Soccer Bowl 2017

Soccer Bowl 2017
Event Soccer Bowl
San Francisco Deltas New York Cosmos
2 0
Date November 12, 2017 (2017-11-12)
Venue Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California
Referee Rubiel Vazquez
Attendance 9,691

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

Background

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.

Miami FC0–0 (a.e.t.)New York Cosmos
Mares Yellow card 56' Report Calvillo Yellow card 24'
Ledesma Yellow card 65'
Mendes Yellow card 67'
Szetela Yellow card 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 Yellow card 60'
Bekker Yellow card 90'		 Report
Attendance: 3,586
Referee: Alex Chilowicz

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:
GK1France Romuald PeiserYellow card 90'
DF35Brazil Reiner Ferreira
DF20Canada Karl Ouimette
DF3Canada Nana Attakora (c) 65'
RWB7Brazil Jackson
MF30United States Michael Stephens 75'
MF4United States Tyler GibsonYellow card 24'
LWB15Canada Maxim Tissot
MF23United States Greg Jordan
MF10Canada Kyle Bekker
FW9United States Tom HeinemannYellow card 31' 90+2'
Substitutes:
FW17United States Devon Sandoval 90+2'
DF5Netherlands Kenny Teijsse
GK24United States Alex Mangels
FW21Brazil Dagoberto
DF6United States Patrick Hopkins 65'
MF27United States Andrew Lubahn
FW11Brazil Pablo Dyego 75'
Manager:
Canada Marc Dos Santos
New York Cosmos:
GK1United States Jimmy Maurer
DF28United States Jimmy MulliganYellow card 45+3'
DF4United States Carlos Mendes (c)
DF5Canada Dejan Jaković
DF17Spain AyozeYellow card 87'
MF26United States Eric Calvillo 69'
MF6Spain Javi Márquez
MF16Venezuela Juan Francisco Guerra
MF11El Salvador Andrés Flores
MF18Argentina Emmanuel Ledesma 88'
FW27United States Eugene Starikov 90+3'
Substitutes:
GK24United States Brian Holt
DF2United States Ryan Richter
DF3Kenya David Ochieng
MF14United States Danny Szetela
MF8Israel Kobi Moyal 90+3'
FW31Argentina Pablo Vranjicán 88'
FW77Zimbabwe Lucky Mkosana 69'
Manager:
Venezuela Giovanni Savarese

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Jeffrey Greeson
    • Nick Uranga
  • Fourth official: Joseph Dickerson
  • Reserve official: Chris Elliott

Statistics

Overall San Francisco New York
Goals scored 20
Total shots 1714
Shots on target 64
Ball possession 31%69%
Corner kicks 313
Fouls committed 714
Offsides 13
Saves 43
Yellow cards 32
Red cards 00

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.
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