MISL Tacoma Stars at Cleveland Force (December 1984) Richfield Coliseum

This game is exactly one year after I scored a goal for the ENFORCERS (Booster Club Team) at half-time. Good memories. This video is courtesy of G. Berthume.

[@dogcowrph]

Thanks for posting this clip. It really takes me back i time. The Major Indoor Soccer League was certainly one of my favorite "junk" sports. Easy to understand, affordable, great for a date or the family and really decent players. Most teams did a lot of community outreach to promote the sport as well as their team.
I lived in Pittsburgh when the Spirit was there, but Cleveland had a fantastic team in the Force. A few years the Spirit outdrew the Pittsburgh Penguins.

[@Nickle98499]

I love this! Tacoma Stars and KSTW 11, plus Bob Robertson on the call, this is like a Tacoma time capsule, nicely done.

[@cjs121675]

I miss the old Cleveland Force, I was devastated when they folded in 1988. I had just gotten for my birthday that year a Cleveland Force jersey.

[@90sgrunge1]

thats how it was in kansas city, cleavland, wings, tocamo, soccers etc.....blast ets. I even remember the lazers, sting, steamers etc. in the 1980s the MISL was HUGE.

[@stanphries]

I love it. Like blackandblue10 said, when I was little, the Force were huge. I just assumed by the crowds that indoor soccer was one of the big 4 sports, because we didn't have an NHL team. If you asked me if I wanted to meet Joe Carter, Bernie Kosar or Kai Haaskivi, I'd have chosen Haaskivi.

[@stevschel]

I have a friend who was a member of the Enforcers Booster Club back in the early 80's.

[@skalin23]

i remember the Force was just as big a sports team in cleveland as the browns, cavs and indians, 20,000 Fans a night ,man do i miss the Force.

[@DerikSchneider]

Cleveland has always been a great MISL Market

[@StowAlex]

~ Nice ~
I had a chance to play on that floor at halftime for 10 minutes ~ LOL ~ I was 12
I playedgoalie for the Orange Crush local traveling team.
Kai Haaskivi was my hero ~ I'm 40 now & having my first child(a boy) & naming him Kai

[@90sgrunge1]

1 GOAL 1 POINT WOW how cool wish they would change it back

[@davyboy691]

My brother peter millar played for force 80s

[@vfFokker]

Great post, lets seem some more

[@inter_1097]

what ever happened to Keith Furphy?