Elite 8 - Friday night Dec. 1 - Akron at Louisville

[Let'sGoZips94]

1 minute ago, Z.I.P. said:

Boy, Zajac was able to get plenty head on that cross, but puts it just wide!  We seem to be pressing inside the area.  Need to relax a bit.

 

Come someone more well versed in soccer technique and strategy explain to me why one would want to put that near post, instead of using physics to put a harder shot far post where the goal is wider?

[Z.I.P.]

36 minutes ago, malonepioneer12 said:

Where is Egbo?  

Here he comes  62 minutes in!

[Z.I.P.]

5 minutes ago, lilroodude said:

 

Come someone more well versed in soccer technique and strategy explain to me why one would want to put that near post, instead of using physics to put a harder shot far post where the goal is wider?

They probably have a specific play called for a player to get open at the near post area.  Corner kicks aren't all skill, strategy also.

[Z.I.P.]

And Nick Hinds comes in for...Sam?  Nick's cross for Egbo is 2/10ths of a second late and the red-headed goalie takes it away!

[Z.I.P.]

Moutinho has made a couple of fantastic perhaps game-saving tackles for Akron.  Announcers are all over it, with the Hermann Trophy talk.

[zipsrule]

Overtime

[Z.I.P.]

Was that Sam at the end of the Schultz cross across the box?  Just high of the crossbar.

[Let'sGoZips94]

1 minute ago, Z.I.P. said:

Was that Sam at the end of the Schultz cross across the box?  Just high of the crossbar.

 

Holthusen I think. 

[Z.I.P.]

Aye caramba!  Second OT up-coming.  Shame if this goes to PKs.

[Let'sGoZips94]

Horrible refereeing... a couple tight sphincter situations... a header off the crossbar...

 

This game has everything but a goal so far. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

PKs...

[Z.I.P.]

We saw two great performances by those goalkeepers!   Well, it's not over YET!  Come on Ben Lundt!!!! 

[Let'sGoZips94]

TO THE COLLEGE CUP WE GO!!!!!!

[Z.I.P.]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Hinds converts!!!!

[zipsrule]

Goooooaaaaallllllll!!!!

 

[zipsrule]

To Philly....

 

[NWAkron]

I don't enjoy watching soccer and find the idea of penalty kicks deciding a match odd...but, still, super happy for the Zips.  Perfect start to the Zip weekend of wins!

[skip-zip]

WOW

[MDZip]

Jared was right can't spell Louisville without an L although technically they'd need a T. ?

[Blue & Gold]

I love Moutinho.

 

Exciting match!

Love beating Lolla 

[TennZip]

Jared knows his players....Sending a freshman out to take the 5th kick...down 3-2

Joao is tremendous  !!!!

Was the penalty kick shootout against Cal in 2010 a 4-3 zips win?  if so, great omen for next weekend.......

[Let'sGoZips94]

14 minutes ago, TennZip said:

Jared knows his players....Sending a freshman out to take the 5th kick...down 3-2

Joao is tremendous  !!!!

Was the penalty kick shootout against Cal in 2010 a 4-3 zips win?  if so, great omen for next weekend.......

 

 

3-2 I think.

[skip-zip]

Thanks for finding the clip.  I remember that it was in the snow, but I didn't remember the score.  

[GoZips88]

We could beat Lolla the next 100 matches and it wouldn't get old. Way to go Zips!!!!!!!!! 4-0 vs. the ACC this year!

[SBZipfan]

Great win for the Zips!

 

I admit that after the 2nd PK save by the Louisville goalie, I started to think that maybe it wasn't to be ... so glad the team was able to come out on top in the end.

 

On to the College Cup!