Soccer Bowl Series '84
Soccer Bowl Series '84 | |||||||
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Event | Soccer Bowl | ||||||
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(on best-of-three series ) | |||||||
Game 1 | |||||||
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Date | October 1, 1984 | ||||||
Venue | Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois | ||||||
Man of the Match | Manuel Rojas | ||||||
Referee | David Socha (United States) | ||||||
Attendance | 8,352 | ||||||
Game 2 | |||||||
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Date | October 3, 1984 | ||||||
Venue | Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Ontario | ||||||
Man of the Match | Pato Margetic | ||||||
Referee | Bill Maxwell (United States) | ||||||
Attendance | 16,842 | ||||||
Soccer Bowl Series '84, also known as Soccer Bowl '84, was the
Background
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Old_comiskey_park.jpg/220px-Old_comiskey_park.jpg)
Chicago Sting
The Chicago Sting finished the regular season with a 13–11 record, while the Blizzard went 14–10. However, due to the NASL's point system, the Sting were crowned the Eastern Division champions, and also won the league's regular season title with 120 points. This ensured that they would retain home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Since all series were best-of-three ties, that meant a Game 3 if necessary, would be in Chicago. The Sting defeated the
Toronto Blizzard
The Toronto Blizzard qualified for the playoffs as runners-up in the Eastern Division and faced the
Sportsvision televised the series in the Chicago area; this coverage was simulcast on the then-new TSN (which had started up a month earlier) cable channel in Canada.
Series summary
Champion | Runner-up | Game 1 | Venue | Game 2 | Venue | Res. |
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Chicago Sting | Toronto Blizzard | 2–1 |
Comiskey Park | 3–2 |
Varsity Stadium | 2–0 [note 1]
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- Notes
- best-of-three series
Match details
Game 1
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Assistant referees:[7]
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Game 2
Toronto Blizzard | 2–3 | Chicago Sting |
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Paskin ![]() Bettega ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Margetic ![]() |
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1984 NASL Champions: Chicago Sting
Series MVP:
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Championship Statistics
Statistic | Chicago | Toronto |
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Goals scored | 2 | 1 |
Total shots | 16 | 12 |
Shots on target | 6 | 9 |
Saves | 8 | 4 |
Corner kicks | 6 | 5 |
Fouls | 21 | 26 |
Offsides | 8 | 3 |
Yellow cards | 7 | 5 |
Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Statistic | Chicago | Toronto |
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Goals scored | 3 | 2 |
Total shots | 12 | 20 |
Shots on target | 7 | 9 |
Saves | 7 | 4 |
Corner kicks | 5 | 9 |
Fouls | 12 | 20 |
Offsides | 6 | 2 |
Yellow cards | 0 | 1 |
Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Post-match controversy
Earlier in the year Sting ownership had requested a one-year leave of absence from the NASL, and were denied. With only a few games remaining in the season, Sting chairman
In the immediate aftermath of Chicago's title clinching victory, Toye's actions and subsequent words were unsporting in nature. He refused to honor the long-standing tradition of entering the winning side's locker room to congratulate the victors. He then followed that up by taking verbal jabs at both Willy Roy and Karl-Heinz Granitza to reporters, by referring to them as "cheats" and the Sting as "unworthy champions"[16] among other things. While in the midst of Chicago's post match celebration, not surprisingly, Granitza responded in kind. In the end the pettiness and lack of sportsmanship by both men mattered little, as Chicago left with the league's final trophy. The following spring, with Toye as the NASL's interim president, the league would cease operations.[8][17][18][19]
See also
References
- ^ NASL. "NASLSoccerBowl - History - Past Winner". North American Soccer League.
- ^ NASL. "NASL 1968-1984 - Yearly Result". North American Soccer League.
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- ^ a b c d Jose, Colin (1989). NASL: A Complete Record of the North American Soccer League. Derby, England: Breedon Books. pp. 311, 312.
- ^ "2 Oct 1984, 48 - Chicago Tribune at". Newspapers.com. October 2, 1984. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
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- ^ "NASL Soccer Bowl 84 - Game 2 (Sting at Blizzard) - First Half - YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ "NASL Soccer Bowl 84 - Game 2 (Sting at Blizzard) - Second Half - YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ "4 Oct 1984, 80 - Chicago Tribune at". Newspapers.com. October 4, 1984. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ "Scoreboard". Chicago Tribune. October 2, 1984. p. sec:4 p.8. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
- ^ "Scoreboard". Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1984. p. sec:4 p.8. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
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- ^ "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "The Milwaukee Journal - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015.
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