Liberty League

[stlawus]

Should have had one before that.  Dede had a really nice shot on goal off a free kick but it looked like the keeper just got a piece to push it off the post.

[Ejay]

I like the looks of this SLU team, but man oh man does Oneonta play direct.  U-G-L-Y.

[Mr.Right]

Ref calling it tight which favors SLU...Hate that set piece going backwards...get it in the box

[Mr.Right]

I always get the feeling SLU is in a 3-1-3-3 with a diamond but they all interchange so well it is really tough on the stream to see what they are playing.

[Ejay]

I don't understand this Oneonta keeper Giordanno. Appears to have been pretty highly touted coming out of high school.  Spends freshman year at Loyola, Sophomore year at Buffalo and then transfers yet again to Oneonta Junior year.  What's the end game here? Clearly soccer was/is his priority. To each their own I guess.

[blooter442]

U-G-L-Y.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqn7vXeVCLE

Couldn't resist.

[Mr.Right]

I don't understand this Oneonta keeper Giordanno. Appears to have been pretty highly touted coming out of high school.  Spends freshman year at Loyola, Sophomore year at Buffalo and then transfers yet again to Oneonta Junior year.  What's the end game here? Clearly soccer was/is his priority. To each their own I guess.

How tall is he? He looks 5'9 at best but maybe its the stream

[SandyMac]

SLU looking calm and confident in possession, but the wheels fall off in the final third. Too many hopeless balls over the top. Also, it's pretty clear that they're not adjusted to the turf. Hopefully they trained on it this week, but maybe not.

On another note, Dede is class. Clearly a cut above most of the others in the field.

Hot take here, but this Oneonta bench almost reminds me of an Amherst team. Bad look.

[stlawus]

Hot take here, but this Oneonta bench almost reminds me of an Amherst team. Bad look.

I don't think we're quite there yet, especially after 2013.

[Mr.Right]

Oneonta starting to grow into the game..Still not many dangerous chances yet...Isn't this where SLU was giving up goals last year...See if 2018 is a different beast

[blooter442]

Was just about to say that I am impressed by SLU playing it out from the back. Then the 'keeper takes a nice big hoof.

[blooter442]

PK to Oneonta. Kid made the most of it but it was a silly foul.

[blooter442]

Saved!

Not a great hit, but good reactions by the 'keeper.

Background comment on the SLU goalie "that's the first penalty he's saved in three years."

[PaulNewman]

I don't understand this Oneonta keeper Giordanno. Appears to have been pretty highly touted coming out of high school.  Spends freshman year at Loyola, Sophomore year at Buffalo and then transfers yet again to Oneonta Junior year.  What's the end game here? Clearly soccer was/is his priority. To each their own I guess.

Maybe relevant to the spirit of D3 discussion???  The bouncing around that we see with some frequency in D3 for the apparent sole purpose of pursuing soccer "careers" seems quite germane.

[blooter442]

I don't understand this Oneonta keeper Giordanno. Appears to have been pretty highly touted coming out of high school.  Spends freshman year at Loyola, Sophomore year at Buffalo and then transfers yet again to Oneonta Junior year.  What's the end game here? Clearly soccer was/is his priority. To each their own I guess.

Maybe relevant to the spirit of D3 discussion???  The bouncing around that we see with some frequency in D3 for the apparent sole purpose of pursuing soccer "careers" seems quite germane.

To be fair I thought Buffalo and Loyola (MD) were D1 so maybe he figured out that D3 was a better fit?