This Week in American Soccer History: Protested game between the Minnesota Kicks and the Chicago Sting
du Nord, July 15, 2011
Guest Contributor Dillon YoungThis Week in American Soccer History: July 11 1979The Minnesota Kicks, riding a five game winning streak took on the Chicago Sting in front of 23,073 at the Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, MN. This match, which pitted two of the most high powered offenses in the league, started out slow and was tied 0-0 going into the break. Things quickly changed in the second half, with each teams scoring 4 goals (One came so quickly following an earlier goal that the Chicago TV cameras missed it while taking a commercial break -- yes they had commercial breaks during play in the original NASL)With the game tied 4 - 4 at the end of regulation, the game went into two short sudden death periods. Neither team scored and the teams entered into the "super shootout", where five players from each side take turns going one-on-one with the goalie. Picture the NHL shootout, but the players run at the goalie instead of skate and only have 5 seconds to shoot. The teams ended up tying and the game wen