flores
MF 18 Emmanuel Ledesma  88'
FW 27 Eugene Starikov  90+3'
Substitutes:
GK 24 Brian Holt
DF 2 Ryan Richter
DF 3 David Ochieng
MF 14 Danny Szetela
MF 8 Kobi Moyal  90+3'
FW 31 Pablo Vranjicán  88'
FW 77 Lucky Mkosana  69'
Manager:
Giovanni Savarese

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Jeffrey Greeson
    • Nick Uranga
  • Fourth official: Ricardo Salazar
  • Reserve official: Cameron Blanchard

Statistics

Overall San Francisco New York
Goals scored 2 0
Total shots 17 14
Shots on target 6 4
Ball possession 31% 69%
Corner kicks 3 13
Fouls committed 7 14
Offsides 1 3
Saves 4 3
Yellow cards 3 2
Red cards 0 0

References

  1. ^ "NASL Postseason Matchups Set In Stone As Fall Season Concludes". NASL.com. October 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "New York Cosmos Reach The Championship Final For Third Straight Year With Win Over Miami FC". NASL.com. November 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "San Francisco Deltas Shutout North Carolina FC To Reach The Championship Final". NASL.com. November 5, 2017.