Ottawa Fury Fc Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
OTTAWA FURY FC PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS -VS- USL REGULAR SEASON OCTOBER 14, 2017 7:30 PM ET 2017 Record (W-D-L) & Conference Ranking: 2017 Record (W-D-L) & Conference Ranking: HIGHMARK STADIUM 8-13-10 | 37 Points | 11th Place | 41 GF 40 GA 8-11-12 | 35 Points | 13th Place | 32 GF 41 GA PITTSBURGH, PA Form (Last 5, Past-Recent): D-D-L-D-W Form (Last 5, Past-Recent): L-D-L-L-L HOW TO WATCH AND LISTEN: TV: Rogers TV Channels: 22 & 182 | RADIO (EN): 580 CFRA | CFRA.com | RADIO (FR): None STREAM: USL Match Centre | SOCIAL MEDIA: LIVE updates on Twitter @OttawaFuryFC MATCH NOTES: Weekly Storylines: Two goals for Fury FC on Saturday and it will mark their highest scoring regular season in club history Ottawa is 2W-5D-8L on the road this season and have been outscored 24-15 The 4-0 win over Cincinnati was the biggest margin of victory for Fury FC this season Ottawa will look to score back-to-back wins for the second time this Saturday night in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh have conceded 7 penalties this season. Only FC Cincinnati has a worse record in the Eastern Conference Corey Hertzog has scored 13 goals for Pittsburgh. 11 of them have come from inside the box Scouting Pittsburgh: After going unbeaten in the month of August (3W-1D-0L) to put themselves in the USL playoff chase, the Riverhounds have gone winless since (0W-2D-4L) being outscored 12-4 and have lost their last three games. Head-to-Head: Pittsburgh holds the distinct honour of being one of just two teams to hand Ottawa a loss at TD Place this season. The Riverhounds downed Ottawa 1-0 on May 13 on a 62nd minute tally from Corey Hertzog. Injuries/Suspensions: Kyle Venter: Suspension (October 8: Red Card); Andrae Campbell: Suspension (October 8: Yellow Card Accumulation). 2017 SCHEDULE Date Opponent KO/Result Stadium Attendance Saturday, April 1, 2017 Saint Louis FC Loss (3-2) Toyota Stadium 5566 Saturday, April 8, 2017 Tampa Bay Rowdies Loss (1-0) Al Lang Stadium 5310 Saturday, April 15, 2017 Richmond Kickers Win (1-0) City Stadium 4974 Saturday, April 22, 2017 Toronto FC II Draw (0-0) TD Place 6502 Saturday, April 29, 2017 Charleston Battery Draw (2-2) MUSC Health Stadium 6563 Wednesday, May 3, 2017 FC Edmonton Win (1-0) TD Place*** 2567 Saturday, May 6, 2017 Tampa Bay Rowdies Draw (0-0) TD Place 3840 Wednesday, May 10, 2017 FC Edmonton Win (3-2) Clarke Field *** 2591 Saturday, May 13, 2017 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Loss (1-0) TD Place 3024 Saturday, May 20, 2017 New York Red Bulls II Win (4-3) MSU Soccer Park 592 Tuesday, May 23, 2017 Toronto FC (1st leg) Win (2-1) TD Place 7611 Saturday, May 27, 2017 Richmond Kickers Win (5-3) TD Place 4294 Wednesday, May 31, 2017 Toronto FC Loss (4-0) BMO Field 15,175 Sunday, June 4, 2017 Bethlehem Steel FC Draw (1-1) Goodman Stadium 2,988 Saturday, June 10, 2017 Harrisburg City Islanders Win (1-0) TD Place 4770 Saturday, June 17, 2017 Rochester Rhinos Loss (1-0) Capelli Sports Stadium 2548 Tuesday, June 20, 2017 Orlando City B Win (1-0) TD Place 7551 Saturday, June 24, 2017 New York Red Bulls II Draw (2-2) TD Place 7780 Saturday, July 1, 2017 Louisville City FC Loss (2-1) Louisville Slugger Field 