1990 North American Club Championship

August 2023 North American Club Championship Pepsi Cup 250px Swangard Stadium hosted the match. Vancouver 86ers CAN 25px 3 Maryland Bays USA 25px 2 1990 09 26 y Swangard Stadium Burnaby, BC 2,643 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 TeamLeagueUSA Maryland BaysAmerican Professional Soccer LeagueCAN Vancouver 86ersCanadian Soccer League Background 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.https://www.newspapers.com/image/376346992/?terms=Bays Bays win, get trip to Canada, too newspapers.com (Baltimore Sun) September 24, 1990 August 7, 2022 The Vancouver 86ers qualified by winning the 1989 Canadian Soccer League Championship.https://www.baltimoresun.com/1990/09/27/bays-beaten-in-overtime-3-2-in-north-american-title-game-mobilios-goal-lifts-vancouver/ Bays beaten in overtime, 3-2, in North American title game Mobilio's goal lifts Vancouver September 27, 1990 Iain MacIntyre The Baltimore Sunhttp://www.ottawafury.com/ottawa_soccer_history https://web.archive.org/web/20120207100031/http://www.ottawafury.com/ottawa_soccer_history February 7, 2012 Canadian Soccer History dead Ottawa Fury SC 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.Keating Jack September 23, 1990 Vistas show flair in tie with 86ers 9 The Province The Vancouver 86ers were selected to host the match at Swangard Stadium. Results summary CAN Vancouver 86ersRoundUSA Maryland BaysRegular season1989 Canadian Soccer LeagueWest Division: 1st place West VAN yes green2Final standings1990 American Professional Soccer LeagueEastern Conference, North Division: 1st place ASL North MAR yesOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legPlayoffsOpponentSeries1st leg2nd leg byeConference SemifinalsTampa Bay Rowdies2 – 02–1 (A)4–1 (H)Edmonton Brick Men9–35–3 (A)4–0 (H)Conference FinalsFort Lauderdale Strikers2 – 03–2 (H)2–0 (A)Hamilton Steelers3–2 (H)FinalSan Francisco Bay Blackhawks1–1 (4–3 p.) (N) Match Summary 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.Stinson, Dan 86ers regain form in overtime Vancouver Sun 25 27 September 1990 Details Uniforms and rosters August 2022 September 26, 1990 7:30 PDT Championship Vancouver 86ers CAN 3–2 yes A-League archives[Vancouver Sun Stinson, Dan 86ers regain form in overtime 27 September 1990 Vancouver Sun 25] USA Maryland Bays Mobilio 14 117 Mitchell 40 Sloan 44 Harbor 68 Swangard Stadium Burnaby, British Columbia 2,643 GK CAN Paul Dolan Vlado Vanis USA Stephen Burns CAN Carl Valentine CAN Domenic Mobilio CAN John Catliff CAN Dale Mitchell Substitutes:Manager:CAN Bob Lenarduzzi GK USA Steve Powers USA Darryl Gee USA Chris Reif USA Jeff Nattans USA Joe Barger USA John Abe USA Omid Namazi USA Rob Ryerson USA Kevin Sloan 62 USA Phillip Gyau NIG Jean Harbor Substitutes: USA Scott Cook 62Manager: USA Pete Caringi Jr. Result North American Club Championship1990 Winners CAN Vancouver 86ers First Match statistics Statistic Soccer September 27, 1990 Vancouver Sun https://www.newspapers.com/image/495091825/?match=1&terms=Stephen%20Power C5 August 1, 2025 Vancouver MarylandGoals scored 3 2Total shots 22 10Shots on target 10 5Saves 3 7Corner kicks 7 3Offsides 1 2Yellow Cards 0 2Red Cards 0 0 Aftermath 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.Stinson, Dan Catliff lifts 86ers to third title Vancouver Sun 29 9 October 199086ers romp to third CSL title Nanaimo Daily News 15 9 October 1990 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 CONCACAF Champions League 1990 North American Nations Cup — A round-robin tournament contested by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, also hosted at Swangard Stadium. References Category:Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) Category:American Professional Soccer League North American Club Championship North American Club Championship North American Club Championship Category:Sports in Burnaby Category:Soccer in British Columbia Category:Soccer matches in Canada Category:Canada–United States sports relations