1978-79 New York Arrows Statistics
Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Team Record: 16-8
in the MISL
Postseason: 3-0
Won Championship
Coach: Don Popovic (16-8)
Location: Uniondale, New York
Attendance: 65,350, Avg. 5,446 in 12 home dates
1978-79 New York Arrows RosterTeam Record: 16-8
in the MISL
Postseason: 3-0
Won Championship
Coach: Don Popovic (16-8)
Location: Uniondale, New York
Attendance: 65,350, Avg. 5,446 in 12 home dates
The New York Arrows of the Major Indoor Soccer League ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 16 wins and 8 losses in the MISL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.
The Arrows scored 176 goals, most in the league. New York yielded 136 goals. Steve Zungul netted 43 goals for the team, while Tibor Molnar, Pat Ercoli and Branko Segota each tallied fifteen or more, too. Steve Zungul contributed 25 assists. Shep Messing topped the squad with 14 wins and a team-best 5.19 goals against average, leading qualifying goalkeepers.
Don Popovic coached the team. The 1978-79 New York Arrows won the Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | FC | BL | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Zungul | F | 18 | 43 | 25 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 24.9 | |||
| Branko Segota | F | 21 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 13.0 | |||
| Pat Ercoli | F | 21 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 19.4 | |||
| Tibor Molnar | F | 20 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 25.9 | |||
| Jim Pollihan | D | 23 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 10.0 | |||
| Damir Sutevski | M | 12 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 21.3 | |||
| Craig Reynolds | D | 23 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 11.0 | |||
| Hugh Creaney | F | 16 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mario Garcia | F | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 9.8 | |||
| Doug Pollard | D | 17 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 18.2 | |||
| Renato Cila | D | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 12.8 | |||
| Julio Baylon | F | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 7.4 | |||
| Luis Alberto | F | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 4.7 | |||
| Carl Rose | D | 22 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 7.3 | |||
| John Nusum | D | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7.1 | |||
| Miralem Fazlic | D | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11.8 |
| Peter Roe | M | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 | |||
| Sergio Iannucelli | F | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |||
| Peter Duerden | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |||
| Ibraim Silva | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |||
| Enzo DiPede | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim McLoughlin | D | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 | |||
| Shep Messing | G | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 320 | 175 | 146 | 321 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1167 | 15.0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shep Messing | 22 | 1236:00 | 14 | 7 | 107 | 5.19 | 1078 | 502 | .466 |
| Enzo DiPede | 10 | 215:00 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 8.09 | 230 | 83 | .361 |
| Totals | 32 | 1451:00 | 16 | 8 | 136 | 5.62 | 1308 | 585 | .447 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | FC | BL | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Zungul | F | 3 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 36.6 |
| Branko Segota | F | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Ercoli | F | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tibor Molnar | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Pollihan | D | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Damir Sutevski | M | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Craig Reynolds | D | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Pollard | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Renato Cila | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Luis Alberto | F | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| John Nusum | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Duerden | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Enzo DiPede | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim McLoughlin | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shep Messing | G | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 57.1 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shep Messing | 3 | 170:00 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5.29 | 155 | 80 | .516 |
| Enzo DiPede | 2 | 10:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 9 | 5 | .556 |
| Totals | 5 | 180:00 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5.33 | 164 | 85 | .518 |
