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Beto Ydrach called up for CONCACAF Nations League duty with Puerto Rico 🇵🇷.

i also want to shout out to true Freshmen Leo Morana and Cole Perez who came into this high pressure game at crunch time and played as though they've been here before. 🥶🥶

Agreed the team is well balanced, and I love what every one of our players bring, however, I feel I must point out ... I know defense isn't the "glamor" side of the game, but watch all that Matthew Paiva does. Too bad his header goal at WVU was erased due the the No Contest.

Beautiful PK by Sully!!!

I don't know the name of the system used, but I believe it's part of the GPS tracking system and picks up the data from the GPS trackers worn by the players.

DeAndre makes the team of the matchday…

Zips Alum / CSU Head Coach Sinisa Ubiparipovic following the game …

UNCG leads Dayton 1-0 at the half on a Caleb Borneo goal and some good goal keeping by Seth Wilson.

Unfortunately I don't think they went into the 2nd delay too early. The front from the NW had finally moved in on Morgantown. I believe that the rule is they have to stop if lightning is detected 7 miles or less away. (Someone please check me on that.) That front and the lightning looked close enough for this to apply. The other rules that apply. 1) REVISED: Inclement Weather Policy, Expiration of Time (Rule 7.8). Unless agreed to by the teams or determined by the governing sports authority, no game may be started if more than three hours have elapsed between the scheduled start time and the all clear being given. Once the all clear is given, teams shall have adequate warm up time. Once a game has been started and suspended, no game may be resumed the same day if more than three hours have elapsed between the first suspension of play and the all clear being given for the first and all subsequent delays unless the teams or the governing sports authority have agreed to a longer waiting period. Following the rule without other agreement, the game could not resume after 10 pm. Once the front from the NW had moved in, it was apparent from the radar (on my phone) that it would not move out by 10 pm. We left around 9:45 pm and drove through that front. I can attest that it was not going to clear Morgantown before 10 pm. 2) REVISED: Suspended Game - Completed Game (Rule 7.7.4). Games that have progressed to 70 minutes or beyond with a margin of three (3) or more goals will be considered final if the game is suspended and cannot be resumed the same day. If the margin is less than three (3) goals after 70 minutes or the game has not progressed to 70 minutes, the game will either be resumed at a later date or considered a no contest. It was disappointing to travel 6 hours roundtrip and not get an official game, but I'll take it for what it was. At least our guys got 45 minutes in a hostile environment with a team that was playing to win and not just playing defense hoping for counterattacks. Unfortunately, the first delay was caused by a storm cell that formed/popped up just east of the stadium. Even though it was moving away, they had to suspend the first time because of the close proximity of the lightning. In retrospect, I should say that fortunately it popped up east of the stadium. Could have been bad if it formed/popped up right on top of us with no warning. By the way, there was a decent turnout of Zips faithful, and we let our guys know we were there. Kudos to the long-time Zips alum who really made their presence known with their vocal support during play. (Interesting that I had to educate the Mountaineer mascot on the fact that WVU is in the Sun Belt conference for Men's soccer because the Big 12 doesn't have it. Lol)

On paper and in the stat sheet. Reality ... we got 45 minutes on the road against a good team that was pressing and playing to score / win. Morcky's assist and Paiva's goal are sadly erased from official records. However, valuable experience was gained. glass half full.

Mountaineers are 1-1-1 L 0-3 at Charlotte W 1-0 v St Bonaventure D 1-1 at University of North Carolina Greensboro

Fa Fa late in the 1st half and starting the 2nd was a great sub. Fa Fa was a beast, and Remi came back at crunch time with rested legs. And, of course subbing Noa paid off quickly. Brilliant work by him from Paiva’s long ball to force the GK error and stay with it for the goal. What a goal!!! I love the depth of this team and look forward to seeing them come together like last night.

You make it sound as if the Zips were a complete disaster last night. LOL Not even close. They played a good game. Just needed that bit extra to finish...perhaps fresher legs, more experience. You watched a different game than I did if you saw the team playing either expecting to get a great chance or for Army to make a mistake and give us one. For most of the game, the Zips were pressing and attacking while not giving up much the other way. "I'm in my mid-40s and still play multiple 90 minute games in a week at a high level"...curious, against whom?

Often the Zips wear teams down. However, it's not a stretch to believe that Army cadets are well-conditioned. Especially tough to wear them down when they used 6 subs for a total of 177 minutes. The Zips, on the other hand, used 5 subs for 68 minutes. Our guys were attacking to the end, but given 2 games in 4 days and 3 games in 8 days, I trust that our deep bench can lighten the load a bit more.

Watching it occur live in front of me, I didn't think it was even a foul, but the Dayton player sold it, and the ref was behind the play. When the ref went to VAR for possible red, I thought he would rescind the yellow, which he upheld (too prideful to admit his mistake). Looking at it again on ESPN+ On Demand, it should not have even been a foul. GREAT sliding tackle. I'll reiterate your statement ... Keep up the strong work, Matthew! That was beautiful!!

Apparently so. Over the past weekend, I noticed the link on ESPN+ for Akron v Dayton Men's Soccer when specifically searching soccer.

2026 Akron Zips Men's Soccer Preseason Preview with Coach Embick - 08.17.2026

Thanks.