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8/24/13 Exhibition @ Saint Louis


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Nice feed and camera work.

Akron advantage in shots 7-3, corners 2-1 and time of possession (I'm assuming given how much play was in the Billiken end in the first half). Quite a few Akron offsides (6) as well and I'm OK with that. We're definitely pushing it forward at times. Embick seems to have picked up where Porter left off. Entertaining first half and a nice opportunity for the Zips at the end of the half and a nice save by the StL keeper.

Go Zips!!!

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******Brenes******

Stevenson***Quinn

Gravatt*****Najem

******Souto******

Souders*********Abdul-Salaam

****Gallego***Cross****

*******Pina******

Is that what you are seeing?

2nd half Edit:

******Brenes******

Stevenson***Quinn

Abdul-Salaam*****Najem

******Souto******

Derschang*******Cross

***Souders***Gallego**

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Thought the team did not look fluid tonight. There were a few bright spots: Najem continues to look like the real deal, Gallego was solid as ever, Saad looked dangerous everytime he touched the ball. Brenes and Aodhan looked dangerous and each should've scored.

I thought both outside backs (Derschang and Louis Cross) did not look equipped to handle a game of this speed. Cross gave the ball away again and again and Derschang just looked too slow out there. Maybe Derschang just needs more time to recover but he seems to struggle against faster teams. Souders looked shaky at times too, especially with that bad giveaway at the end.

I thought Foldesy and Souto were both solid.The team still looks good and i don't want to read too much into a preseason game but finishing has to be better and the defense needs to improve.

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Thought the team did not look fluid tonight. There were a few bright spots: Najem continues to look like the real deal, Gallego was solid as ever, Saad looked dangerous everytime he touched the ball. Brenes and Aodhan looked dangerous and each should've scored.

I thought both outside backs (Derschang and Louis Cross) did not look equipped to handle a game of this speed. Cross gave the ball away again and again and Derschang just looked too slow out there. Maybe Derschang just needs more time to recover but he seems to struggle against faster teams. Souders looked shaky at times too, especially with that bad giveaway at the end.

I thought Foldesy and Souto were both solid.The team still looks good and i don't want to read too much into a preseason game but finishing has to be better and the defense needs to improve.

Was that give-away Souders' or Derschang's? I could not tell from the video. (The invisible numbering on these uniforms has been driving me crazy over the last three seasons.)

Whoever it was, that was a deplorable Defensive turnover! I have always been told that 30% of all goals scored world-wide can be attributed to Defensive turnovers. Possessional risks are for the Offensive third, maybe some in the middle.

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