March 14 (1986)

10,664 fans at The Arena see the rarest of scores in indoor soccer as the St. Louis Steamers beat the Baltimore Blast, 1-0. Former U.S. National Teamer Steve Pecher has the only goal late in the third quarter off a pass from Don Ebert. Goalkeeper and future Indoor Soccer Hall of Famer Slobo Ilijevski leaves with a possible broken nose with three and a half minutes to play and shares the shutout with Ed Gettemeier. Gettemeier withstands a barrage of shots after Baltimore pulls its goalkeeper, Keith Van Eron, for a sixth attacker. The one-goal game can be attributed partly to great goalkeeping from Ilijevski, Gettemeier and Van Eron. Another reason: Three scoring stars — Baltimore’s Stan Stamenkovic, a future Indoor Soccer Half of Famer, and the Steamers’ Nebo Bandovic and Ricky Davis — miss the match with injuries.