Usually, roommates do everything together. They eat meals together, play video games or watch television. But, not all roommates score their first ever professional goals on the same night together. Midfielders Devin Boyce and Christian Molina achieved this feat as Union Omaha was victorious over FC Tucson 2-1. The Owls remain undefeated in League OneContinue reading “Roommates shine as Boyce and Molina bag both goals for the Union Omaha victory”
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Union Omaha and North Texas SC draw as Vanacore-Decker earns a goal and assist
Union Omaha and North Texas SC finished in a 2-2 draw after a chippy, physical match that left both teams yearning for more. North Texas SC opened the scoring with a banger of a goal from Edwin Cerrillo. Cerrillo was dropped by parent club FC Dallas this so he could start for North Texas toContinue reading “Union Omaha and North Texas SC draw as Vanacore-Decker earns a goal and assist”
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”
Union Omaha and Forward Madison split points
“O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done”, the famous Walt Whitman poem begins. Union Omaha’s 1-1 draw against Forward Madison was poetic or film-like as club captain, Sebastian Contreras would say. “It was like a movie,” Contreras said. Union Omaha leveled the score with a stunning, paneka style penalty kick from Contreras. ForwardContinue reading “Union Omaha and Forward Madison split points”
League 1 Elo Explainer
Who Gives a Hoot’s exclusive League 1 Elo Rankings are created by local wizard and Union Omaha fan, Jon Ryan. We will be releasing updated rankings each Monday as part of the Data Dump column or when Union Omaha doesn’t play as a standalone. What follows is a full explanation of the work he isContinue reading “League 1 Elo Explainer”
Data Dump: FC Tuscon v. Union Omaha
League One is kind of enough to provide us fans with some serious data on every game from Opta. Here are three insights I’ve gleaned last night’s game. This is Data Dump. 1) Our full backs are providing a lot of our wing play. If you look at the heat maps for our full backsContinue reading “Data Dump: FC Tuscon v. Union Omaha”
Union Omaha triumphant over North Texas
Fireworks and cheering sounded in the 74’ as sports returned to the Omaha Metro area. Union Omaha defeated North Texas SC 1-0 to give them three points at their first home game in club history. Forward Evan Conway scored the lone goal for the Owls as teammate Ethan Vanacore-Decker delivered a delicious ball across theContinue reading “Union Omaha triumphant over North Texas”
Postgame: Union Omaha vs Real Monarchs SLC
Union Omaha kicked off their preseason against USL Championship side Real Monarchs SLC. Both clubs are taking part of the Wasatch Cup in Herriman, Utah. The Owls and Monarchs finished with a 0-0 draw, but both teams showed flairs of excitement. The Monarchs started on the front foot with an opportunity inside the first fourContinue reading “Postgame: Union Omaha vs Real Monarchs SLC”
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