AFC Cleveland goalkeeper Alex Ivanov has been named the 13th Mitre National Player of the Week for the 2015 NPSL season. Photo Credit: Brent Durken Ivanov faced ten shots and tallied five saves in Cleveland’s 2-0 win over the Indiana Fire. Three of the saves were clear goal-denying opportunities, preserving a clean sheet for Ivanov and the Royals. The Strongsville, Ohio native finished his collegiate career as one of the top goalkeepers in Ohio State University men’s soccer history. Ivanov is third on
Akron men’s soccer was denied in the first round of the 2014 NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship as Ohio State advanced on penalty kicks, 13-12, in 15 rounds, in what will go down in the record books as a 1-1 double-overtime tie on Thursday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The Zips concluded the 2014 season at 13-6-2, while the Buckeyes (9-7-5) advanced to second round action at top-seeded Notre Dame. “It is difficult to take, we had chances to put them away and
Continuing on a hot streak after three straight wins at home over the past two weeks, the University of Akron men’s soccer team won its fourth straight tonight, taking a second lead in the 35th minute on a goal by junior Sean Sepe and never looking back en route to a 3-1 victory at Ohio State on Wednesday night. The Zips opened up the night with the ball heavily in their offensive zone, as Sepe and freshman Sam Gainford looked determined from the get-go to
AFC Cleveland is proud to announce that goalkeepers Alex Ivanov and Spencer Semple as well as forward Jordan Semple have signed with the club for the 2014 National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) season. Photo Credit: Brent Durken/ISNSoccer.com Ivanov returns to the Royals after spending the 2013 NPSL season with the club. The Strongsville, OH native is a standout with The Ohio State University men’s soccer program, finishing the 2013 collegiate season with 110 saves and a 0.88 save percentage. This would
Photo Credit: Brent Durken/ISNSoccer.com The last time we used this headline Zanesville Athletic was facing off against AFC Cleveland in NPSL action. Now the calendar has shifted to the collegiate season and Ohio’s top two collegiate sides are facing off in a nationally televised matchup. The No. 10 University of Akron men’s soccer team dominated early and held on late in a 1-0 victory over Ohio State in front of 3,328 fans Tuesday night at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. Zac
