Soccer College Cup Preview/live updates: FSU vs. Clemson

[ariya_massoudi]

Storylines and prediction for tonight’s big game (6 PM ET on ESPNU).

TheOsceola - College Cup preview: FSU vs. Clemson

Three things to watch when FSU faces Clemson on Friday night in Round 3, this time in the College Cup.

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[Bob Ferrante]

We'll have some updates here during the game

FSU-Clemson under way in Cary, N.C.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

FSU with an early opportunity in the box but nothing develops

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Fees like FSU is putting lots of early pressure on the Clemson defense and their keeper

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Foul on Olsson but not a yellow card

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Davis with a shot to Roque's left, she makes the diving deflection but it's out of bounds for a corner

 

[ariya_massoudi]

Clemson doing a nice job possessing and getting their defenders into the the attack. Would like to see FSU get ball wide. Counter will be there to exploit.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Olsson sends a ball across the box, Dudley can't put the ball on the net. That was close

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Dudley is down. Should have been a foul. Nothing called.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Roque with another diving stop, likely would have been off the mark but not worth taking the chance

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Clemson's Hershfelt issued a yellow card, 15 minutes to the half

Echegini is tripped up from behind

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Pensky / FSU team is issued a yellow card

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Has the ref lost control?

 

[ariya_massoudi]

Game getting extra physical and a lot of non-soccer pushing and shoving going on. Smart from Clemson. Have to make this a slow it down and low scoring affair to have a shot.

Will be interesting to see if it gets under FSU’s skin. Would like to see Dudley move wide and Echegini to the middle. To see how that impacts the spacing and run of play

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Nesbeth with a shot from long range but the keeper makes a relatively easy stop

 

[Bob Ferrante]

What a goal. Kaitlyn Zipay

Nice strike off the bounce, finds the net. Assist by Pais and Gilchrist

1-0 FSU

 

[ariya_massoudi]

Brilliant goal from Zipay. Half volley strike!

 

[Bob Ferrante]

 

[Tom81]

Clemson looked like the better team a good portion of that half.
We were impatient.
That said, our depth came through for us.
Let's finish them off this next half!

 

[ariya_massoudi]

Looking forward to seeing how Clemson plays now down 1-0. If they open up some, there could be spaces to attack in transition. Still would like to see more play from wide spaces with overlapping runs from the outside backs and maybe getting Olsson to combine through the middle. Have to find a way to get Dudley the ball space. Love the way Nesbeth and Huff are running at Clemson’s backline too.

 

[JerryKutz]

Bobby Bowden's halftime speech in this situation.
"If they don't score we win."

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Nice shot of Zipay goal on the FSU twitter account

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Dudley goal, wins the 1-on-1 battle from the left side, strike with the right foot and perfectly placed toward the far post

2-0 FSU

 

[Bob Ferrante]

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Clemson sends one well over the net

20 minutes to go

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Jody Brown into the box, but her shot from close range is stopped

Under 10 minutes

 

[JerryKutz]

Jody Brown into the box, but her shot from close range is stopped

Under 10 minutes

Goalie took a shot for the team there. Ouch!

 

[NoleLizards]

I'm impressed by the Clemson fans' ability to count to ten!

 

[JerryKutz]

Congratulations!!!

 

[Bob Ferrante]

FSU wins 2-0

Title game Monday at 6

TheOsceola - FSU soccer claims round 3 vs. Clemson, advances to title game

Kaitlyn Zipay and Jordynn Dudley scored goals as the Seminoles took a 2-0 victory in College Cup semifinals.

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[Bob Ferrante]

 

[ariya_massoudi]

Great win and professional approach from FSU. Defense continues to shine as well. Dudley’s second goal was pure class and it came from width and allowing her to maximize her unique skills in space.

It will be hard to beat the Noles on Monday night. Planning on being there as well!