9.7.2024 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC vs. Rhode Island FC - Game Highlights

Kick Off by Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC and we are underway at High Mark Stadium happy to have you with us this evening alongside MLS veder and Ricky Lopez Espin I'm Joe malfa second meeting of the Season between the river hounds and rhod Island nil nil draw back in April their first Pass by Grant Stoneman encounter Mar down by Turnbull turns into some trouble Turnbull drops it back for a clearance by Stoneman Offside by Albert Dikwa O2 great run dequa in dequa going for goal it's off the post but the offside flag once again comes up tell you what that's really tight DEA really clever Booking by Stephen Turnbull as have to think it's a message from conell Smith saying let's try to win the real estate battle as we'll see turnbo going to the book [Applause] Booking by Abdul Illal Osumanu knock up that is going to just be be the rest of the [Music] match another free kick coming for Road Island and it looks like a card's going to be attached to this one for DefensiveAct by Grant Stoneman [Music] aanu Eric Dick sends us back on our way tied for the league lead with 10 clean sheets coming into tonight Cross by Edward Kizza tied with Danny vello by the way who was the previous goalkeeper here in Pittsburgh a couple of years ago now after that Jamal Le weight who then went on to the Jamaican national team goalkeeper Factory Pittsburgh continues to be part of that is just the Cross by Edward Kizza defensive setup under Bob Lily always keeper friendly but safe percentages way up there as well for Eric Dick near 77% DefensiveAct by Bradley Sample K up took a deflection Goal by Bertin Jacquesson sample the last opportunity here for Rhode Island if DEA can get it Forward loses it instead maybe it's a final opportunity for Pittsburgh Griffin Fe It Wide Jack it his debut for Pittsburgh loan to here two days ago announces himself with emphasis for your [Music] rer the key coming into this game for Conor Smith was you cannot allow Danny Griffin to get on the ball the way that he receives it is everything the ability to open up his hips so that gives him the option to play near side but also to change a point of attack into the path of Jackson and he just ropes this thing ball comes across his body at the last second Pass by Marc Ybarra swings his and Yu as well you want him to stay centrally just to occupy Danny Griffin and resulted that now you can have that third man running and DefensiveAct by Jack Panayotou unbalance his back line from the river [Music] hounds stumble over the ball there from Turnbull another whole stad can they go the other way quickly Pittsburgh Jack in still has it Griffin stepping up now Shot by Danny Griffin it's sample fed through Griffin wants it back it's fed his way Griffin flicks it on and it's saved Pittsburgh picking up where they left off in the first half sing alive but quickly going back to the away from Danny Griffin here Bradley sample you need to play this ball into the path of Robbie merch but he does quite well to send Steven turn bolt to Pass by Dani Rovira work his way back in and got a couple of other knocks along the way 18 appearances 12 starts not the norm for player has been synonymous with the goal leaders in USL Championship the last Short Goal by Bradley Sample couple of years back-to- back Seasons with 12 goals on the nose in 22 and Goal by Bradley Sample 23 look Don again and it rainbows in nothing in 10 from Bradley sample but it counts all the same caught Vegas by surprise all he can do is look on wonder what went wrong Pittsburgh leads 2-n for your River just comes out of nothing draon does really well to keep the ball alive but as an attacking midfielder Joe everything when you pick and choose to get yourself into an advantageous situation not the best ball in but just doing enough Riley SLE is put it on target you give yourself a chance catches kco Vegas about a yard or two off his line dream start to this second half for the river hounds as they double their lead Booking by Luke Biasi [Music] Pou comes away with it Pou still and it's brought back for that foul as DEA was cleared out and a yellow card comes out as Foul by Danny Griffin [Music] well Mar Doyle and Frank d darate Booking by Danny Griffin [Music] DefensiveAct by Danny Griffin will be unbeaten in their last 10 matches five wins five draws in that span they started the night in ninth they don't have the games at hand DefensiveAct by Pierre Cayet Advantage they played at two more games and both teams below them right now Birmingham and Lowden but for the time being they are in seventh back above that playoff line Bob ly teams always seem to find a way DefensiveAct by Jorge Ruiz Ojeda that's at the wash from the referee he's on a Forbes won't get there ahead of End Match by Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Vegas it won't matter there's the final whistle the Pittsburgh River hounds unbeaten in 10 0 and five they win it 2-0 over Rhode Island