NASL Final 1972
Event | NASL Final | ||||||
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Date | August 26, 1972 | ||||||
Venue | Hofstra Stadium, Hempstead, New York | ||||||
Referee | Roger Schott (United States) | ||||||
Attendance | 6,102 | ||||||
The 1972
Background
St. Louis Stars
The St. Louis Stars qualified for the playoffs by winning the Southern Division with 69 points. This guaranteed them at least one home playoff game. They defeated the 1970 champions, the
New York Cosmos
The New York Cosmos qualified for the playoffs by winning the Northern Division with 77 points. They also had the highest point-total in the NASL, and therefore were guaranteed home field throughout the playoffs. They defeated the defending champion Dallas Tornado, 1–0, in a semifinal game played on August 19, 1972 to advance to the final.
Game summary
The Cosmos took an early lead after league MVP
Late in the rain-soaked game
Championship results
New York Cosmos | 2–1 | St. Louis Stars |
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Horton 5' Jelínek 86' (pen.) |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Frankiewicz 52' (Sewell) |
NY Cosmos[8]
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SL Stars [9]
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1972 NASL Champions:
Man of the Match:
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Statistics
Statistic[12] | New York | St. Louis |
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Goals scored | 2 | 1 |
Total shots | 28 | 23 |
Shots on target | 9 | 8 |
Saves | 7 | 7 |
Corner kicks | 5 | 10 |
Fouls | 20 | 19 |
Offsides | 1 | 3 |
Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
Red cards | 1 | 0 |
See also
References
- ^ NASL. "NASLSoccerBowl - History - Past Winner". North American Soccer League.
- ^ NASL. "NASL 1968-1984 - Yearly Result". North American Soccer League. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013.
- ^ "Bitter End". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 27, 1972. p. 6C. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- Montreal Gazette. August 28, 1972. p. 25. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ Cosmos on NASL jersey
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1972". Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ Flachsbart, Harold (August 27, 1972). "Stars Lose Title Match". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1C. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ Comos jersey on NASL Jerseys website
- ^ Stars jersey on NASL Jerseys
- ^ Jose, Colin (2003). North American Soccer League Encyclopedia. Haworth, NJ: St. Johann Press. p. 379.
- ^ Jose, Colin (1989). NASL: A Complete Record of the North American Soccer League. Derby, England: Breedon Books. pp. 92, 94.
- ^ "Bitter End". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 27, 1972. p. 6C. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
External links
- 1972 NASL Soccer Bowl (archived, 30 Sep 2013)