June 13, 2024 – United Soccer League One (USL1)
Union Omaha News Release
It would be rash to call this a must-win for either club, but as much as you can have one at this stage in the USL Jägermeister Cup, this may be it. With Northern Colorado Hailstorm on 9 points, a win for either club would bring them within arm’s reach at the halfway mark of the group stage, while a loss could be a death knell. Either way, with both clubs nine goals back of Hailstorm, they’ll at least hope for some attacking fireworks.
ABOUT SPOKANE VELOCITY FC:
USL League One’s newest member is off to a solid start. Head Coach Leigh Veidman has Spokane playing a brand of possession football that sees them top of the league in accurate passes per match, though that 84% rate has only translated to middling scoring numbers. Still, they’re currently well in the playoff chase, and with impressive attendance numbers surpassing 4,000 a match, it’s brought a buzz to eastern Washington that was exemplified by their recent exhibition against Mexican giant CD Guadalajara’s U-23 squad, which brought 4,300 fans out even in the rain.
PRIDE NIGHT
Tonight is our annual Pride Night at Werner Park! The team will be sporting our new ‘Let Love Bloom’ pre-match jerseys, which can be purchased at the Storm Front Team Store, as well as our new Pride scarves. We will also have table displays from local LGBTQ+ organizations around the concourse, and our national anthem will be performed by a member of Heartland Pride.
UNIFIED SERIES
Tonight also marks the beginning of our 2024 Special Olympics Unified Series, presented by Leonard Management. The Special Olympics Unified Sports program focuses on promoting social inclusion through shared sports training and competition experiences and joins people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team. In 2022, Union Omaha became the first USL club to start a Special Olympics Unified soccer team, and are proud to continue the initiative this season.
Directly after the match against Spokane, Union Omaha’s Unified team will square off against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, so please stick around for that. The second Unified Series Match will take place on Saturday, August 3rd.
UPDATED BAG POLICY
Werner Park will enforce a Clear Bag Policy to expedite your stadium entry experience and reduce security screening interactions.
One clear bag – either a one-gallon Ziploc style bag or the 12? by 6? by 12? clear plastic, vinyl, or PVC bag – plus a small…