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Big week for the owls that have flown away with 2nd Round Open Cup matches and league matches on the weekend. The Open Cup provided particularly happy hunting grounds with Evan Conway continuing his hot streak, Dami getting a goal (on a header (assisted by Sousa)) in his debut for Republic FC, and Jake CrullContinue reading “Owls Away: 4/4 – 4/10”

            Union Omaha opened their season against regional foe Forward Madison on Saturday night.  After 90 minutes and a couple of lead changes, the two sides concluded their evening with a 2-2 draw.  For the fourth time in seven matches, a victor was not decided over the span of 90 minutes, nor did either teamContinue reading “Aviary Affray: Part 1”

Rise and shine, Búhos Nation!  It’s matchday for Union Omaha.  This is Day 1 of a long, arduous journey for the club as they take the field to defend their 2021 USL League One title.  The first test of the season comes from Forward Madison.  Good ol’ Forward Madison. The Flamingos ended their 2021 season inContinue reading “Forward Madison Preview:”

            A star.             When we were children, we worked hard in school and followed the rules.  The grades didn’t matter, but seeing that star-shaped sticker at the top of the page was the validation we needed to show our friends and family that we were succeeding.  It boosted our self-esteem, kept us motivated, andContinue reading “2022 Opening Day Hype”

April 9, 2020 was supposed to be Union Omaha’s first ever U.S. Open Cup game. 727 days, 44 regular season games, 2 playoff games and 1 League One championship later, the club finally checked that box with a 2-1 victory against defending USL League Two champions Des Moines Menace in their second round match. ItContinue reading “New Look Union Omaha Play, Win First U.S. Open Cup Game”

Just when you thought this past Tuesday couldn’t have gotten any better, Union Omaha upped the ante and gave fans another reason to be excited about the return of soccer in Omaha: the return of Emir Alihodžić. The Bosnian midfielder was a regular inclusion to the lineup in 2021, amassing 29 appearances with 14 starts.Continue reading “Alihodžić Returns for a Second Season”

Welcome back to Owls Away! If we haven’t mentioned, this will be a rotating column for the team at the media empire. We have some new rules for who is in the column for the season: we’ll only be covering players who 1) played for us last season or 2) are still with the teamContinue reading “Owls Away: March 23rd – April 3rd”

The first round of the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is in the books, and the first ever U.S. Open Cup game to take place in the state of Nebraska will be a champion vs. champion matchup. Union Omaha, the reigning USL League One champions, will host Des Moines Menace, the reigning USL LeagueContinue reading “U.S. Open Cup Preview: Second Round vs. Des Moines Menace”

Welcome to the last part of the four-part series where we put the spotlight on the newest signings to the 2022 Union Omaha roster.  While this may be the last part, this player is, by no means, the least valuable.  He is very familiar with the pro-soccer landscape of American, including USL League One.  InContinue reading “New Signings Part 4: Alex Bruce”

Welcome to the third part of the four-part series as we introduce the newest signings to the 2022 Union Omaha roster.  In this part, we’re taking a look at the exciting new signing of Isaac Bawa.             Just like 2020-2021 Union Omaha defender Illal Osumanu, fellow defender Isaac Bawa was also born in Accra, Ghana. Continue reading “New Signings Part 3: Isaac Bawa”