Z.I.P. Posted November 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 3-1 Mattocks goal on a beautiful combo with Holmes. I totally called Holmes and Mattocks up top would produce goals! Way to go, coach! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 This referee is blatantly biased in NW's favor, and I never say such things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted November 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 This referee is blatantly biased in NW's favor, and I never say such things. I agree! And I'm only watching the gametracker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 This referee is blatantly biased in NW's favor, and I never say such things. Are you at the game? Wondering how the attendance is.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 This referee is blatantly biased in NW's favor, and I never say such things. Are you at the game? Wondering how the attendance is.. Watching online, but looks relatively sparse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKSportsFan Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Attendance was not very good and even worse after halftime. Its very very cold. Wind in the face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted November 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 This referee is blatantly biased in NW's favor, and I never say such things. Are you at the game? Wondering how the attendance is.. Watching online, but looks relatively sparse. I understand...but it's 50 degrees warmer here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted November 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Two minutes to go. Forecast for Dallas this weekend. Near 80. Chance of thunderstorms Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 We just beat and dominated the Big Ten Champions because we played to our potential!!! And we have a coach who knows how to make adjustments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 We just beat and dominated the Big Ten Champions because we played to our potential!!! And we have a coach who knows how to make adjustments! +1 Way to go Zips!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted November 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Pretty good win! Gotta go folks. Can you believe tonight's the start of soccer seeason in Hawaii? Go Pearl City Chargers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisbee Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Bring on the mustangs. I think we leave dallas on Sunday with a win. I know they are ranked #6 but on paper they don't look particularly daunting. This was a HUGE win for us in more ways than one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 A little bit of payback from three years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Zip Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 I thought the team lost a little focus in the second half, but I also believe the Ref in the middle was horrible. I'm not sure what was called to give NW the penalty kick because nobody fell down and it seemed like everyone was bunched up where he called the foul. Prior to that Mattocks was taken down in the box (there was a huge divot where he was taken down) and the referee called it out of the box. Finally, with the game coming to a close (couple minutes to go) Mattocks turns with the ball and right in front of the ref is pushed down with both hands.....no card! In bounds ball...different guy and Mattocks is pushed to the ground again with no card. Glad to see the team keep their composure - - would love to see more attacking, but seemed like a good win. Northwestern didn't seem very good either and were very sore losers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyake Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 An awesome win, feeling very confident about this team right now. Tailgate event had over 30 people show up. Here's the celebration video: notice the awesome flags made by Crew8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jem101 Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Wow! After last Friday's game I was feeling a bit down about this team. Now I feel completely different. I expected them to win, but not in this dominating fashion. All the guys played great today. True team effort. Scottie: Finally got off his drought and scored a nice goal. Quinn: Great game and great goal. Perfect placement with his shot. I have a feeling he'll really come into his own next year. Mattocks: Nice goal and great hustle all game. No complaints here about his effort tonight. Also, I don't recall an offside against him. Holmes: Solid game. Shot one off the crossbar on a great volley. Trapp: What can I say about him? This kid is everywhere and always hustles. Probably my favorite player on this team. Gallego: I'm really starting to like him out of the holding mid position. Does some nice things there. Yedlin: Dude runs like a deer. His pace is explosive on the attack yet allows him to get back and cover. Great player. Balogun: Solid down the left side. Wouldn't mind seeing him stay there for the remainder of the tourney. Partnered with Barson & Dagilis the Zips are able to hold there own on set pieces now. Dagilis: Wasn't in favor of the move to start him, but now it's paying off. Once again, Porter knows what he's doing. Barson: The rock of the defense. Meves: Made some great saves, but needs to learn to punch the ball away better. There was one play in the first half where I was having flashbacks to the failed clearance that set up Barson's goal line clearance last year in the final. The ref in this game was garbage. Absolutely horrible. That PK was one of the worst calls I've ever seen. There was grabbing going on on both sides when the players went up for the ball. Definitely nothing PK worthy. This team can win another title if they play like this all tournament. Go Zips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 I thought the team lost a little focus in the second half, but I also believe the Ref in the middle was