This Date in Sidekicks History May 9

Record Book

• 1987: The following Playoff records were set in Game 2 of the Eastern Semifinals at Baltimore:
  • Dallas and Baltimore earned a combined 26 penalty minutes.
    • This broke the previous record of 18 set on both April 16 and April 19, 1986 vs. Minnesota.
      
  • Dallas earned 12 penalty minutes.
    • This broke the previous record of 11 set April 19, 1986 vs. Minnesota.
  • Baltimore earned 14 penalty minutes
    • This broke the Sidekicks playoff record for most penalty minutes earned by an opponent set April 16, 1986 vs. Minnesota.
      
  • Dallas and Baltimore scored a combined 6 goals in the first quarter.
    • This broke the previous playoff record of 4 (4th quarter) established April 19, 1986 vs. Minnesota.
      
  • Dallas scored 7 goals.
    • This broke the previous playoff record of 4 set on both April 16 and April 19, 1986 vs. Minnesota.
      
  • Dallas and Baltimore combined for 13 goals.
    • This broke the previous record of 9 set April 13, 1986 at Minnesota.

Always Remember the First Time

• 1987: The Sidekicks won a road playoff game for the first time.

They Said It

• 1990: Found on the bulitien board of the Inwood Soccer Center when the team arrived for practice today:

  "We can't wait to play Dallas because we can beat them anytime we want."

--San Diego Sockers then-rookie Wes Wade, quoted in the May 3rd edition of Soccer America, on the MISL Western Division Finals that would begin on May 11.

MISL Championship Series Game

• 1992: Game Five: at Sidekicks 4 San Diego Sockers 2
  • San Diego leads Best of Seven series 3 game to 2

Playoff Games

• 1987: Eastern Division Semifinals Game 2: Sidekicks 7 at Baltimore Blast 6
  • The Best of 5 series is tied at 1 game each.