Pittsburgh Riverhounds Sc (6-3-1) Vs. Loudoun United Fc
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Riverhounds SC Communications Anthony Picardi, Director of Communications E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (412) 952-5789 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (6-3-1) 2020 SCHEDULE & RECORD VS. LOUDOUN UNITED FC (1-5-2) Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020 >> 7 p.m. ET >> Highmark Stadium >> Pittsburgh, PA League Record: 6-3-1 Home: 2-1-1 • Away: 4-2-0 • Group Play: 5-1-0 TALE OF THE TAPE GAME 11 - QUICK HITTERS JULY • Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (6-3-1 overall, 2-1-1 home) Sun. 12 @Louisville City FC ESPN2 W, 3-1 prepares for a match against Loudoun United FC (1-5-2 Sat. 18 @Philadelphia Union II WPNT W, 6-0 overall, 1-3-2 away) this Tuesday at Highmark Stadium. This Wed. 22 Indy Eleven ESPN2 L, 0-1 Sun. 26 @New York Red Bulls II WPNT L, 1-2 will be the second of three times the clubs will meet this campaign. • Earlier this season, the Hounds defeated Loudoun, 2-2, on Aug. 19 at Segra Field. Steevan Dos Santos (7’) and Lukas AUGUST PITTSBURGH LOUDOUN Fernandes (11’) notched tallies in the match. Sat. 1 Philadelphia Union II WPNT W, 4-0 6-3-1 Record 1-5-2 • Pittsburgh has earned a point in 28 of its last 29 home games. Sat. 8 New York Red Bulls II WPNT W, 4-1 1st Group Standing 4th • The Hounds are 5-1-0 and are averaging 3.33 goals scored per Sat. 15 @Indy Eleven WPNT L, 0-1 3-1-1 Last Five 1-3-1 Wed. 19 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ W, 2-0 W1 Streak L1 game in group matches. Sat. 22 Saint Louis FC WPNT T, 2-2 Bob Lilley Head Coach Ryan Martin • This will be the second match of a three-game-in-nine-day @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @LoudounUnitedFC Fri. 28 @Hartford Athletic ESPN+ W, 3-0 stretch for Riverhounds SC. All-Time Head-to-Head • Pittsburgh has a 3-0-0 all-time record against Hartford Athletic, ............................................................................................3-0-0 including a 1-0-0 mark in home matches. Referee SEPTEMBER ............................................................................................. TBD • The Hounds have scored the second-most goals (25) in the Tue. 1 Loudoun United FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Assistants entire USL Championship and sit behind Phoenix Rising FC by Sat. 5 @New York Red Bulls II WPNT 5 p.m. ............................................................................................. TBD four tallies. Sat. 12 Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. Fourth Official Sat. 19 @Loudoun United FC WPNT 6:30 p.m. ............................................................................................. TBD • Pittsburgh leads the entire USL Championship with a 32 Sat. 26 Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. Unavailable for Selection percent conversion rate. ..................................................................................Xhelil Asani ...........................................................................Kenardo Forbes • Kenardo Forbes is second in the USL Championship with ..................................................................................Dani Rovira seven assists. ................................................................................... Tony Walls OCTOBER • Defender Thomas Vancaeyezeele has played every minute this Sat. 3 Philadelphia Union II WPNT 7 p.m. season for the Hounds. STAT COMPARISON • In 86 all-competition matches under head coach Bob Lilley, *Times, dates and locations subject to change Hounds Category Loudoun the Hounds have allowed just 0.85 goals per game. 2.50 Scoring Average 1.00 • Riverhounds SC is undefeated (13-0-0) all-time when forward 0.80 Opponent Scoring Average 2.13 25 Goals Scored 8 Steevan Dos Santos scores a goal. 8 Goals Allowed 17 +17 Goal Differential -9 18 Assists 3 9.80 Shots/Game 10.63 4.80 SOG/Game 4.00 19 Yellow Cards 19 0 Red Cards 1 TEAM LEADERS Hounds Category Loudoun Steevan Dos Santos, 5 Goals Elvis Amoh, 4 Kenardo Forbes, 7 Assists Three tied, 1 Two tied, 10 Points Elvis Amoh, 8 Ropapa Mensah, 16 Shots Elvis Amoh, 18 Thomas Vancaeyezeele, 900 Minutes Shane Wiedt, 688 Skylar Thomas, 3 Yellow Cards Elvis Amoh, 5 - Red Cards Nelson Martinez, 1 Tomas Gomez, 0.75 GAA* Colin Miller, 2.14 Tomas Gomez, .750 SV%* Colin Miller, .651 * minimum two games played SUPERLATIVES CLUB NOTABLES TEAM Most Appearances .............................................................David Flavius (183) All-Time Goals Leader ..........................................................David Flavius (58) Hounds High Hounds Low Category Opp High Opp Low All-Time Assists Leader ............................................................ Kevin Kerr (27) 18 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 0 (two times) Points 5 (at New York 7/26) 0 (four times) All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .............................................. 