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Academy Contracts: Part One

From where I sat in the stadium on Saturday night against FC Tucson, I had a great view of Tucson right back, Tommy Silva, constantly chirping at the referee, like he was the star of a U-19 team. Well, not too long ago Silva WAS the star of a team of high school players, playingContinue reading “Academy Contracts: Part One”

Data Dump: FC Tucson (Home)

What great night! Entertaining match, fantastic goals, great management from Jay, hard to ask for more! The biggest storyline (in my mind) coming in to the match was around Sam Howard, so I’ll attempt to evaluate how Sam did, as well as, explore at least one person’s feeling that we turned the ball over atContinue reading “Data Dump: FC Tucson (Home)”

3 Questions: Tucson (Home)

If we go on to finish second in the league, I think we will look back at this stretch as a springboard to that finish. For the next five games, we should be favored in the next four and then we face Richmond, our primary rival at the moment for 2nd place. Even given thatContinue reading “3 Questions: Tucson (Home)”

The Journey: Devin Boyce

In the 82’ of Union Omaha’s home game against Forward Madison, Elvir Ibisevic, local college soccer legend, was fouled just outside of the box. As Elvir was trying to get up, the Forward Madison player trailing the play, Jiro Toyama, got in his face and began harassing Elvir. A full ten seconds after the initialContinue reading “The Journey: Devin Boyce”

Data Dump: North Texas (Away)

What a game! Los Buhos got sucked into the MoneyGram Soccer Park chaos in a big way last night. I called the game a must win yesterday afternoon, but by the final whistle I was thrilled we grabbed a point. Red cards, getting late goals, giving up late goals, golazos, the drama! I can’t beContinue reading “Data Dump: North Texas (Away)”

3 Questions: North Texas (Away)

Not much of a preamble today, this is a big game for us. 1) Are we a good team? First, let me apologize to all Kickers fans reading this today. I called your team “okay” in this column on Wednesday and honestly, that isn’t fair. While Greenville is in a class of its own, thereContinue reading “3 Questions: North Texas (Away)”

Data Dump: Union Omaha v. Forward Madison

What a game last night. Statistically, we dominated in almost every category, but it didn’t feel like we dominated. I went home relieved we salvaged a point, but frustrated that we left two points on the field. Others I talked to also were frustrated with how the game played out. I will dig into theContinue reading “Data Dump: Union Omaha v. Forward Madison”

3 Questions: Forward Madison (Home)

Here are the three questions on my mind (plus a bonus question!) before our game against the Flamingos. 1) Is Forward Madison a good soccer team? Regardless of how you feel about their supporters, this season has been a mixed bag for Forward on the field. They’ve lost twice on the road: once to anContinue reading “3 Questions: Forward Madison (Home)”