Match 5 - Ohio State

[Reslife4Life]

I was about to say I can't believe Jose didn't take that first touch, but look at that!

[TennZip]

 

[csims0917]

What a great win. Revenge for last year. Absolute domination that 2nd half. Ohio State looks good but not how good they were hyped to start the season. But I think they’ll end up being a better win than we think. This is a good rivalry keep it going!

[Reslife4Life]

Lets go Zips keep this up going into next week!

[Z.I.P.]

Remind me again.  How many goals have the Zips allowed this season??  🤭

[Let'sGoZips94]

10 minutes ago, Z.I.P. said:

Remind me again.  How many goals have the Zips allowed this season??  🤭

 

 

(Pretend this is a zero)

[Reslife4Life]

I cannot wait for the facebook comments "what we actually beat ohio state?!"

[AkronAlumnus]

Valiant effort.  Incredible atmosphere.  Decisive W.  What a night!!

[ZippyRulz]

1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

 

(Pretend this is a zero)

 

well played!

[ZippyRulz]

On 9/5/2025 at 9:23 AM, UAZipster0305 said:

Big game tonight! My prediction, Zips 2-1.

 

nailed it other than the offside goal by Wexner U.

 

Edited 5 hours ago by ZippyRulz

[TennZip]

I give tremendous credit to Coach Embick and Chad Welker.....for doing this video clip for the zips fans.

   This was a huge road win for the Zips....and I know that myself and other zips fans wanted to hear Coach Embick's comments on the game.

 

Thank you again for taking the time to do this video.   Congratulations on a great win and thank you for the thoughtfulness to take the time to shoot and post this video.

Great job, Zips

 

 

[72 Roo]

Tonight was a fun night for Akron soccer. The OSU Buckeyes were a good opponent, but not a great one. We were the better team.  Nonetheless I hope we continue playing them and build a rivalry. What struck me about the Zips was that, despite not playing our best, we got better tonight. We found we have good depth and the staff came closer to finding who are the players who need to be on the field in crunch time. Remember this season saw 8 players needed to be replaced. The coaches deserve credit for finding the players, building chemistry and continuing the Akron style of play. That is what brings players to Akron despite offers of NIL money that has been in the $30,000 range. This is a team to enjoy.  

[fknbuflobo]

2 hours ago, Reslife4Life said:

I was about to say I can't believe Jose didn't take that first touch, but look at that!

Best Jose Pedro match as a Zip so far.

[Let'sGoZips94]

 

 

This team may just end up being special.  

[Zip_ME87]

2 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

 

(Pretend this is a zero)

 

Pretend? It has been, is now, and will forever be a ZERO! 😃 (Love this by the way! Well-played!)

 

 

[Z.I.P.]

Free admission!  Did they announce attendance?  What is your guess at the number at Owens Stadium? 

[TennZip]

3 hours ago, Z.I.P. said:

Free admission!  Did they announce attendance?  What is your guess at the number at Owens Stadium? 

https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/ohiostatebuckeyes.com/stats/msoc/2025/pdf/20250905081331-339832.pdf

 

PDF on Buckeye web site shows 2,477

the PDF also shows minutes played...

 

The Ohio State announcers did not do a very good job of announcing when subs were made.

Tyler Morck and Thomas O' Rourke both played over 50 minutes in the game.

 

I hope that Matthew Paiva's health is OK.   He has been fantastic this year.  Paiva came out of the game at the midpoint of the first half and only played 36 minutes in the game.

[TennZip]

Highlights  

 

[Let'sGoZips94]

2 hours ago, TennZip said:

https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/ohiostatebuckeyes.com/stats/msoc/2025/pdf/20250905081331-339832.pdf

 

PDF on Buckeye web site shows 2,477

the PDF also shows minutes played...

 

The Ohio State announcers did not do a very good job of announcing when subs were made.

Tyler Morck and Thomas O' Rourke both played over 50 minutes in the game.

 

I hope that Matthew Paiva's health is OK.   He has been fantastic this year.  Paiva came out of the game at the midpoint of the first half and only played 36 minutes in the game.

 

They were too busy trying to run cover for their precious P4 Suckeyes. As the game wore on, the realization that Akron is a more dominant soccer program than Ohio State really became evident in their tone and commentary. It was Louvre worthy. 

[fknbuflobo]

For me, Caleb Borneo was MOM.  Scoring twice is (obviously) huge, but Borneo was also instrumental in the linking play through our midfield.  What a comeback story for this guy!  Hopefully, he continues his current trajectory. 

 

Remi Agunbiade completely changed the match when he entered late in the 1st half.  Buckeyes could not contain him.  Toward the end, OSU Defense began to look fearful.

 

As previously mentioned, Jose Pedro was fantastic in both defending the flank and contributing passing into Offense.  He needs to keep shooting, as unlikely as that sounds when referring to a Fullback.  Judging from the room they afford him, opposing Defenses evidently do not believe Jose can score.  He should prove them wrong.

 

Ashton Kamdem was a monster on our left flank.  Somebody check me on this, but I think Kamdem drew 3 OSU yellow cards.  He is probably really sore today.  Side note:  Kamdem is the only truly ambidextrous field player we have.

 

Mitch Budler also appears to be ambidextrous.  What can I say that has not already been said?  Five matches; Zer0 goals allowed.  None will be surprised when Budler's name goes up on Stu Parry's wall.