--. Bowl ever. :

THIS LOOKS like ‘it ©
might be’ the best Soccer

_- Taking nothing awa fre
~ the'other fi ine cities that-have’

ticket this ‘Saturday or not;
you know that B.C.. Place
Stadium -will be: rocking to

the rafters even without the —

hometown heroes:
final. oo, .

This has been an outstan-
ding year for the NASL.
Without
rose-colored glasses, ‘good
things have happened in the
league.

For the first time in years,
attendance has held at an |
even keel. We’ve got ia long**
way to go, but we think..we.

in the

couver.

average Whi ecap:atten
over. last’ year.

- the world of soccer. °° °°
And. a lot of: players who |

were scoring those goals’ ‘were

North Americans. This year,
for the first time in the
league, there -were more
North Americans on team
rosters than foreign players.

And. some, of the: perfor-
mances. Right’: here, *: “your.
goalkeeper,” Tino Lettieri,
had a sesom that: earned: hin:
the accolade of ‘North .
American Player of: the. Year
as voted by the Professional.
Soccer Reporters Associa-
tion. Tino established the

ip® ‘the overwheliting ;
reception and support that .
the league has received from :

looking .thtough «

highest, averages anywhere n

_ THE SILVERWARE for the

lowest goals-against average _

in a decade in the league,
0.86. And the people in front
of him on defense, including
a Whtiecap who was voted by.
the league’ s players as Top
Defender in the NASL, Dave
Watson, allowed in only 34
goals, the lowest team total in
three years. ©

All in all, a fruitful year.

But, even after Saturday’ $
Soccer Bowl, there’s more —
indoor soccer, NASL style. A
full, 32-game season. But
you'll be reading more ahout
that in the next few weeks.

For now, I hope you'll join
me in saluting the two teams
that will be vying for the Soc-

er. Bowl "83 trophy. They’ve -
proven that they are the best
in the league after a. long, ar-
duous season...

They — and. the - city: of
Vancouver ~~ are to be con-
gratulated for partaking ” “in -
Soccer Bowl "83.

top players ‘in the North
American Soccer League will
be handed out tomorrow
(Thursday) night at. the ari-
nual awards banquet: |
__ The* annual banquet- isa

. ° charity, affair, with this year’s.

designated charity being the

, Variety Club. Proceeds from
the.dinher po to Vancouver's. .

new . ;Ronald | McDonald
House. - :

This year's ; awards. banquet
will be held Thursday, Sept.
29, ‘at the Hyatt Regency
Hotel? The evening com.
“mences at 6 p.m. with ‘dinner’

in age . on

at 6:45.

' Tickets, at $100. per per-
son, are available from the
Varicty Club of B.C., 1134
Homer Street, . Vancouver,
telephone 669-2313).
“Among the awards
presented at the bick-tie event

‘are: lt

@ Most Valuable Player

@ Coach of the Year

@ Rookie of the Year

@ North American of the
Year

. @ Top Scorer

@ Reporters’ Player of the
Year
@ Top Goaltender
'@ Top Defender . —_
@ Top Midfielder %
@ Top Forward
'*e Goat ofthe Year
7-Eleven F Stores will.
sponsor the 1983 Most >
Valuable Player award while
McDonald's Restaurants will
sponsor the Top Goalkeeper
award.

Labatt Breweries, which
has already made a major
contribution through ongo-
ing financial support to the
‘Vancouver Whitecaps, will
be the major sponsor of Soc-
cer Bowl '83.

BS - Wednesday, September 28, 1983 - North Shore News

Other corporate sponsors
include Petro Canada, Dams
Lincoln Mercury, Adidas,
Kodak Canada,
Metropolitan Life, Andres
Wines (B.C.) Ltd.
Speedy Muffler King.:

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