1. Funny Approach: November 20, 2007. Third kick-taker Tim Farley misses the only PK of the sudden death overtime session by taking a hitch-step approach before launching a blast into the night at Nathan Hale High School that would eventually send FC Unreal to the fall D4 final the next day.
2. Bad Bounces: October 18, 2009. With a 2-0 lead and five minutes to play, keeper Shelby Dobbs misplays a passback that leads to a score and misjudges a ball kicked from midfield that bounced over his head into the goal in a night game vs. HK United at Marymoor that tightened standings, made the playoff race tight and allowed HKU to ultimately earn a playoff berth with an extra standings point.
3. Broken Leg: November 20, 2010. While chasing down a nice pass from forward Brandon Smith, midfielder Steve Lassiter suffered what may be a career-ending injury when the Inter Feierabend goalie went into a studs-up baseball slide. While Lassiter was able to get the ball past the keeper, the tackle to the lower shin resulted in multiple breaks in his leg, which required an aid car, surgery, a two-night hospital stay and what experts are calling a year of rehabilitation. To top things off, after he scored on what may be his last touch, Tire managed to blow a 3-1 lead against a team that only had nine players after two red cards were issued.
4. Mapache Spanking: April 1, 2007. If only it was an April Fool's Day joke. Unhappy the team was dropped two divisions by the GSSL, FC Mapache took its frustration out on FC Spare Tire in the spring 2007 opener, destroying Tire 9-0 at Shoreline Stadium. While FCM was placed in a higher division the following day, forward Scot Rogers couldn't help but silver-line comment the game allowed Tire to "work on its kick-offs."
5. Strasser Jinxes: September 28, 2008. Moments before forward Mike Gill-More missed a penalty kick that would inch him closer to the all-time team century mark for goals, defender Scott Strasser yells from behind, "Do penalty kicks count toward his total?!?" in a 7-0 win over Jet City Strikers at Edmonds District Stadium.
6. Unbelievable Miss: February 2, 2003. Defender Jim Vander Veer whiffs very badly on a sure goal with virtually no defenders from three yards out in a 2-1 win over Monkey United at Edmonds District Stadium.
7. Horrid PKs: July 7, 2002. Goalkeeper Mitch King attempted and missed two penalty kick shots in a span of 10 minutes in a 1-2 loss to Deportivo Espanol at Marymoor.
8. Shootin' Short: April 17, 2005. Dave "The Scoring Machine" Kalinski misses up to a dozen attempts on goal in a 7-on-11 first half vs. Fergie's Red and White Army and during the second half scrimmage friendly. Kalinski noted he did have two assists in the game, however.
9. Harris Punched: October 16, 2005. Ahead 2-1 with less than 20 minutes to play, a frustrated Deportivo Emerald Stucco defender took aggression out on forward Isaiah Harris in the box. Momentum was on Tire's side, and Harris was threatening to score when from nowhere the DES player took a swing at Harris from behind. Benches cleared, including DES a dozen supporters and their kids, inviting a brawl that consisted mainly of bodies being pulled off of one another in the DES box. The referee ended the game at that moment and the next day, the GSSL put DES on a year probation and awarded a 1-0 win to FC Spare Tire.
10. Putrid PK: April 7, 2002. Tire's best offensive threat in its first-ever game vs. Red Herring at Edmonds District Stadium was forward Carmine Coburn. FC Spare Tire's first penalty kick opportunity was placed at his feet where he promptly and swiftly approached, leaned back, kicked ... and watched his offering roll slowly into the arms of the keeper.