54-36-35 6 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 0 (two times) Goals 2 (two times) 0 (four times) 6 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 0 (three times) Assists 1 (four times) 0 (six times) Last Game Summary 20 (vs. New York 8/8) 6 (two times) Shots 17 (vs. Saint Louis 8/22) 4 (two times) Riverhounds SC 3, Hartford Athletic 0 11 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 1 (vs. Indy 7/22) SOG 7 (vs. Saint Louis 8/22) 1 (at Philadelphia 7/18) Game 10 • Dillon Stadium • Aug. 28, 2020 5 (vs. Saint Louis 8/22) 1 (three times) Saves 5 (two times) 1 (six times) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (6-3-1) defeated Hartford 22 (vs. Indy 7/22) 7 (two times) Fouls 19 (at New York 7/26) 6 (two times) Athletic (5-2-1), 3-0, on Friday at Dillon Stadium. Ryan James gave the Hounds an early lead in the 11th minute, and Danny Griffin extended that lead in the 22nd MILESTONE TRACKER minute. James would score again in the 50th minute, giving him his first career multi-goal game. Goalkeeper • With 24 assists in his Hounds career, Kenardo Forbes is tied for third in club history with Matthew Dallman. Tomas Gomez held it down in net, notching his third LAST TIME OUT LAST He only sits behind David Flavius (25) and Kevin Kerr (27). clean sheet of the season. Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #PITvLDN NOTES QUICK FACTS ACTIVE ROSTER Roster Size: 24 • Returners: 9 • Newcomers: 15 General Information Name: Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC City/Zip: Pittsburgh, PA 15219 NUMERICAL Founded: March 11, 1998 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Hometown (Previous Club) Nickname: Hounds 1 Danny Vitiello GK 6-2 185 24 Massapequa, N.Y. (Nashville SC) Colors: Black & Gold 2 Mark Lindstrom* D 6-3 200 24 Gavle, Gastrikland, Sweden (UNCW) Conference: USL Championship Eastern Conference 3 Ropapa Mensah F 6-0 170 23 Accra, Ghana (Nashville SC) Venue: Highmark Stadium 4 Dani Rovira M 5-9 145 23 Bogota, Colombia (University of Vermont) Capacity: 5,000 5 Jordan Dover D 5-8 150 25 Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Rochester Rhinos) Tuffy Shallenberger 6 Xhelil Asani D 6-1 165 24 Kičevo, North Macedonia (SKA Khabarovsk) Owner: 7 Ryan James D 5-8 155 26 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (Nashville SC) Website: www.riverhounds.com 8 Dakota Barnathan M 6-2 165 25 Massapequa, N.Y. (Ottawa Fury FC) 9 Albert Dikwa F 5-11 161 22 Garoua, Cameroon (Saint Louis FC) 10 Steevan Dos Santos F 6-4 208 30 Mindelo, Cape Verde (Ottawa Fury FC) 11 Kenardo Forbes M 5-10 165 32 Kingston, Jamaica (Rochester Rhinos) RECORD WHEN... 12 Danny Griffin* M 5-9 165 22 Wethersfield, Conn. (Providence College) 14 Robbie Mertz M 5-7 150 23 Pittsburgh, Pa. (University of Michigan) At home ................................................................. 2-1-1 15 Anthony Velarde M 5-7 160 24 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) On road ................................................................. 4-2-0 16 Mark Forrest F 6-3 195 23 Douglassville, Pa. (Lehigh University) In games decided by one goal ................................. 0-3 17 Thomas Vancaeyezeele D 5-11 180 26 Caen, France (University of Charleston) In games decided by two goals or more .................. 6-0 18 Tomas Gomez GK 6-1 196 27 Webster Groves, Mo. (Saint Louis FC) vs. clubs with winning records ............................... 2-2-1 20 Tony Walls D 5-11 185 30 Wauwatosa, Wis. (Chattanooga Red Wolves SC) vs. clubs with losing records .................................. 3-1-0 21 Patrick Bunk-Andersen D 6-2 172 25 Hvidovre, Denmark (Toronto FC II) vs. clubs with .500 records .................................... 1-0-0 22 Hunter Ashworth* D 6-5 180 22 Laguna Beach, Calif. (UCSB) 23 Ray Lee D 5-11 176 27 Kansas City, Mo. (Chattanooga FC) Scoring first ............................................................ 5-1-1 24 Anthony Mwembia* GK 6-2 191 24 Toulouse, France (Bowling Green State University) Leading at half ....................................................... 5-0-1 33 Lukas Fernandes* F 5-10 165 22 Rochester, N.Y. (Temple University) Trailing at half ........................................................ 0-1-0 34 Skylar Thomas D 6-4 198 27 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada (Valour FC) Tied at half ............................................................. 1-2-0 Leading with 10:00 remaining ............................... 6-0-0 Trailing with 10:00 remaining ................................ 0-1-0 ALPHABETICAL Tied with 10:00 remaining ..................................... 0-2-1 Leading with 5:00 remaining ................................. 6-0-0 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Hometown (Previous Club) Trailing with 5:00 remaining .................................. 0-1-0 6 Xhelil Asani D 6-1 165 24 Kičevo, North Macedonia (SKA Khabarovsk) Tied with 5:00 remaining ....................................... 0-2-1 22 Hunter Ashworth* D 6-5 180 22 Laguna Beach, Calif. (UCSB) Outshooting opponent ......................................... 2-2-0 8 Dakota Barnathan M 6-2 165 25 Massapequa, N.Y. (Ottawa Fury FC) Being outshot by opponent .................................. 4-1-1 21 Patrick Bunk-Andersen D 6-2 172 25 Hvidovre, Denmark (Toronto FC II) Tying in shots with opponent ................................ 0-0-0 9 Albert Dikwa F 5-11 161 22 Garoua, Cameroon (Saint Louis FC) 10 Steevan Dos Santos F 6-4 208 30 Mindelo, Cape Verde (Ottawa Fury FC) Scoring no goals .................................................... 0-2-0 5 Jordan Dover D 5-8 150 25 Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Rochester Rhinos) Scoring one goal ................................................... 0-1-0 33 Lukas Fernandes* F 5-10 165 22 Rochester, N.Y.