Soccer Bowl '83

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Soccer Bowl '83
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Event Soccer Bowl
Tulsa Roughnecks Toronto Blizzard
20
DateOctober 1, 1983 (1983-10-01)
Venue BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia
MVP Njego Pesa (Tulsa Roughnecks)
Referee Ed Bellion (United States)
Attendance53,326
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Soccer Bowl '83 was the 17th edition of the Soccer Bowl, the championship match of North American Soccer League (NASL), which took place on October 1, 1983. It was the final match of the 1983 North American Soccer League playoffs and was contested by the Tulsa Roughnecks and the Toronto Blizzard at the Stadium at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. [1] [2]

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Background

BC Place was the venue for Soccer Bowl '83 BC Place in 1983.jpg
BC Place was the venue for Soccer Bowl '83

Tulsa Roughnecks

The Tulsa Roughnecks won the Southern Division with a 17–13 record and a total of 145 points. They dispatched the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the quarterfinals with a two-game sweep. By virtue of their two games to one victory In the semifinals against the Montreal Manic, the Roughnecks advanced to the Soccer Bowl for the first time in franchise history.

Toronto Blizzard

The Toronto Blizzard qualified for the playoffs as a wild card by finishing third in the Eastern Division with a 16–14 record and a total of 135 points. In the quarterfinals they were the upset-winner over the Western Division champion Vancouver Whitecaps by two games to one. Vancouver had only lost 6 matches all season. The Blizzard pulled off a second upset in their semifinal match-up by sweeping the Golden Bay Earthquakes in two games, and earning their second ever trip to the Soccer Bowl.

Pre-match controversy

During game three of their semifinal series with Montreal, Tulsa forward Ron Futcher picked up his third yellow card of the playoffs. By rule this earned him a one-match suspension, and league director of operations Ted Howard was poised to enforce it. For his part, Futcher was not only the team's leading scorer, but also a leader in the Roughnecks' locker room. Tulsa's owners appealed the yellow card and even alluded to the press, the possibility of boycotting the final if Futcher was not allowed to play. Toronto team president Clive Toye felt that bending the rules for a star player might set a bad precedent, but was nevertheless prepared to face whatever lineup Tulsa put on the pitch. Ultimately, NASL president Howard J. Samuels overruled Ted Howard and decided to allow Futcher to play, because he felt that the fans in attendance would be the ones made to suffer by Futcher's absence. [3] [4]

Match details

Tulsa Roughnecks 2–0 Toronto Blizzard
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Futcher Soccerball shade.svg62'		 Report
BC Place Stadium, Vancouver
Attendance: 53,326 [7]
Referee: Ed Bellion [8] (United States)
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Tulsa Roughnecks
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Toronto Blizzard
GK0 Flag of the United States.svg Winston DuBose
DF5 Flag of the United States.svg Val Fernandes
DF2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Terry Moore
DF18 Ulster Banner.svg Victor Moreland (c)
DF3 Flag of England.svg Barry Wallace
MF17 Flag of Poland.svg Adam Krupa Sub off.svg 56'
MF9 State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Iraj Danaifard
MF20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ivan Belfiore Sub off.svg 56'
FW6 Flag of the United States.svg Njego Pesa
FW14 Flag of England.svg Laurie Abrahams
FW9 Flag of England.svg Ron Futcher
Substitutes: [9]
GK22 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Coffee
MF11 Flag of Nigeria.svg Thompson Usiyan Sub on.svg 56'
MF4 Flag of England.svg Pasquale Fuccillo Sub on.svg 56'
FW7 Flag of Brazil.svg Zequinha
MF10 Flag of Ireland.svg Gerry Reardon
MF13 Flag of the United States.svg Todd Saldana
Manager:
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Terry Hennessey
GK1 Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Moller
DF3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruce Wilson (c)Yellow card.svg 52'
DF4 Flag of Sweden.svg Conny Karlsson
DF17 Flag of Scotland.svg Derek Spalding Yellow card.svg 2'
DF10 Flag of England.svg Cliff Calvert
MF16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Randy Ragan
MF8 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Patrick Ntsoelengoe
MF5 Ulster Banner.svg Jimmy Nicholl
FW19 Flag of England.svg David Byrne
FW11 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Bettega
FW6 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Neill Roberts Sub off.svg 81'
Substitutes: [10]
GK22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sven Habermann
MF14 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Geoff Wegerle Sub on.svg 81'
DF7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victor Kodelja
DF24 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Collin Miller
MF12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pasquale de Luca
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Bob Houghton

1983 NASL Champions: Tulsa Roughnecks

Soccer Bowl MVP:
Njego Pesa

Assistant referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Howard Krollfeifer
Flag of the United States.svg Gary Shugarts
Fourth official:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dave Roach
Reserve referee:
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Maxwell

Television: Budwieser Network (syndicated)
Announcers: Bob Carpenter, Gordon Bradley
Touchline reporter: Al Miller

Match statistics

Statistic [11] TulsaToronto
Goals scored20
Total shots1114
Shots on target43
Saves32
Corner kicks25
Fouls1919
Offsides49
Yellow cards02
Red cards00

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