Keeper's Corner Podcast

It's been 5 months, but Matt and Brandon are back once again to talk UCFC. Joined by the FC Fanatic for this offseason/preseason episode the guys bring you up to speed on everything that's happened since the last time we put out an episode.

Matt and Brandon bid farewell to the 2022-23 season by looking at year-over-year improvements, highlighting players, and what made this year a success. Thank you for listening and we will be back for the 2023-24 season.

Matt here on another solo episode. Utica's season came to an abrupt end with a 2-1 loss in the knockout game just as it did in 2019.

Matt & Brandon are joined by Matt Huber aka the FC Fanatic for a special playoff edition recapping Utica's thrilling double comeback performance to defeat the Kansas City Comets in overtime and how the team should fair in the Eastern Division Semi-Finals against the Milwaukee Wave.

Matt and Brandon are joined by UCFC Head Coach Hewerton Moreira to check in with the coach on his first season with the club, then the boys recap the thrilling 2nd half resurgence against the Blast before taking a crack at how Monday's single play-in game against KC might go.

In a game dominated by defense and Taylor Walter Bond, it was Gordy Gurson once again with the finishing blow in overtime. Matt and Brandon recap the penultimate game of the regular season before discussing what it will take for Utica to claim a home field advantage in the play-in game where their likely opponent is the Kansas City Comets.

Matt & Brandon are back to recap the huge road upset in Baltimore, the underwhelming performance at home against the Heat, what Utica needs to do to secure a playoff spot, and the importance of this weekend's game in Florida.

A road trip on Friday for Brandon and Michelle, a death glare for Matt on Sunday, and 5 points for Utica make for one weekend with plenty to talk about. No rest for the boys as they're heading for back-to-back games in Baltimore and home against Harrisburg this weekend.

Matt and Brandon are back to talk about those bad road losses down in Mexico, share a little bit of the love for some fellow podcasters around the league, and look towards another weekend with multiple games.

Matt & Brandon are back to recap the weekend wins over Harrisburg and Baltimore, fill you in on some rulings that have gone against Utica, and preview the upcoming trip down to Chihuahua and Monterrey.

After City defended it's turf with a 7-5 win over the #1 team in the East, Matt & Brandon are back to recap the W, discuss the three team trade no one saw coming, and look towards the first of 4 straight weekends with multiple games for Utica.

Matt & Brandon are back to recap the narrow OT win vs the Heat, another controversial ending left up to the officials, and the re-rematch with the Wave coming up. 

Matt & Brandon are back to recap the close loss in the Brew City, the end of IB26's 40-game goal scoring streak, the pros and cons of 6th attacker at this point in the season, and how the team matches up with the new look Harrisburg heat ahead of this weekend's edition of UCFC After Dark.

After Utica upset the Blast at home thanks to an incredibly close call to end regulation, Matt and Brandon are back to break down the game, the call that everyone is talking about, and look towards a rematch in Milwaukee this Sunday.

Another lackluster performance for City has Matt and Brandon feeling down. They recap a beatdown by Baltimore, discuss how adding Mijatovic changes things, and grade the team to this point of the season.

Matt and Brandon recap the 7-3 home loss at the hands of the St Louis Ambush and preview this Saturday's game down in SECU against a familiar foe. 

Matt's alone on this one to recap the weekend split against Mesquite & the Strykers, talk about the season so far, preview the upcoming game against the Ambush, and drop some good, roster related news.

After two close losses in the span of a few days, Matt & Brandon discuss why Utica keeps coming up short before addressing the officiating (again) & turning their attention to the visiting Outlaws and Strykers this weekend.

Matt & Brandon recap the bludgeoning that Florida gave the boys, discuss how the Huffman suspension affects things when Utica plays Milwaukee on New Year's Eve, & asks Santa Tanner (Tommy Claus?) for some defensive help under Utica's Christmas tree.

Matt & Brandon breakdown the home-and-home sweep of Harrisburg, talk highlights, & predict how the game in Lakeland against the Tropics might go on Sunday.

Utica started off the season with a close, 8-7 loss to Baltimore on the road. Matt and Brandon cover what happened in Towson, look ahead to the home and home weekend series with the Heat, and make some predictions for the 2022-23 season. 

So Matt's still in offseason mode and took way too long to edit and upload this episode. But we're back so enjoy!

Matt and Brandon get heavy into the numbers behind where Utica fell short this season, the goalkeeper rule, the ball change, and what might have lead to Ryan Hall not getting a contract renewal. 

Matt and Brandon are joined by Utica City FC target forward, and free agent to be, Tim Goldman to learn about his Soccer Story, his thoughts on the season, and where things go from here.

Matt and Brandon look back at the bittersweet weekend victories over the Stars and Savage, share their opinions on how the season played out, and prepare for an offseason full of uncertainty.