Soccer Bowl 2017

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

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

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.[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  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
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:
GK1 Romuald Peiser 90'
DF35 Reiner Ferreira
DF20 Karl Ouimette
DF3 Nana Attakora (c) 65'
RWB7 Jackson
MF30 Michael Stephens 75'
MF4 Tyler Gibson 24'
LWB15 Maxim Tissot
MF23 Greg Jordan
MF10 Kyle Bekker
FW9 Tom Heinemann 31' 90+2'
Substitutes:
FW17 Devon Sandoval 90+2'
DF5 Kenny Teijsse
GK24 Alex Mangels
FW21 Dagoberto
DF6 Patrick Hopkins 65'
MF27 Andrew Lubahn
FW11 Pablo Dyego 75'
Manager:
Marc Dos Santos
New York Cosmos:
GK1 Jimmy Maurer
DF28 Jimmy Mulligan 45+3'
DF4 Carlos Mendes (c)
DF5 Dejan Jaković
DF17 Ayoze 87'
MF26 Eric Calvillo 69'
MF6 Javi Márquez
MF16 Juan Francisco Guerra
MF11 Andrés Flores
MF18 Emmanuel Ledesma 88'
FW27 Eugene Starikov 90+3'
Substitutes:
GK24 Brian Holt
DF2 Ryan Richter
DF3 David Ochieng
MF14 Danny Szetela
MF8 Kobi Moyal 90+3'
FW31 Pablo Vranjicán 88'
FW77 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 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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