1986-87 Cleveland Force Statistics
Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Team Record: 34-18
in the MISL's Eastern Division
Postseason: 4-6
Lost Division Final
Coach: Timo Liekoski (34-18)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 366,887, Avg. 14,111 in 26 home dates
1986-87 Cleveland Force RosterTeam Record: 34-18
in the MISL's Eastern Division
Postseason: 4-6
Lost Division Final
Coach: Timo Liekoski (34-18)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 366,887, Avg. 14,111 in 26 home dates
The Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League ended the 1986-87 season with a record of 34 wins and 18 losses in the MISL's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-6.
Cleveland scored 252 goals and conceded 218. Craig Allen netted 37 goals for the Force, while Dennis Mepham, Peter Ward, Ali Kazemaini, Carl Valentine, Gino DiFlorio, Kai Haaskivi and Benny Dargle each contributed fifteen or more, too. Kai Haaskivi accounted for 55 assists. Chris Vaccaro topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 4.02 goals against average, leading regular keepers.
Timo Liekoski coached the team. The 1986-87 Cleveland Force lost in the Division Final.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | FC | BL | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Haaskivi | M | 49 | 34 | 55 | 89 | 12 | 0 | 27 | 209 | 16.3 | ||||
| Carl Valentine | F | 52 | 33 | 29 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 29 | 188 | 17.6 | ||||
| Gino DiFlorio | F | 52 | 33 | 24 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 131 | 25.2 | ||||
| Craig Allen | F | 31 | 37 | 19 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 124 | 29.8 | ||||
| Peter Ward | F | 46 | 26 | 15 | 41 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 197 | 13.2 | ||||
| Dennis Mepham | D | 48 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 72 | 86 | 20.9 | ||||
| Ali Kazemaini | F | 35 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 110 | 15.5 | ||||
| Benny Dargle | D | 52 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 89 | 75 | 22.7 | ||||
| John Stollmeyer | D | 48 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 65 | 12.3 | ||||
| Bernie James | D | 51 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 138 | 55 | 7.3 | ||||
| Paul Kitson | M | 19 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 17.1 | ||||
| Chris Chueden | M | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 43 | 11.6 | ||||
| Desmond Armstrong | D | 43 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 33 | 9.1 | ||||
| Pasquale DeLuca | D | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 15.8 | ||||
| Joe Raduka | D | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 30.0 | ||||
| Andy Schmetzer | F | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20.0 | ||||
| Mike Sweeney | M | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 10.0 | ||||
| Michael King | D | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | ||||
| Walter Schmetzer | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||
| Bench | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alex Tarnoczi | F/M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Charlie Morgan | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
| P.J. Johns | G | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Chris Vaccaro | G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Totals | 695 | 254 | 207 | 461 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 605 | 1421 | 17.9 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Kazemaini | 12 | 30:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.98 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Chris Vaccaro | 29 | 1731:06 | 20 | 9 | 116 | 4.02 | 791 | 342 | .432 |
| P.J. Johns | 24 | 1406:19 | 14 | 8 | 95 | 4.05 | 690 | 331 | .480 |
| Benny Dargle | 3 | 6:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.25 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Dennis Mepham | 1 | 4:19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.90 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Paul Kitson | 1 | 4:17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42.02 | 5 | 1 | .200 |
| Pasquale DeLuca | 1 | 1:25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42.35 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 71 | 3184:11 | 34 | 18 | 218 | 4.11 | 1491 | 674 | .452 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | FC | BL | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Haaskivi | M | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 16.7 |
| Carl Valentine | F | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 10.9 |
| Gino DiFlorio | F | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 16.7 |
| Craig Allen | F | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13.3 |
| Peter Ward | F | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 15.4 |
| Dennis Mepham | D | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 18.8 |
| Ali Kazemaini | F | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 22.6 |
| Benny Dargle | D | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 8.3 |
| John Stollmeyer | D | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 9.5 |
| Bernie James | D | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 9.1 |
| Paul Kitson | M | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 30.0 |
| Desmond Armstrong | D | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Pasquale DeLuca | D | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 |
| Joe Raduka | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Andy Schmetzer | F | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Michael King | D | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 42.9 |
| Bench | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| P.J. Johns | G | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Vaccaro | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 139 | 47 | 44 | 91 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 294 | 16.0 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Kazemaini | 5 | 16:07 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11.25 | 5 | 2 | .400 |
| Chris Vaccaro | 6 | 302:18 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 5.17 | 142 | 56 | .394 |
| P.J. Johns | 5 | 296:37 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 5.07 | 131 | 55 | .420 |
| Totals | 16 | 615:02 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 5.27 | 278 | 113 | .406 |
