Pittsburgh RIVERHOUNDS Rochester RHINOS AT #PGHSOCCER Saturday 25 June 2016 United Soccer League: Eastern Conference Rhino Stadium @ 6:05pm #ROCvPGH www.youtube.com 13 Pittsburgh Riverhounds AT 7 Rochester Rhinos (2–7–3, 9 Pts) (5–4–3, 18 Pts) @pghriverhounds @RochesterRhinos Officials Referee: Jorge Ramirez Assistants: Adrienne McDonald, David Carpinella Fourth Official: Shawn Cummings Head to Head USL Standings (USL Regular Season) Eastern Conference P PTS 1 Louisville City FC 15 34 6 21 4 2 New York Red Bulls II 13 28 3 FC Cincinnati 13 27 4 Charleston Battery 14 24 5 Charlotte Independence 13 21 6 Richmond Kickers 14 19 7 Rochester Rhinos 12 18 Suspensions: 8 Orlando City B 14 18 9 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 13 17 None 10 Bethlehem Steel FC 13 17 11 Harrisburg City Islanders 15 13 12 Toronto F.C. II 16 13 13 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 12 9 14 FC Montreal 14 7 Injuries: Form Guide None PGH: W L L L W ROC: L L W T L Recent Games 2016 USL Regular Season April 2, 2016 Pittsburgh 0 Rochester 1 Highmark Stadium Volesky 7’ Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Riverhounds Rochester Rhinos Top Scorers 4 Corey Hertzog 5 Christian Volesky 1 Conor Branson 3 Joseph Farrell 1 Kevin Kerr 2 Steevan Humberto Fortes dos Santos 1 Lebo Moloto 2 Kenardo Forbes 1 Tony Walls Top Assists 2 Stephen Okai 2 Marcos Ugarte 2 Kevin Kerr 1 Steevan Humberto Fortes dos Santos 1 Drew Russell 1 Michael Garzi 1 Jack Thompson 1 Christian Volesky 1 Marshall Hollingsworth 1 Jordan Becker Last Time Out 2-1 vs FC Montreal Mauricio Vargas – Karsten Smith, Willie Hunt, Sergio Campbell, June 18, 2016 Marshall Hollingsworth – Mike Green, Kevin Kerr (c), Jack Thompson, Lebo Moloto – Zak Boggs, Corey Hertzog 0-1 vs Louisville City FC Tomas Gomez – Bradley Kamden Fewo, Sean Totsch, Joseph Farrell, June 18, 2016 Dominic Samuel – Ryan Lee James, Michael Garzi (c), Wal Fall – Sofiane Tergou, Christian Volesky – Asani Samuels Game Talk: “Concentration right now is “Rochester usually just on us. We are aware of plays 4-4-2, very tight Rochester, we’re aware of defensively. We’re their players and what they going to focus on do, but needs to be on who defending and being we are and what we do strong in the tackle. and getting better every We’re adapting to day, every game.” [Coach Brandt’s] style of play every day.” — Head Coach David Brandt — Defender Willie Hunt Team Rosters: Pittsburgh: Rochester Rhinos # PLAYER POS P G A # PLAYER POS P G A 1 Hunter Gilstrap GK 7 0 0 1 Adam Grinwis GK 7 0 0 3 Karsten Smith D 3 0 0 2 Marcos Ugarte M 11 0 2 4 Jordan Murrell D 8 0 0 3 Bradley Kamdem Fewo D 9 0 0 5 Danny Earls M 0 0 0 4 Sean Totsh D 12 0 0 6 Conor Branson D/M 9 1 0 5 Vasilis Apostolopoulos D 9 0 0 7 Stephen Okai M 11 0 2 6 Michel Guilavogui M 3 0 0 8 Mike Green M 12 0 1 7 Ryan Lee James M 11 1 0 9 Zak Boggs M/F 11 0 0 8 Andre Fortune II M 5 0 0 10 Kevin Kerr M 10 1 2 9 Christian Volesky F 12 5 1 11 Corey Hertzog F 12 4 0 10 Steevan Dos Santos F 8 2 1 12 Sergio Campbell D/M 10 0 0 11 Kenardo Forbes M 12 2 0 13 Willie Hunt D 12 0 0 12 Asani Samuels F 11 0 0 14 AlexNyarko Harlley M 5 0 0 13 Mike Garzi M 12 0 1 16 Isaiah Schafer D 8 0 0 15 Joseph Farrell D 11 3 0 17 Drew Russell D 11 0 1 16 Sean Reilly M 3 0 0 18 Mauricio Vargas GK 5 0 0 17 Wal Fall D 7 0 0 20 Duwayne Ewart F 4 0 0 18 Tomas Gomez GK 5 0 0 21 James Bissue M 5 0 0 20 Tony Walls D 3 1 0 22 Lebo Moloto M 10 1 0 21 Dominic Samuel D 12 0 0 23 Nick Kolarac M 2 0 0 22 Brandon Beresford M 2 0 0 24 Brenden Alfery GK 0 0 0 23 Jordan Becker D 7 0 1 25 Marshall Hollingsworth M 7 0 1 24 Donnie Smith M 1 0 0 26 Ben Swanson M 3 0 0 25 Jordan McCrary D 1 0 0 28 Jack Thompson M 1 0 1 27 Michael Gamble F 1 0 0 31 Nick Thompson M 1 0 0 29 Sofiane Tergou M 5 0 1 Game Notes: · The Riverhounds (2-7-3) look to win back-to-back · Former captain Danny Earls is expected to make his matches for the first time since August 8, 2015 this season-debut with the club. Also a former Rhino, Earls weekend in Rochester. The Rhinos (5-4-3) met the Hounds signed with the Hounds earlier this month and tallied in Pittsburgh earlier this year with Rochester coming out on four goals and nine assists in his previous two years with top, 1-0. Pittsburgh. · Pittsburgh snapped a three-game losing streak with a · A busy month of July, which sees the Hounds play six victory over FC Montreal last weekend. The team effort was games total, kicks off on the Fourth with the Hounds taking a stellar one, as the Hounds finished with a season-high in on the Harrisburg City Islanders (4-9-1) at home in the first shots on goal (6) and defensively set season lows in shots match of the Keystone Derby Cup. Kick off is set for 7 p.m. allowed (6) and shots on goal allowed (3). · Saturday’s matchup is a crucial one, as the Hounds currently sit nine points out of the eighth-seed in the Eastern Conference. The Rhinos are tied with eight-seed Orlando City B at the moment in points (18), holding the seventh-seed, respectively, and have dropped three of their past five matches. .