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Tuesday Hangover: We’re Going to Win the League
I probably shouldn’t have put a day of the week in the title if I’m not going to keep on schedule. Oh well. It’s been quite the results roller coaster over the last week and half. There was the high of our first league win, the lows of a home defeat the very next game, and finally capping it off a middling 0-0 draw on the road. Though all of those matches we didn’t really learn much about the team. From my vantage point they played pretty consistent throughout all
Read moreGAMEDAY USOC RD 4: Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Chicago Fire
8:30 PM – Toyota Park Watch Game Via YouTube Here Match Officials, as assigned by PRO: REFEREE: Mr. Alex Chilowicz AR1: Mr. Andrew Bigelow AR2: Mr. Brandon Rinkenberger 4TH: Mr. Miguel Panduro Jr. To say that the 2014 campaign of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds has, thus far, been a disappointment, would be an understatement. For a club that made the playoffs in 2013, held on to the league MVP, and acquired apparent upgrades with MLS and international experience, one league win is embarrassing, if not downright unacceptable. However, one thing that
Read moreGAMEDAY 13: Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Harrisburg City Islanders
7PM – Skyline Sports Complex Watch Via YouTube Here Match Officials, as assigned by PRO: REFEREE: Mr. Jaime Herrera AR1: Mr. TJ Zablocki AR2: Mr. Mathew Richardson 4TH: Mr. Terrence Mull The Hounds laid down, like dogs, on Wednesday. They have a unique opportunity to immediately show that they have more heart than that, by giving proper effort, today. Will they show something? Let’s find out, in person. The bus leaves at 1pm. Let’s raise a little hell. #UNLEASH
Read moreWhat Will It Take To Make The Playoffs?
Let’s take a step back from the ledge for a moment and look at the big picture. The Pittsburgh Riverhounds currently sit in 14th place out of 14 teams in the league. The club has played 12 of 28 matches, with seven points to show for their troubles. Dire reading, to be sure. However, what is it going to take, from a pure results approach, to find themselves in the playoffs? While nothing is assured, we can use the last two USLPro seasons (in which they’ve used a single table
Read moreGAMEDAY 12: Harrisburg City Islanders vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds
7PM – Highmark Stadium PURCHASE TICKETS HERE WATCH VIA YOUTUBE HERE Match Officials, as assigned by PRO REFEREE: Mr. Jose Carlos Rivero (2014 MLS Statistics) AR1: Mr. David Potter AR2: Mr. Erik Blackburn 4TH: Mr. Joseph Martin Round two of three for the Keystone Derby is tonight as the beloved attempted to win three two games in a row. The Hounds, coming off of a come-from-behind-victory-in-a-place-they-never-win-at-let-alone-score should be riding high (relative to the rest of the season) and looking to ride that momentum out of the USLPro basement. For Harrisburg,
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