A frustrating couple of weeks almost got even more frustrating for Búho Nation. That is until a 90’+6’ strike from Steevan Dos Santos gave Union Omaha a 0-1 victory against Central Valley Fuego on Friday night. Wallis Lapsley added six saves for the Owls’ first win, and first clean sheet, in almost a month. Meanwhile,Continue reading “Late Dos Santos Goal Keeps Owls Alive In Jägermeister Cup Group 3”
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Data Dive: Decision Day Incoming
After the last couple interesting weeks (more draws) the playoff picture has come a bit clearer into focus. The best news: we’re in it. The unclear part is where at exactly. But that will be known by the end of this weekend. So let’s take a look at some numbers going into this last weekContinue reading “Data Dive: Decision Day Incoming”
Data Dive: A Wild Night Out West
That was a bit of a wild game but we were able to come out on top! From the penalty to the JP goal to the final save that sealed the win. So much that could be discussed but a few things I want to focus on as we go into a very busy weekContinue reading “Data Dive: A Wild Night Out West”
Data Dive: Another tie, another Tie
The Data Dive is a little late this week as I was actually in North Carolina this past weekend with family, so was able to attend the game. It was a good experience, even with the rain! In this Dive I’ll mention a few things from this game as well as some other things thatContinue reading “Data Dive: Another tie, another Tie”
Data Dive: A Better End to A Bad Week
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”
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”
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”
Who Gives A Hoot? 