If last week’s home draw against the Charlotte Independence dealt a body blow to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds playoff chances, Saturday’s 2-1 loss to the same Independence at Ramblewood Soccer Complex in Charlotte, North Carolina, may have been a knockout punch. The Riverhounds, in a fierce battle for the final playoff position in the USL’s Eastern Conference, again missed an opportunity to move up the standings in a match against a lower-ranked side. Charlotte had scored the late equalizer ... Read More
Riverhounds players, coaches suspended
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds [5-5-4] will face the New York Red Bulls II [6-5-4] in an important match with playoff implications on Saturday evening at Highmark Stadium, and they will do so with less than a full side. Defender Willie Hunt, midfielder Danny Earls, head coach Mark Steffens and assistant coach Niko Katic will all miss Saturday’s match while serving one-game suspensions handed down by the United Soccer League on Wednesday. All of the suspensions are as a result of actions taken ... 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
Rob Vincent named player of the week; Hounds move up start time
Pittsburgh Riverhounds midfielder Rob Vincent was named United Soccer League player of the week on Tuesday. Vincent scored a brace in the Hounds’ dramatic 6-5 come-from-behind victory over the Harrisburg City Islanders in their Keystone Derby match at Highmark Stadium on Saturday. Vicnent got Pittsburgh on the board with a 48th minute redirect of a Lebo Moloto cross and then scored the game-tying goal on a free kick in stoppage time when Moloto played it his way instead of towards Kevin ... Read More
Riverhounds rout Toronto with offensive outburst
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds (1-1-2) hosted Toronto F.C. II (1-2-1) at Highmark Stadium on a gloomy and chilly Pittsburgh Saturday evening. The Hounds would finally breakout offensively since their first game of the season, crushing Toronto F.C. II, 5-1. Last week, the Riverhounds missed a huge opportunity in drawing with Louisville City F.C.,a game in which the Hounds lost a 1-0 lead in the last few moments of added time. On Saturday night Riverhounds would look to continue playing tough ... Read More