Comments on: Tuesday, Aug. 15, 1978: Kicks 9, Cosmos 2

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:17:14 +0000

We were at the game also. Jason D has no clue. The Twins were horrible at that time(anyone remember Bombo’s Bambinos) Tailgating and a soccer match were a great way to spend 20 evenings a year.

By: Carol Gartzman Gooberman

Carol Gartzman Gooberman — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 01:58:20 +0000

Where is Santiago Formosa now? I knew him when he played for Univ. of Penn

By: Jason D

Jason D — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:39:13 +0000

I blocked this all out…though I was a young kid, I was aware of the Kicks…I just didn’t care.

Soccer is a bore. Was then and is now…even for $2.00 a ticket they couldn’t sell out….

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 28 May 2007 05:28:38 +0000

I also was at the game, with many brothers of mine from Sigma Nu Fraternity at the U of M. I jumped off the wall by the foul pole in left at the end of the game and the beginning of the wet and drunken celebration. I landed on my back and was told by a cop to leave the field and I did.

By: Tom Wald

Tom Wald — Wed, 23 May 2007 23:34:01 +0000

I was one of the 45K at that incredible game in the ol’ Met Stadium. My older brother took me. I was fifteen at the time. Despite the thunderstorm drenching the fans, the players, and the field in the second half, the game was simply amazing. The Cosmos were a superstar team with Chinaglia, Roth, and Carlos Alberto. But the Kicks had players with much more heart and soul. I know it is cliche, but they also played as a team. Ace Ntsoelengoe, the South African, is still my favorite soccer player. At the end of the game, many of the fans stormed the field. For me, it was the second best sporting event I have ever attended. Yes, I was also at the 7th game of the ‘87 World Series.

By: Steve Klumb

Steve Klumb — Mon, 21 May 2007 21:57:16 +0000

We were at the game after some serious tailgating. The atmosphere was insane. If I remember correctly tickets were $2.00 and parking was free. Wow, those were the days!

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 21 May 2007 19:54:21 +0000

Wow, 24,000 a night?? Wow.

Awesome story.

And great news about Becks coming, maybe that will continue soccer’s revolution here in the states.

By: Todd Peterson

Todd Peterson — Mon, 21 May 2007 19:37:50 +0000

It is great to see some ink about the Minnesota Kicks. Long before the term soccer moms became part of the national jargon the Kicks, Pele & the Cosmos and the NASL brought the world’s sport to America’s doorstep and while the soccer revolution has been slow in coming the sport has been making great strides as evidenced by its number 1 ranking in youth sport particpation numbers since 1990, the world cup being hosted in the States in ‘94 and 5 consecutive world cup qualifications by the U.S. National Team, Americans playing for the elite European teams, and the steady development of the MLS. The NASL was the catalyst of it all and the 9-2 Kicks victory over the celebrated New York Cosmos was the pinnacle moment in the Kicks brief yet brilliant history, a mezmorizing moment which ignited the dreams of young soccer players across the State to dream of being “the Artful Dodger” Alan Willey and netting 5 more.

By: Larry

Larry — Mon, 21 May 2007 17:42:35 +0000

I was at this game I still remember it. Mainly I remember staying in the motorhome too lnng and standing in line to get in when the first goal was scored. I turned to my friend and said that it would probably be a 1-0 game and we missed the only goal. Little did I know!