Soccer Bowl 2016
| Event | Soccer Bowl | ||||||
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| New York 4–2 Indy (Penalty Shoot-out) | |||||||
| Date | November 13, 2016 | ||||||
| Venue | Belson Stadium, Queens, New York | ||||||
| Referee | Allen Chapman | ||||||
| Attendance | 2,150 | ||||||
Soccer Bowl 2016 is the North American Soccer League's postseason championship match of the 2016 season which determined the NASL Champion.
Background
The Indy Eleven were the first team to earn a spot in "The Championship", when they won the Spring Championship back in June. They edged out the New York Cosmos in the Spring season on the third tiebreaker (head-head). The New York Cosmos responded by winning the Fall Championship. They qualified with two games to spare and setting the home unbeaten record in modern NASL history. The league saw six teams fighting for the last playoff spot with four games left to play. Going into the final matchday, only two teams were left. Before their final regular season match, Rayo OKC qualified for "The Championship" in their first season.
Path to the final
Semi-final #1
Indy Eleven and FC Edmonton met three times in the regular season. They split the first game in the Spring season, and they each won their home match-ups in the Fall season.
Semi-final #2
The New York Cosmos come into the Semi-final match as the home team, having secured their spot by winning, both the Fall season and North American Supporters' Trophy on the same night, with two matches left to play. The Cosmos meet Rayo OKC in the 2nd Semi-Final. The two teams meet three times during the regular season. The third match was a 1—1 draw at the Cosmos' Shuart Stadium.
| New York Cosmos | 2 – 1 | Rayo OKC |
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Arango  73'  77'Orozco 90'Duk 90+2' |
Report Report |
Danso 37' Velásquez 42'Kimura 64' |
Match
Details
| New York Cosmos | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Indy Eleven |
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Arrieta  Moffat Ayoze Richter |
4–2 | Paterson Zayed Busch Vuković |
         New York Cosmos
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   Indy Eleven
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2016 NASL Champions: New York Cosmos
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Man of the Match: TBD
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MATCH OFFICIALS
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Statistics
| Overall | New York | Indy |
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| Goals scored | 0 | 0 |
| Total shots | 20 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 1 |
| Ball possession | 59% | 41% |
| Corner kicks | 8 | 6 |
| Fouls committed | 16 | 18 |
| Offsides | 4 | 6 |
| Saves | 1 | 4 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "NASL ANNOUNCES SCHEDULING DETAILS FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS". NASL.com. October 12, 2016.