Penal!We won this game thanks in part to a second-half penalty. While it was definitely an arguable one (it was fairly soft in all honesty), it ended up helping in us getting the narrow 1-goal win we ended up pulling off. JP was the one who both earned and scored this penalty. This season weContinue reading “Data Dive: A Better End to A Bad Week”
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Week 13: Tormenta FC Preview
South Georgia Tormenta FC (3-5-3, 8th Place) vs Union Omaha (3-4-2, 9th Place) All competitions: TRM (5-5-4) vs OMA (7-4-3) Erk Russell Athletic Park – Statesboro, Georgia 6:30 PM (CST) ESPN+ Good morning, Búhos Nation! It’s another beautiful gameday and another opportunity for Union Omaha to take control of their own destiny as theContinue reading “Week 13: Tormenta FC Preview”
U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinal Preview: Sporting Kansas City v. Union Omaha
Way back in the first week of April, Union Omaha knew it would take seven wins to lift a trophy and tell one of the greatest stories in American lower league soccer history, maybe modern U.S. soccer history in general. A second-round win against Des Moines Menace would be nice, the first U.S. Open CupContinue reading “U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinal Preview: Sporting Kansas City v. Union Omaha”
Data Dive: Beaten, but with 1/8th of a Chance at a Cup
Well… that happened. In an unfortunate game that was lacking in bright spots, we’ll look at some of the notes from the Greenville game before looking forward to the massive Cup Quarterfinal on Wednesday (which the team may also have been doing). How Much Is Too Much?Apparently, 59.6%. That’s what our total possession ended upContinue reading “Data Dive: Beaten, but with 1/8th of a Chance at a Cup”
Greenville Triumph Preview
Union Omaha (3-4-1, 6th Place) vs Greenville Triumph (4-2-4, 4th Place) All competitions: OMA (7-4-1) vs GVL (5-2-5) Werner Park – Papillion, Nebraska 7 PM (CST) ESPN+ Rise and shine, Búhos Nation! This is no usual gameday preview. This is a Belt Week gameday preview! Today, our delightful rivals from South Carolina make their wayContinue reading “Greenville Triumph Preview”
An Interview with Andrew President of Reedy River Riot
Rivalries are a funny thing. Some places try to generate a rivalry based solely on proximity. Others generate it based on history. But in my opinion the best rivalries are born from fans and from the performances of the teams that play in the rivalry. That’s what Union Omaha and the Greenville Triumph have. AContinue reading “An Interview with Andrew President of Reedy River Riot”
Around the Rest of the League: Week 11
With the USL League one schedule starting to normalize some, we’re going to start offering a brief league wide synopsis of the league. So let’s start with last week’s matches. Wednesday, June 8 Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC 1-1 North Carolina FC Hailstorm FC became the last USL League One team to host a home openerContinue reading “Around the Rest of the League: Week 11”
Data Dive: A Colorful Week
Another week down for the Owls and (thankfully) another win. Let’s dive into the data from that Tucson game as well as look ahead to next week’s big showdown. Red SandsAny game against Tucson tends to have some discipline issues, normally in fouls, which made this an interesting game in that front as compared toContinue reading “Data Dive: A Colorful Week”
Owls Down Tucson Despite Late Scares
Despite triple-digit temperatures, a second-half red card, and a second-half own-goal, Union Omaha prevailed at the end of Saturday night’s match against FC Tucson with a score of 2-1. What seemed to be a manageable cruise to an away victory turned into anything but that, yet the Owls maintained their composure and returned to OmahaContinue reading “Owls Down Tucson Despite Late Scares”
FC Tucson Preview
FC Tucson (2-1-5, 11th Place) vs. Union Omaha (2-4-1, 8th Place) All competitions: TUC (3-1-6) vs. OMA (6-4-1) Kino North Stadium – Tucson, Arizona 9 PM (CST) ESPN+ Good morning, Búhos Nation, and welcome to Week 11 of USL League One action. Today’s matchup sees the Owls travel down to Tucson, Arizona to battleContinue reading “FC Tucson Preview”
Who Gives A Hoot? 