Soccer Bowl 2011

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Soccer Bowl 2011
NASL Championship Series 2011
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Event Soccer Bowl
NSC Minnesota Stars Fort Lauderdale Strikers
31
on aggregate
First leg
NSC Minnesota Stars Fort Lauderdale Strikers
31
DateOctober 22, 2011 (2011-10-22)
Venue National Sports Center, Blaine, Minnesota
Man of the Match Luke Mulholland
Attendance4,511
Second leg
Fort Lauderdale Strikers NSC Minnesota Stars
00
DateOctober 29, 2011 (2011-10-29)
Venue Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Attendance6,849
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NASL Championship Series 2011 was the North American Soccer League's postseason championship final of the 2011 season. It was the first championship match held by the new NASL and the first Soccer Bowl since 1984. Also known as the NASL Championship series 2011, the event was contested in a two-game aggregate match between the NSC Minnesota Stars and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. The first leg was held on October 22, 2011 at National Sports Center in Blaine, Minnesota, while the second on October 29, 2011 at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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After a two-day competition, the NSC Minnesota Stars became the 2011 NASL champions, and the first of the new league. [1] [2]

Background

The NSC Minnesota Stars entered the playoffs as the number six seed and defeated the number three seed, Tampa Bay Rowdies, 1–0, in the single-match quarterfinal round. Next they faced the top-seeded, Carolina RailHawks FC in the semifinals. They won the first leg by a score of 1–0, but Carolina won the second leg, 4–3. Since the teams were tied on aggregate, they moved on to 30 minutes of extra time. Since neither side scored in extra time, on to a penalty kick shootout they went. The Stars won the shootout 5–3 to advance to the finals.

The Fort Lauderdale Strikers had a much easier path to the finals. They entered the playoffs as the number four seed and defeated the fifth-seeded, FC Edmonton squad, 5–0, in the single-match quarterfinal round. Next they faced the second-seeded, Puerto Rico Islanders in the semifinals They won the first leg by a score of 3–1 and the second, 2–1, to advance to the finals.

Game summary

Championships results

Team 1AggregateTeam 2First legSecond legAttendance
NSC Minnesota Stars 3–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3–10–0October 22 National Sports Center 4,511
October 29 Lockhart Stadium 6,849

First leg

F - 1st Leg
NSC Minnesota Stars 3–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers
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Attendance: 4,511
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Minnesota [3]
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Second leg

F - 2nd Leg
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–0 NSC Minnesota Stars
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Attendance: 6,849


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Fort Lauderdale
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2011 NASL Champions: NSC Minnesota Stars

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NSC Minnesota Capture first NASL Championship". NASL.com. Archived from the original on 2011-11-02. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  2. ↑ NASL. "NASLSoccerBowl - History - Past Winner". North American Soccer League.
  3. ↑ "2011 NASL Championship: Game 1 Highlights - YouTube". YouTube .
  4. ↑ "Strikers vs Minnesota - NASL Championship Game Highlights - YouTube". YouTube .
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