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I don't mind so much giving up the goal in the last few minutes when Loyola subbed a number of their starters back in against our subs to get the win. Perhaps the sting of giving up that goal and taking the loss will motivate some to now want to not experience that feeling again. However, I find the Zips continued lack of finishing to be troubling. A number of open shots missed and other opportunities not taken. I also don't understand the hesitation, which i saw twice in the first half, to follow through on a fast break counter attack. Twice the Zips were quickly moving forward with several players ahead of their defenders but then held up to allow more of our players to move up field, allowing the defenders to get up field as well. Is there an issue with driving to the goal with less than an optimal number of attacking players? Sure seemed to pay off for Diego Valeri and Darren Mattocks last night.

Sweet insurance goal by Darren Mattocks. Timbers win 2-0.

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2017/m=8/news=a-world-cup-dream-for-nagbe-2904509.html?_branch_match_id=394092771291658367

Great find johnnyzip84. Great story about Evan, and this stood out to me, too... Then there’s Bush’s other family, the Akron soccer version. Numerous former UA players and coaches, including current U.S. Men’s National Team star Darlginton Nagbe, former head coach Caleb Porter and numerous others, have played or coached in MLS in recent years and according to Bush, the closeness of ex-Zips is known around the league. “The guys I went to school with, we have a great bond. In a lot of the circles in MLS, they talk about how tight the Akron guys are,” Bush said. “It was a running joke that it’s almost a cult for a few years. Many members of the group stay in touch and when Montreal played Portland, Bush met former teammate and current Portland assistant coach Pablo Moreira and Porter for dinner and also met up with Nagbe. It’s all part of a long and wandering journey that has stretched across years and miles and led the Cleveland native where he wants to be, tending goal for an MLS team and supporting his family playing the sport he loves. Larry Caldwell commented to me once that all of his kids played NCAA soccer, but none of them had the "family" experience that Scotty had at Akron. He felt that our team and our fans had the closest relationship to each other that he had ever experienced.

Sorry to hear this for Eric. Best wishes for a speedy and full recovery. Eric Stevenson Receives Medical Release

Declan was there but not dressed for the match.

Starters and I love the new banners...

Braden Petno is on crutches and not available this season. Marcel was there; I saw both Marcel and Skye.

Yeah, ankle again for Stu, but I don't think it's very serious. We'll see if he gets any minutes on Saturday. I don't recall Skye or Marcel either and Watters didn't appear to be dressed for the match.

I liked what I saw today. Well worth burning a day of leave to be there. Joao Moutinho fits right into the Zips' backline. Starters were: Ben Lundt, Niko De Vera, Joao Moutinho, Shane Wiedt, Nate Shultz, Nick Hinds, Pau Belana, Morgan Hackworth, Manel Cordeiro, David Egbo, and Sam Gainford. Possession in the 1st half seemed 90% - 10% Zips (probably 80 - 20 but seemed to be almost all Akron). Sam Gainford scored the lone goal about 23 minutes or so in. Completely subbed out the first team in the 2nd half. It seemed to take about 20 minutes to get going in that 2nd half. No scoring, but the Zips threatened a number of times. Final 1-0. Looking forward to Saturday.

It's MatchDay! Let's Go Zips!!!

So used to going to post season that it just blends in with regular season.

LtoR Row 1: Niko De Vera, Braden Petno, Stuart Holthusen, Manel Cordeiro, Cody Lynd, Ben Lundt, Nick Costa, Tor Saunders, Sam Gainford, Nate Shultz, Pau Belana, Dener Dos Santos Row 2: Jared Embick, Ger Coppenger, Drew ?, Barth-Luther Muafo, Nate Brown, Shane Wiedt, Declan Watters, Ezana Kahsay, Morgan Hackworth, Alex Mapp, TJ Kolba, Leo Chappel Row 3: David Egbo, Christian Lue Young, Faisal Ghaffur Joao Moutinho, Daniel Strachan, Joe Korb, Skye Harter, Nick Hinds, Marc Alexander, Marcel Zajac, Reggie Laryea, Jackson Crawford

Captains Sam Gainford, Ben Lundt, and Nick Costa...

I believe it will also be streamed on ussoccer.com...so, anyone in the USA should be able to watch. EDIT: Now that I opened the link, I see that FC Cincy has a link to the stream: fccincinnati.com/match-stream

Aodhan Quinn In Fall’s Absence, Who Steps Up for FCC?  Three options that could play a key role in Tuesday’s Open Cup clash

http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/the91stminute/2017/08/its-time-to-pay-attention-to-nycfcs-jonathan-lewis/

Vote Jonathan Lewis Goal of the Week thru August 17th https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/08/13/vote-goal-week-week-23

Could the 1 pm start time be Penn State's request? Bus over in the morning for the exhibition; bus home after.

I will also be part of the "dozens" for the full match. Go Zips!

Bunbury’s Goal Lifts Revolution to 1-0 Win Over Vancouver http://m.golocalprov.com/sports/bunburys-goal-lifts-revolution-to-1-0-win-over-vancouver

Chad Barson starting today