# 1986–87 Minnesota Strikers season

The 1986–87 Minnesota Strikers season of the Major Indoor Soccer League was the third season of the team in the indoor league, and the club's twentieth season in professional soccer. This year, the team finished fourth in the Eastern Division of the regular season. They made it to the playoffs and were a Division Semifinalist.

## Competitions
### MISL regular season

Playoff teams in bold.
| Eastern Division | W | L | Pct. | GB | GF | GA | Home | Road |
| Cleveland Force | 34 | 18 | .654 | -- | 252 | 218 | 20-6 | 14-12 |
| Baltimore Blast | 33 | 19 | .635 | 1 | 239 | 201 | 20-6 | 13-13 |
| Dallas Sidekicks | 28 | 24 | .538 | 6 | 209 | 197 | 15-11 | 13-13 |
| Minnesota Strikers | 26 | 26 | .500 | 8 | 205 | 198 | 14-12 | 12-14 |
| Chicago Sting | 23 | 29 | .442 | 11 | 263 | 265 | 15-11 | 8-18 |
| New York Express | 3 | 23 | .115 | 18 | 97 | 159 | 2-11 | 1-12 |
| Western Division | W | L | Pct. | GB | GF | GA | Home | Road |
| Tacoma Stars | 35 | 17 | .673 | -- | 249 | 211 | 17-9 | 18-8 |
| Kansas City Comets | 28 | 24 | .538 | 7 | 271 | 253 | 18-8 | 10-16 |
| San Diego Sockers | 27 | 25 | .519 | 8 | 214 | 200 | 16-10 | 11-15 |
| Wichita Wings | 27 | 25 | .519 | 8 | 268 | 265 | 18-8 | 9-17 |
| St. Louis Steamers | 19 | 33 | .365 | 16 | 195 | 224 | 13-13 | 6-20 |
| Los Angeles Lazers | 16 | 36 | .308 | 19 | 183 | 254 | 12-14 | 4-22 |

#### Match reports
### MISL Playoffs

| Division Semifinals | Division Semifinals | Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Division Finals | Division Finals | Championship Series | Championship Series | Championship Series |
| E1 | Cleveland Force | 3 | | | | | | |
| E4 | Minnesota Strikers | 2 | | | | | | |
| E4 | Minnesota Strikers | 2 | E1 | Cleveland Force | 1 | | | |
| | | | E3 | Dallas Sidekicks | 4 | | | |
| E2 | Baltimore Blast | 2 | E3 | Dallas Sidekicks | 4 | | | |
| E3 | Dallas Sidekicks | 3 | | | | | | |
| E3 | Dallas Sidekicks | 3 | | | | E3 | Dallas Sidekicks | 4 |
| | | | | | | W1 | Tacoma Stars | 3 |
| W1 | Tacoma Stars | 3 | | | | | | | W1 | Tacoma Stars | 3 |
| W4 | Wichita Wings | 2 | | | | | | |
| W4 | Wichita Wings | 2 | W1 | Tacoma Stars | 4 | | | |
| | | | W3 | San Diego Sockers | 3 | | | |
| W2 | Kansas City Comets | 2 | W3 | San Diego Sockers | 3 | | | |
| W3 | San Diego Sockers | 3 | | | | | | |

#### Division Semifinals

Cleveland vs. Minnesota :
| Date | Away | Home | Attendance |
| May 9 | Minnesota 5 | Cleveland 4 | 11,461 |
| | Hector Marinaro scored at 2:07 of overtime | Hector Marinaro scored at 2:07 of overtime | Hector Marinaro scored at 2:07 of overtime |
| May 10 | Minnesota 6 | Cleveland 7 | 7,165 |
| May 13 | Cleveland 6 | Minnesota 5 | 5,766 |
| | Michael King scored at 12:55 of overtime | Michael King scored at 12:55 of overtime | Michael King scored at 12:55 of overtime |
| May 16 | Cleveland 4 | Minnesota 5 | 6,888 |
| May 19 | Minnesota 3 | Cleveland 7 | 11,808 |
| Cleveland wins series 3-2 ||||
Baltimore vs. Dallas :
| Date | Away | Home | Attendance |
| May 7 | Dallas 2 | Baltimore 3 | 6,224 |
| May 9 | Dallas 7 | Baltimore 6 | 7,306 |
| May 15 | Baltimore 3 | Dallas 2 | 9,182 |
| | Andy Chapman scored at 1:54 of overtime | Andy Chapman scored at 1:54 of overtime | Andy Chapman scored at 1:54 of overtime |
| May 17 | Baltimore 3 | Dallas 4 | 5,149 |
| | Tatu scored at 4:53 of overtime | Tatu scored at 4:53 of overtime | Tatu scored at 4:53 of overtime |
| May 19 | Dallas 7 | Baltimore 4 | 7,918 |
| Dallas wins series 3-2 ||||
Tacoma vs. Wichita :
| Date | Away | Home | Attendance |
| May 6 | Wichita 7 | Tacoma 9 | 9,385 |
| May 8 | Wichita 1 | Tacoma 9 | 11,842 |
| May 10 | Tacoma 3 | Wichita 10 | 6,846 |
| May 13 | Tacoma 2 | Wichita 6 | 9,023 |
| May 14 | Wichita 2 | Tacoma 4 | 7,254 |
| Tacoma wins series 3-2 ||||
Kansas City vs. San Diego :
| Date | Away | Home | Attendance |
| May 7 | San Diego 5 | Kansas City 4 | 8,141 |
| | Waad Hirmez scored at 5:58 of overtime | Waad Hirmez scored at 5:58 of overtime | Waad Hirmez scored at 5:58 of overtime |
| May 10 | San Diego 1 | Kansas City 5 | 8,127 |
| May 12 | Kansas City 9 | San Diego 7 | 7,685 |
| May 17 | Kansas City 2 | San Diego 5 | 7,946 |
| May 20 | San Diego 9 | Kansas City 5 | 11,136 |
| San Diego wins series 3-2 ||||