It was a literal tale of two halves as Union Omaha overcame some sloppy play and even sloppier weather to defeat the Independence 4-1 on Friday night in Charlotte. Goals from Pedro Dolabella and Lagos Kunga bookended a Missael Rodriguez brace to complete the victory in a battle of two teams at the top ofContinue reading “Owls Use Second Half Blitz, Rodriguez Brace, In Rout Of Charlotte”
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Velocity Puts Brakes On The Owls With Late Winner
For the second time in three days, Union Omaha found itself on the brink of a penalty shootout only for a very late goal to hand them a painful loss. This time it was Javier Martin Gil finding the game winner three minutes into injury time to claim all the points in the first everContinue reading “Velocity Puts Brakes On The Owls With Late Winner”
Union Omaha’s Heroic Effort Falls Short Against Sporting Kansas City
Despite a great match by the Owls on Wednesday night, Alan Pulido’s 120th minute winner broke the hearts of everyone in Búho Nation. That’s why it has taken me three days to be able to write this. The boys played their hearts out against a slightly rotated, but still very strong Kansas City team inContinue reading “Union Omaha’s Heroic Effort Falls Short Against Sporting Kansas City”
Joe Gallardo Leads Owls To Victory, Still Unbeaten Against Tormenta
Joe Gallardo notched a goal and an assist, as did Pedro Dolabella, and Nortei Nortey opened his Omaha account as the Owls overcame a bit of chaos and a late surge to defeat Tormenta FC on Saturday night. Missael Rodriguez also got in on the scoresheet for the second consecutive match to continue his goodContinue reading “Joe Gallardo Leads Owls To Victory, Still Unbeaten Against Tormenta”
Owls’ First Shot Of Jäeger Turns Into A Draw
Union Omaha’s first crack at the Jäegermeister Cup ended in a 2-2 draw against an always tough Northern Colorado Hailstorm squad. A quick strike by Bruno Rendòn had the hosts reeling, but an even quicker brace by Missael Rodriguez turned the game around right before halftime. The seemingly inevitable Ethan Hoard equalized in the secondContinue reading “Owls’ First Shot Of Jäeger Turns Into A Draw”
Extra Time – Three Questions For Dominic Casciato
For those of you who read the recap of the Charlotte match this week, you’ll notice that I had some thoughts on the Owls’ recent lack of scoring. Through three matches in the league, we’ve scored three goals. Through three matches in the US Open Cup, we’ve scored seven—but all of those were against USL 2 competitionContinue reading “Extra Time – Three Questions For Dominic Casciato”
Independence Send Owls’ Perfect Start Up In Smoke With 0-0 Draw
For the second consecutive meeting at Werner Park, Union Omaha failed to find the back of the net against a resolute and well-organized Charlotte Independence team. Rashid Nuhu with his own stalwart back line also kept his third consecutive clean sheet (all competitions), but that seems little consolation in a game where the Owls dominatedContinue reading “Independence Send Owls’ Perfect Start Up In Smoke With 0-0 Draw”
USL League One Match Day 2 Preview: One Knoxville v. Union Omaha
If it doesn’t seem like only yesterday since Union Omaha impressed in a 2-1 win at Central Valley Fuego to open the 2024 season, that’s because it’s been far from it. With a wonky schedule, an unexpected sequel to “The Night the Lights Never Existed in Not-Quite Georgia” and two U.S. Open Cup victories againstContinue reading “USL League One Match Day 2 Preview: One Knoxville v. Union Omaha”
Gallardo Hat Trick Powers Union Omaha To USOC Second Round
30-degree weather, a swirling wind, and a passionate home crowd were not enough to cool off Union Omaha as they dominated USL 2 side Western Massachusetts Pioneers in the First Round of the US Open Cup. Joe Gallardo got his first hat trick for the Owls, while Steevan Dos Santos found the back of theContinue reading “Gallardo Hat Trick Powers Union Omaha To USOC Second Round”
Owls Open 2024 With A Win In Fresno
Union Omaha had to wait a week to open their season, but it was well worth it as the Owls picked up three important road points against a much improved Central Valley Fuego FC team. Unlikely goal-scorer Blake Malone and new signing Aarón Gómez opened their 2024 accounts, while a resolute defense withstood several lateContinue reading “Owls Open 2024 With A Win In Fresno”
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