On Thursday evening, the culmination of the ‘X’s and O’s’ on the field turned into 13 Internationals SC players putting pen to paper in front of excited family, friends, coaches, and teammates as they signed their National Letters of Intent to play collegiate soccer next fall. Photo Credit: Brent Durken/ISNSoccer.com “I think we attract good people because of our values,” Internationals SC Director of Coaching Keri Sarver said. “They realize this is something more than just the sport of soccer. We
In front of 48,500 fans, Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Hannover 96 at the Commerzbank Arena 1-0 on the back of a Danny de Costa header to keep Frankfurt in the running for the final Champions League spot in the German Bundesliga. Photo Credit: Robert Ivory/ISNSoccer.com Da Costa’s only goal of the match, came in the 39th minute off a free header in a physical (and sometimes controversial) match, that saw five yellow cards between the two clubs and a penalty, that was
Photo Credit: Robert Ivory/ISNSoccer.com On a frigid Saturday in Bavaria, FC Bayern Munich were held by the scrappy play of Hertha BSC to a scoreless draw at the Allianz Arena in Munich, which 75,000 fan saw. Bayern held the majority of the ball throughout the match and had several excellent chances, but the resilience and structured defense from Hertha gave Bayern many troubles. “Despite the tie, we showed a committed performance, but we did not take advantage of our chances to score
Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com As a light snow fell at First Energy Stadium University-Cub Cadet Field, the fifth-seeded University of Akron men’s soccer defeated Seattle University 3-0 in the second round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament. Akron was led by an early first-half goal from senior forward Sam Gainford and a pair of second-half strikes from senior Morgan Holthusen and sophomore Marcel Zajac to put the Zips into the next round. “We got the early goal and we wanted to get
It took AFC Cleveland 87 minutes to get a lead, but when Antonio Manfut scored, it would be the goal to beat Sonoma County Sol FC to win the 2016 National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) National Championship, 4-2. Manfut’s goal was just part of a six-goal thriller, as Sonoma County Sol FC Taylor Varnadore and AFC Cleveland’s Vinny Bell traded two goals each. AFC Cleveland’s Ryder Bell added a fourth in extra time. Photo Credit: Matthew Jones/ISNSoccer.com “(Tom) Beck got the
In front of a massive crowd of 53,885 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Argentina pounded 10-men Panama 5-0 Friday night. With the win, Argentina lead group D with 6 points and Chile and Panama battle for second with three points apiece. Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com Argentina collected a first half goal from Nickolas Otmendi, but the second half belonged to Lionel Messi, as the second half sub scored a hat trick, added an assist, and gave life to the Argentinian side in
Photo Credit: Jeff Gossel/ISNSoccer.com In their only matchup in the 2016 season, the Columbus Crew SC defeated the Houston Dynamo 1-0 in front of 17,705 at MAPFRE Stadium. Columbus Crew SC (2-3-2; 8 pts.) won on a 21st minute penalty from Kei Kamara, as the Houston Dynamo (1-4-2; 5 pts.) played more than 70 minutes a man down. “I am really pound of the team because I think it was a real professional performance,” Columbus Crew SC head coach Gregg Berhalter
The No. 3 Akron Zips (17-3-2) beat the No. 11 SMU (15-3-4) in a third round thriller in the NCAA men’s soccer tournament at First Energy Stadium-Cub Cadet Field in downtown Akron, Ohio. With the win, the Zips head to the quarterfinals with a date with No. 12 Creighton on Saturday, December 4th. It is the first time Akron reaches the quarters since they won the national title in 2010. Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com Akron were aided by a first half goal
In the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament, the Akron Zips (16-3-2) crushed Rutgers (12-7-2) 6-1 at First Energy Stadium-Cub Cadet Field in Akron. They will next move onto the third round with a home match next weekend. On a sunny Sunday afternoon in the Rubber City, temperatures held near freezing, but the Zips continued their hot streak, as they were aided by early first half goals from junior Victor Souto (penalty) and a pair of goals each