The home opener for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds featured no other than New York Red Bulls II, a team that won just about everything last season including the Regular Season, Eastern Conference, and USL Cup titles. Photo Credit: ISNSoccer.com The weather was perfect, the atmosphere absolutely electric, and the gameplay was much more of the same. The first half featured a goalfest of sorts as four goals were scored and both sides played entertaining football. The goals came at a frenzied pace,
Lucius Cary has traveled far more than the average 21-year-old. But he’s not traveling far and wide to sightsee, he’s trying to find a soccer team to play for. He’s trying to find a place he can call home. Cary is from Los Angeles, California, but received dual citizenship to England when he was 16. This dual citizenship opened up new opportunities for the young player. “This made the opportunity to play professional soccer in Europe or the States a very real
On Saturday, August 13th, the Charlotte Independence and the Wilmington Hammerheads met for the third and final time this season. The Independence hosted the opposing team at the Ramblewood Soccer Complex in Charlotte. The last time both teams clashed on July 9th, the Hammerheads came out on top with a 2-1 win. The Independence returned to Charlotte after a 1-month road trip, during which they acquired a four-game unbeaten streak. The Hammerheads were not as lucky, and were hoping to win
Photo Credit: Messiah College Athletics Daniel Visser is a name that you should get accustomed to hearing about. He is truly one of the country’s top up-and-coming young coaches. This isn’t just our opinion, but rather that of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), the world’s largest soccer coaches’ organization. Visser was part of the 30 Under 30 program announced by the NSCAA earlier this month. “Of course, I’m honored to have been chosen,” Visser commented. “But honestly, I’ve
On Saturday, July 9, the Charlotte Independence faced off against the Wilmington Hammerheads. The Independence came to the Ramblewood Soccer Complex to face their rivals, but were not able to rise up to the challenge. The match began slowly for both teams, who found it difficult surpass each other’s defense. The Independence was presented with a few goal-scoring chances, but none of these chances materialized into goals. Towards the end of the first ten minutes of the match, Independence forward Caleb
Adeleye joins Hounds after spending past season with Hapoel Jerusalem The Pittsburgh Riverhounds have signed defender Ryan Adeleye to a one-year contract with a club option for the 2017 season. Adeleye joins the Hounds after spending the past season with the Israeli football club Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. of Liga Leumit. “We’re thrilled to have signed Ryan,” said head coach Dave Brandt. “He’s an experienced player and a very good central defender and holding midfielder. He’s been training with us for two weeks while we’ve ironed
When you match up the USL Western Conference’s best offense versus the league’s best defense, you get a draw. LA Galaxy II tied Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0-0 at StubHub Center, Saturday night. LA Galaxy II, commonly referred to as “Los Dos,” took on the current first-ranked team in the league, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. From the start both teams started off strong, each getting a chance on goal within the first five minutes. LA Galaxy got busy right away with a ball
Rookie keeper makes eight saves in USL debut The Pittsburgh Riverhounds (0-4-3) fell for the first time on the road this season, dropping a 1-0 decision to FC Cincinnati (5-2-2) in front of a USL-record crowd of 23,375 at Nippert Stadium. The game-winning tally came midway through the first half, as Sean Okoli fed a ball past Conor Branson to Jimmy McLaughlin, who converted on his initial rebound past a sprawling Mauricio Vargas. Both teams traded possession for much of the contest,
The Charlotte Independence achieved their fourth consecutive victory on Saturday, May 7 at the Ramblewood Stadium. The Independence went head-to-head with FC Montreal, who is sitting at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings and will continue to search for their first points of the season. During the first half, the Independence was very dominant and was constantly searching for goal opportunities. Just three minutes into the match, the Independence found their first goal opportunity when Enzo Martínez earned a penalty