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1990 North American Club Championship

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North American Club Championship
Pepsi Cup
Swangard Stadium hosted the match.
Date26 September 1990 (1990-09-26)
VenueSwangard Stadium, Burnaby, BC
Attendance2,643
1992

The 1990 North American Club Championship, also known as the Pepsi Cup for sponsorship reasons, was a post-season soccer competition contested by the winners from the Canadian Soccer League and the American Professional Soccer League.

Teams

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Team League
Maryland Bays American Professional Soccer League
Vancouver 86ers Canadian Soccer League

Background

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The Maryland Bays of the American Professional Soccer League qualified for the match after having won the inaugural American Professional Soccer League season by defeating the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks 1–1 (4–3 on penalties) in the final just 3 days earlier.[1]

The Vancouver 86ers qualified by winning the 1989 Canadian Soccer League Championship.[2][3] At the time of the match, the 1990 Canadian Soccer League was still in its semi-finals phase, with Vancouver having just played to a 2–2 draw at the Victoria Vistas in game one.[4]

The Vancouver 86ers were selected to host the match at Swangard Stadium.

Results summary

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Canada Vancouver 86ers Round United States Maryland Bays
Regular season
1989 Canadian Soccer League
West Division: 1st place

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Vancouver 86ers 26 42
2 Edmonton Brick Men 26 21
3 Calgary Strikers 26 19
4 Winnipeg Fury 26 19
5 Victoria Vistas 26 14
Final standings 1990 American Professional Soccer League
Eastern Conference, North Division: 1st place

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Maryland Bays 20 44
2 Albany Capitals 20 42
3 Penn-Jersey Spirit 20 39
4 Boston Bolts 20 28
5 Washington Stars 20 21
Source: [citation needed]
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Playoffs Opponent Series 1st leg 2nd leg
bye Conference Semifinals Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 – 0 2–1 (A) 4–1 (H)
Edmonton Brick Men 9–3 5–3 (A) 4–0 (H) Conference Finals Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 – 0 3–2 (H) 2–0 (A)
Hamilton Steelers 3–2 (H) Final San Francisco Bay Blackhawks 1–1 (4–3 p.) (N)

Match

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Summary

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The Vancouver 86ers dominated the first half of the match and took only fourteen minutes to open the scoring, with Domenic Mobilio finding the net after a series of short passes in the offensive end. Vancouver had a great opportunity to double their lead in the thirty-sixth minute after being awarded a penalty kick, however Steve Powers was able to deny Mobilio's second goal with a heroic punch of the ball. Despite the miss, Maryland would concede again four minutes later after Powers was rounded by Dale Mitchell to put Vancouver 2–0 up. This two goal lead did not last for long however, as Maryland's Kevin Sloan was able to exploit a defensive mistake and quickly slotted the ball past 86er goalkeeper, Paul Dolan, to keep them in the game in the forty-fourth minute.

The second half saw a change in both teams' performance, with Maryland looking much more hostile while Vancouver appeared to have lost their composure and intensity. Maryland leveled the game in the sixty-eighth minute courtesy of a Jean Harbor strike. Maryland had several more opportunities to score before full time, most notably when Maryland's John Abe struck the crossbar, and when Vancouver's Vlado Vanis was able to clear a Scott Cook shot off the goal line, but were unable to find a winner as the match went into extra-time.

After escaping defeat during their poor second half performance, Vancouver turned up in extra-time with much more energy, and eventually found the winner with just three minutes remaining as Mobilio scored his second of the match, making up for his first half penalty miss and securing the title for Vancouver.[5]

Details

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Vancouver 86ers 3–2 (a.e.t.) Maryland Bays
A-League archives
[Vancouver Sun [6]]
GK Canada Paul Dolan
Vlado Vanis
United States Stephen Burns Yellow card
Canada Carl Valentine
Canada Domenic Mobilio
Canada John Catliff
Canada Dale Mitchell
Substitutes:
Manager:
Canada Bob Lenarduzzi
GK United States Steve Powers
United States Darryl Gee
United States Chris Reif
United States Jeff Nattans
United States Joe Barger
United States John Abe
United States Omid Namazi
United States Rob Ryerson Yellow card
United States Kevin Sloan downward-facing red arrow 62'
United States Phillip Gyau
Niger Jean Harbor Yellow card
Substitutes:
United States Scott Cook upward-facing green arrow 62'
Manager:
 ?

Result

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North American Club Championship
1990 Winners
Canada
Vancouver 86ers
First title

Aftermath

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The Vancouver 86ers continued their winning ways in game 2 of the CSL semi-finals and defeated the Victoria Vistas 6–1 at Swangard Stadium just four days later to advance to the 1990 Canadian Soccer League Final. Vancouver then won their third playoff title following another 6–1 home victory against the Hamilton Steelers, and secured a treble of sorts, having won their, regular season, playoffs, and the North American Club Championship.[7][8]

The North American Club Championship was not continued after the 1990 season, however a similar competition in 1992 was created as the Professional Cup to determine a North American champion from 3 professional leagues operating in Canada and the United States.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bays win, get trip to Canada, too". newspapers.com (Baltimore Sun). September 24, 1990. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  2. ^ MacIntyre, Iain (September 27, 1990). "Bays beaten in overtime, 3-2, in North American title game Mobilio's goal lifts Vancouver". The Baltimore Sun.
  3. ^ "Canadian Soccer History". Ottawa Fury SC. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
  4. ^ Keating, Jack (September 23, 1990). "Vistas show flair in tie with 86ers". The Province. p. 9.
  5. ^ Stinson, Dan (September 27, 1990). "86ers regain form in overtime". Vancouver Sun. p. 25.
  6. ^ Stinson, Dan (September 27, 1990). "86ers regain form in overtime". Vancouver Sun. p. 25.
  7. ^ Stinson, Dan (October 9, 1990). "Catliff lifts 86ers to third title". Vancouver Sun. p. 29.
  8. ^ "86ers romp to third CSL title". Nanaimo Daily News. October 9, 1990. p. 15.