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OMG.......Mitch Budler had to make some very good saves at 2:17 and 0:59....to preserve the Zips 2-1 win

 

Mitch Budler had to make much more difficult saves tonight....than the LIU GK

 

that game was way too close for comfort......

 

LIU really came alive and challenged the zips greatly in the 2nd half.....

 

Tremendous credit to Stefan Dobrijevic....for a very unselfish pass....to set up Josef Paulus for the zips 2nd goal......

 

Thank you, Mitch Budler......for your great punch outs and punch aways tonight....

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2 hours ago, TennZip said:

OMG.......Mitch Budler had to make some very good saves at 2:17 and 0:59....to preserve the Zips 2-1 win

 

Mitch Budler had to make much more difficult saves tonight....than the LIU GK

 

that game was way too close for comfort......

 

LIU really came alive and challenged the zips greatly in the 2nd half.....

 

Tremendous credit to Stefan Dobrijevic....for a very unselfish pass....to set up Josef Paulus for the zips 2nd goal......

 

Thank you, Mitch Budler......for your great punch outs and punch aways tonight....

This was a good home win.  But for the last 15 minutes, it was an excellent victory.  Our defensive composure really crumbled toward the end.  Budler saved the 3 points.

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Happy to get the W's in these last 2 game. LIU is a better team than USI, and our Zips showed much improved performance in this match v that on the past Monday. We still need better. Less arrogance and more confidence, composure, concentration, and complete game mentality.  

 

Great seeing Josh Hallenberger back in action. I hope he is good for more minutes. I also hope Dyson will be available v FIU. IMO, more substitutions are going to be needed than we've seen recently when playing games every 3 to 4 days.

 

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7 hours ago, Zip_ME87 said:

 

Great seeing Josh Hallenberger back in action. I hope he is good for more minutes. I also hope Dyson will be available v FIU. IMO, more substitutions are going to be needed than we've seen recently when playing games every 3 to 4 days.

 

Looking at the box score for last night's game, the starters combined to play a total of 920 minutes.

There were only 5 subs used....and 1 of them only played 16 seconds (GRRR...on stopping the clock for that sub)

the 5 subs....combined to only play a total of 70 minutes.

 

FIU is a high powered offensive team.   Last year, the zips escaped with a 5-3 win.  Last year, FIU really attacked the sides late in the game as Will Jackson had played the full 90 and Ashton Kamdem had played 77 minutes. (Malik was returning from injury and only played 13 minutes).  Jackson was out of gas at the end of  that game and FIU scored goals at 83 minutes and 85 minutes.      

 

I can certainly understand...the coaches using the 2 center backs for all 90 minutes.   However, with this quick turnaround (just 70 hours from the end of Friday game to the start of Monday game), I would sure hope that Will Jackson and the starting right back only play 30 minutes to 35 minutes per half.

 

This team is supposed to have great depth.  In last night's game, only 3 subs played more than 10 minutes.   I sure hope that we see more than 3 subs Monday night with more than 10 minutes.   LIU was the much fresher team last night in the 2nd half.  They had 5 subs with more than 10 minutes...and had 2 other subs that played 9 minutes

 

Zips bench players....that did not get in the game last night......Rui Reis, Matt Dreas, Daniel Firek, Alen Kapic , Joshua Hardin....and Darragh Reilly only played 16 seconds

I have not listed Nathan Ferguson...and Jackson Herbert....and Dyson Clapier...and others that are battling injuries

 

are the bench players not quality players?   I have heard a respected former Akron player.....is raving about how good that Daniel Firek is.....Alen Kapic looked good the other night.   Rui Reis had 14 goals and 10 assists for Keiser last year.  Are the players that I listed...also dealing with injury?    The next 3 games....are huge for the zips....highly ranked FIU on the 11th....first big east game on the 15th...and highly ranked Notre Dame on the 19th.....I sure hope the zips depth....can be a huge factor in helping the zips go 3-0 or 2-0-1 in that stretch

 

Minutes for last night's game

Budler       90

Buechte    90

Sangwa    90

 

I am OK....with all 3 of those 90 minute guys above

 

Jackson     90

Malik          90

Shokalook  90

 

Wan Kamal    79

Paulus            79

Tojaga            77

Gyuwon         73

Kamdem       72

 

subs

Nano Varela       24

Stefan D.            19

Fitzgerald           17

Hallenberger       9

Reilly                    16 seconds

 

Ashton Kamdem and Malik Henry have proved to be a dynamic duo on right side......

but Johnny Fitzgerald......is high energy and high skill....sure would love to see him play more than 17 minutes

 

Malik Henry at RB and Johnny Fitz at RW and Ashton Kamdem at LB and Dyson Clapier at LW......in the last 15 minutes of the first half.....is going to make Akron dangerous on both sides.......those 4 would be a hand ful for the next 3 teams.....late in any half.....sure hope that Dice is back Monday night (as one zno poster predicted)

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