horrible. I'm not sure what was called to give NW the penalty kick because nobody fell down and it seemed like everyone was bunched up where he called the foul. Prior to that Mattocks was taken down in the box (there was a huge divot where he was taken down) and the referee called it out of the box. Finally, with the game coming to a close (couple minutes to go) Mattocks turns with the ball and right in front of the ref is pushed down with both hands.....no card! In bounds ball...different guy and Mattocks is pushed to the ground again with no card. Glad to see the team keep their composure - - would love to see more attacking, but seemed like a good win. Northwestern didn't seem very good either and were very sore losers. First off, I am glad my prediction was wrong. This was the most biased officiating I have witnessed. The referee literally tried to give the game to Northwestern. NU was awarded free kick after free kick; some at point blank range. I had a clear view of the take down in the box. It happen right in front of me as I was just behind the chain link barrier and directly looking at the foul. Other than the players I probably had the best look at the foul and where it occurred. It was absolutely in the box. The referee who was 25 yards off pointed to just outside the box. The AR/linesman was nearly as close to the foul in the box as I was. He could have and should have over ruled the referee. But, it was apparent from the start that the officials were determined to award the game to Northwestern. In the sequence of events leading up to the PK a corner kick was awarded to NU. This kick came from the north east corner and resulted in a second corner kick from the south east corner. This second corner kick was headed out of bounds by #20 of Northwestern. The AR had a clear look at it and awarded NU a third corner kick. This corner kick was headed and bounced a couple of times in the melee in the middle. A PK was awarded to NU for God knows what reason as no one in the area saw any sort of a foul. All this happening right in front of me. Tom Wistrcill has the duty to submit the video tape of this game to the NCAA. And, request a written explanation for the obvious bias the officials displayed throughout the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 I'm so proud of our team for playing the way they did tonight, especially with that center ref who was watching some other game. GO ZIPS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootforRoo44 Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 i reached out my hand and shook the head ref's hand as he exited the playing field and then sarcastically said "that was the best officiated game I've seen here all year...you suck". Though to be honest, those calls were bad but it didn't affect how we played. We bounced back every time and kept the pressure up. If we play like that every game, we will win 99% of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Checking in from out of town and pleased as heck to see that this team played up to its potential when it counted the most. Just keep playing like this for five more games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Snyder Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Attendance was not very good and even worse after halftime. Its very very cold. Wind in the face. Every year my business partner's family and my family go to a OSU game. He and his daughter are graduates from OSU graduate (daughter is a recent graduate). We get a condo and spend the week in Columbus. John, his daughter and I made the 2+ hour trip from Columbus to Akron to watch the game (and to drop off GRE results for his daughter's grad school application). He lives in Florida and was only wearing long shorts, hoodie and canvas jacket. We sat the whole game in the reserve section. So please…if an OSU grad can sit in that cold wearing shorts…I think an Akron student/alumni/fan should have been able to handle the weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Snyder Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Drove up from Columbus with some friends to watch the game. My impressions from the game: 1. We lost the ball on lots of errant passes. Especially during the second half. 2. We do not often regain possession when Meves kicks the ball to midfield. Why?? 3. The attendance was much smaller than expected. And quieter. No band to blame. I made the trip because I was impressed by the email from CP. It was a 4.5 hour round trip for me. 4. Holmes is a monster in tight space. It opened up at least 3 opportunities. Like how he played today. 5. Referees were very inconsistent. Most of the bad calls went against the Zips…but a few went our way. I would prefer a well called game and let the chips fall where they may. It was a great experience. My friend and his daughter loved the game and they are OSU grads. Liked it when the students on the hill started the ZI PS chant…and I tried to get my area involved out of respect for mes102 and the other Rowdies here. Wish there was more chanting…it does make the game and culture unique. Go Zips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronsoccer Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Does a highlight video for the game exist? The stream was out most of the time for me. Missed Quinn's goal and Mattock's goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Zip Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 I saw tha the NU coach thought this game was worthy of a Sweet 16 or Elite 8 matchup and the RPIs are not what they are made out to be for these two teams. I hope he's right because I didn't come away terribly impressed with NU. With that in mind, if it is because our guys just were that much better last night then may be in for a nice ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Zip Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 By the way - if Akron and Charlotte win their next games could we be at home again next week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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