The Pittsburgh Riverhounds will host the Charleston Battery in another crucial match for playoff position in the USL’s Eastern Conference. The Riverhounds sit just outside the top six, and need to keep winning to maintain playoff pace, while the Battery is fighting to secure a home playoff game. It won’t be easy for the Riverhounds, as they’ll be without a pair of important players at Highmark Stadium on Saturday night. Goalkeeper Ryan Thompson has still been unable to shake off a ... Read More
Riverhounds earn crucial win in Louisville
After getting only one point in their crucial home-and-home series with the Charlotte Independence over the last two weekend, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds needed to bring back three points when the traveled to face the second-best squad in the USL, Louisville City FC. Adding to the level of difficulty, the Riverhounds would travel to Louisville without the services of their captain, Danny Earls, who was forced to serve a one-game suspension for his red card last week in Charlotte. The Hounds ... Read More
Riverhounds spoil TFC II’s home turf debut
The Riverhounds started their two-game trip north of the border with a 2-0 victory over Toronto FC II in the first match at their brand new facility, the Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughan, Ontario. The new stadium, which seats 2,000, but is planned to be expanded to 5,000 over the next two years, will be home of the Baby Reds as well as a practice facility for their parent MLS club. 867 supporters were present for the opening match. On the brand-new pitch, the Riverhounds dominated from the get ... Read More
Hounds lose on controversial PK in rain-soaked contest
The Rochester Rhinos [8-0-5] hosted the Pittsburgh Riverhounds [5-4-4] in a game that featured more water than goals on Saturday night. The evening's offensive struggle marked the fifth straight game where the Hounds scored one goal or fewer and they lost, 1-0. The first half featured no goals, as teams were struggling more with the layer of water on the field more so than their opponents. With players sliding and splashing along the way, fans could see the difficulty in both goalies trying ... Read More
Hounds without Thompson for Open Cup match
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds will face the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League at 7 p.m. this evening in the third round of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The Riverhounds have never played a member of the NASL, which was founded in its current incarnation in 2011 and is the second tier of North American professional soccer. The Riverhounds play in the United Soccer League, which is one step below the NASL. Each club has done well in league play through the early part of ... Read More