7814 Saturday, July 8, 2017 Toronto FC II Loss (1-0) Ontario Soccer Centre 1007 Wednesday, July 12, 2017 Montreal Impact Loss (1-0) TD Place 6601 Saturday, July 15, 2017 Rochester Rhinos Draw (1-1) TD Place 5525 Saturday, July 29, 2017 Toronto FC II Win (2-0) TD Place 6763 Saturday, August 5, 2017 Bethlehem Steel FC Loss (2-1) TD Place 4630 Saturday, August 12, 2017 Charlotte Independence Win (3-1) TD Place 4360 Wednesday, August 16, 2017 Orlando City B Loss (3-0) Orlando City Stadium 1004 Saturday, August 19, 2017 Tampa Bay Rowdies Draw (1-1) Al Lang Stadium 6710 Wednesday, August 23, 2017 FC Cincinnati Loss (3-1) Nippert Stadium 20,058 Sunday, August 27, 2017 New York Red Bulls II Draw (2-2) TD Place 6694 Sunday, September 3, 2017 Saint Louis FC Draw (2-2) TD Place 4059 Saturday, September 9, 2017 Rochester Rhinos Draw (1-1) Capelli Sports Stadium 2345 Saturday, September 16, 2017 Charlotte Independence Draw (1-1) Sportsplex at Matthews 1830 Sunday, September 24, 2017 Louisville City FC Draw (1-1) TD Place 6015 Wednesday, September 27, 2017 Harrisburg City Islanders Loss (1-0) FNB Field 1806 Sunday, October 1, 2017 Charleston Battery Draw (1-1) TD Place 4,587 Sunday, October 8, 2017 FC Cincinnati Win (4-0) TD Place 5,445 Saturday, October 14, 2017 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 7:00 PM Highmark Stadium --- Home matches | Away matches | Canadian Championship matches | Friendly matches LINE-UPS: OTTAWA FURY FC -vs- PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS OTTAWA FURY FC PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS NO NAME POS NO NAME POS 1 Callum Irving GK 1 Keasel Broome GK 2 Jonathan Barden M 2 Shane Campbell D 3 Eddie Edward D 3 Jack Thompson D 4 Ramon Martin Del Campo D 4 Taylor Washington D 5 Kyle Venter D 5 Victor Souto M 6 Shane McEleney D 6 Abuchi Obinwa M 7 Ryan Williams M 7 Stephen Okai M 8 Steevan Dos Santos F 8 Michael Green M 9 Carl Haworth F 9 Chevaughn Walsh F 10 Gerardo Bruna M 10 Kevin Kerr M 11 Sito Seoane F 11 Corey Hertzog F 12 Andrae Campbell D 12 Ryan Adeleye D 14 Onua Thomas Obasi D 14 Nick Thompson D 15 **Nick DePuy**(MTL) F 16 Danny Earls M 17 Azake Luboyera F 17 Kenroy Howell M 18 Tucker Hume F 18 Kay Banjo F 22 Jamar Dixon M 20 Jamal Jack D 23 Andrew MacRae GK 21 Benjamin Fitzpatrick M 24 Jimmy-Shammar Sanon M 22 Tobi Adewole D 25 Lance Rozeboom (C) M 23 Ritchie Duffie M 26 Thomas Meilleur-Giguère D 24 Richard Balchan D 28 Sergio Manesio M 27 Gale Agbossoumonde D 30 Adonijah Reid F 28 Lalas Abubakar D 55 **Wandrille Lefevre** (MTL) D 30 Trey Mitchell GK 59 Aron Mkungilwa D 36 Romeo Parkes F 70 David Paulmin GK 37 Connor Maloney D 77 **Michael Salazar** (MTL) F 38 Shannon Gomez D HEAD COACH: JULIAN DE GUZMAN HEAD COACH: DAVE BRANDT MATCH OFFICIALS: Referee: Matthew Rodman Assistant Referee: Darth Newman and Paul Deverse Fourth Official: William Cassidy MATCH PREVIEW:________________________________________________________ Ottawa Fury FC will close out their debut season in the USL Saturday night in Pittsburgh. While their 2017 campaign that began on April 1 did not meet expectation, the club will visit the Riverhounds filled with confidence following their dominant 4-0 victory over FC Cincinnati on Sunday in their most complete performance of the season that