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GAME 4 RECAP: Purple Rain
Going into this game I felt a draw was probably the best case scenario, especially when facing the top team in the league. If I would’ve woken up this morning and saw the 2-2 score line, I would’ve been pretty happy. Unfortunately I watched the game, and the manner in which the Hounds got the draw has left me very frustrated. Most of the match the Hounds were playing reactionary soccer. There was very little possession or attacking pressure. For the most part Louisville got to do what they wanted.
Read moreKnow Your Enemy: Louisville City FC
Opponent: Louisville City FC Record: 4-1-0 (1st in East) Supporters: The Coopers, Louisville Heritics, Derby City Ultras, and probably 5 other groups we missed. The Riverhounds travel to Kentucky Wednesday night to face first place Louisville City FC. This could either be a huge win to possibly kick start a season, or things could go the other way and our negative momentum will continue to grow. Lets delve in to whats going on with the other table topping LCFC and check out their season so far and their supporters. Louisville
Read moreGAME 3 RECAP: Seeing Red
I don’t have much to say about Friday’s ugly loss. Kerr’s red card threw the team completely out of sync, and they were never really able to recover. I give the Hounds credit for trying to play aggressive while a man down instead of bunkering. However by the end of the game their attempts to whip it up the field as quick as possible as getting ugly to watch. Steffens talks about playing a strong possession based system, and when they’ve done it this season they’ve looked really good. Unfortunately
Read moreKnow Your Enemy: Orlando City B
Opponent: Orlando City B Record: 0-3-1 (13th in East) Supporters Group: Harbor City Hooligans, Iron Lion Firm The Hounds host Orlando City B on a rare Friday night game at the Highmark. This will be the second consecutive game versus a MLS reserve side. Our boys are still looking for their first win as is our opponent OCB. Are you down with OCB? Well, yes, you know me. Orlando City B comes to Pittsburgh with 1 point from their first four games and judging from match reports they have struggled
Read moreHounds Kick Off ESPN3 “USL Game of the Week”
Yesterday afternoon the Riverhounds announced that this Friday’s match against Orlando City B will be the first USL match streamed on ESPN3 as part of a season long initiative. Last season the USL Championship game was on ESPN3, but since then the league hasn’t really mentioned anything on that front. Late last week observant fans started to see USL matches show up on the network’s schedule. While still nothing official from the league, the Riverhounds press release gives us an in-site into the deal. The short version is the USL
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