#OnThisDay in 1984 – #ChicagoSting captured its 2nd #SoccerBowl trophy after defeating hosts #TorontoBlizzard, 3:2, in 2nd game & clinched #NASL Final Series, before 16,842 fans, at #Canada’s Varsity Stadium. Pato Margetic scored twice for #Chicago.
#OnThisDay in 1981 – 1st #NASL #SoccerBowl determined via shootout (SO) as #ChicagoSting defeated #NewYorkCosmos, 2:1, after a scoreless final, before a crowd of 36,971 at #Canada’s Exhibition Stadium. Rudy Glenn scored the winning tally in the SO for Chicago’s 1st championship.
#OnThisDay in 1980 – Giorgio Chinaglia scored twice while Julio César Romero added 1 for the #NewYorkCosmos as it captured its 4th #NASL #SoccerBowl Trophy after defeating #FortLauderdaleStrikers, 3:0, before a crowd of 50,786, at Washington, D.C.’s RFK Stadium.
#OnThisDay in 1982 – Giorgio Chinaglia scored the game-winner as #NewYorkCosmos lifted its 5th #SoccerBowl Trophy after defeating #SeattleSounders, 1:0, in the #NASL Final, before a crowd of 22,634, at San Diego’s Jack Murphy Stadium.
#OnThisDay in 1979 – Trevor Whymark scored twice for #VancouverWhitecapsFC as it became the 2nd Canadian club to lift #NASL #SoccerBowl Trophy after defeating #TampaBayRowdies, 2:1, in the final, before a crowd of 50,699, at #GiantsStadium.
#OnThisDay in 1977– #Pelé concluded his professional career as #NewYorkCosmos claimed its 1st #SoccerBowl Trophy (2nd overall #NASL Title) after defeating #SeattleSounders, 2:1, in the final, before a crowd of 35,548 at Portland’s #CivicStadium. Steve Hunt & Giorgio Chinaglia scored for the Cosmos.
#OnThisDay in 1976 – #Eusébio scored twice to lead #TorontoMetrosCroatia to a 3:0 win over #MinnesotaKicks in #NASL Final, before a crowd of 25,765, at Seattle’s #Kingdome. #Toronto became 1st Canadian club to lift the #SoccerBowl Trophy.
#OnThisDay in 1978 – Hosts #NewYorkCosmos lifted its 2nd #SoccerBowl Trophy (3rd overall #NASL Title) as it defeated #TampaBayRowdies, 3:1, in the final, before a crowd of 74,901, at #GiantsStadium. Dennis Tueart scored twice & Giorgio Chinaglia added a tally for the Cosmos.
In 1975 the Portland Timbers came to life, drawing record crowds and placing Portland at the top of the US Soccer world.
A pilgrimage to a Portland Timbers game is a must for any red-blooded American soccer believer. #SoccerHistory #Timbers #Portland #SoccerBowl #MLSCup
#SoccerBowl 1981 🇺🇸
#ChicagoSting defeat #NewYorkCosmos 2-1 in the shootout after a 0-0 draw at Exhibition Stadium, #Toronto 🇨🇦; Karl-Heinz Granitza & Rudy Glenn scoring; #TheCosmos - fielding Neeskens 🇳🇱, Rijsbergen 🇳🇱, Chinaglia 🇮🇹, Bogicevic 🇷🇸 & Julio Cesar 🇹🇯, beaten by a ruggedly determined #Sting.