left many with a taste of what could have been. After going more than half the season without a goal, Carl Haworth finally dethroned the monkey that was firmly perched on his back. Not only did Haworth end his goalless drought, but scored a pair seven minutes apart to help pace Fury to a 3-0 lead after 20 minutes. Callum Irving and company also claimed their first shutout since July 29. So much has changed since Ottawa and Pittsburgh last met on May 13 at TD Place when the Riverhounds became one of just two clubs to hand Ottawa a home defeat claiming a 1-0 win. While Ottawa might have just won for the first time since August 12, they have just one loss in their last nine contests (1W-7D-1L). Pittsburgh on the other hand have struggled since going unbeaten in the month of August which restored their chase for the playoffs. The Riverhounds are winless in their last six contests (0W-2D-4L) and have lost three straight. Fury FC will be without the services of Kyle Venter who will serve his suspension following a red card in last Sunday’s match. Andrae Campbell will also miss the season finale after picking up his fifth yellow card against Cincinnati resulting in a one-match ban. While Fury FC will miss the playoffs in their inaugural USL campaign the club has put together the second best record in their four-year existence and had their best season at the box office eclipsing the 100,000 mark for attendance for the first time in club history. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: GM and Head Coach, Julian de Guzman: “This game is just as important our game against Cincinnati. We want to translate this winning mentality on the road which is something that we’ve struggled with all season. Winning at home creates that right mindset. I want to win this game and our line-up will reflect that.” “The first nine games we went with three in the back and we’ve more to four in the back for the last two games and had success. We’ve moved between those two systems for most of the season and it is all about finding the right balance which the 4-4-2 system is for us right now.” 2017 OTTAWA FURY FC ROSTER______________________________________ Years @ # NAME POS HT WT DOB FT NATIONALITY FURY PRONUNCIATION 1 Callum Irving GK 6-0 193 3/16/93 R Canadian 1 Kal-uhm ER-Ving 2 Jonathan Barden M 6-0 171 11/9/92 R English 1 Bar-Den 3 Eddie Edward D 5-11 205 9/20/88 R Canadian 2 Edward 4 Ramon Martin Del Campo D 6-2 200 7/5/93 R American 1 Mar-teen Dell-Cam-Poh 5 Kyle Venter D 6-3 193 3/13/91 L American 2 Ven-Turr 6 Shane McEleney D 6-3 215 1/31/91 R Irish 1 Mac-ill-len-ee 7 Ryan Williams M 5-8 166 4/8/91 R British 2 Williams 8 Steevan Dos Santos F 6-4 208 9/17/89 R Cape Verdean 1 Dos Santos 9 Carl Haworth F 5-8 158 7/9/89 R Canadian 4 How-worth 10 Gerardo Bruna M 5-10 162 1/29/91 L Argentinian 2 Je-rardo Brew-nah 11 Sito Seoane F 5-8 165 3/16/89 L American 1 See-toe 12 Andrae Campbell D 5-10 165 3/14/89 L American 1 Awn-dreh 14 Onua Thomas Obasi D 6-4 193 9/24/88 L British 2 AW-Neh-Wa 15 Nick DePuy (MTL)* F 6-5 205 11/14/94 R American 1 De-Pugh 17 Azake Luboyera F 5-7 141 4/6/98 R Ugandan 1 A-za-kay Loo-Bo-Ye-ra 18 Tucker Hume F 6-5 203 8/22/94 R American 1 H-yOOm 22 Jamar Dixon M 5-10 180 6/5/89 R Canadian 2 Juh-mar Dik-son 23 Andrew MacRae GK 6-1 194