Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Oakland Roots, 2022 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
  • 45'+1': Toby Sims
  • 54': Russell Cicerone
  • 75': Kenardo Forbes
FT
3 - 1
Oakland Roots
  • 8': Juan Azócar

About

Pittsburgh Riverhounds are hosting Oakland Roots at Highmark Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Conceded by Tarek Morad.
  • 3': Offside, Oakland Roots. Edgardo Rito tries a through ball, but Lindo Mfeka is caught offside.
  • 6': Foul by Angelo Kelly-Rosales (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 6': José Hernández (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Daniel Rovira.
  • 8': Goal! Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0, Oakland Roots 1. Juan Azócar (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by José Hernández following a corner.
  • 11': Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Conceded by Alejandro Fuenmayor.
  • 12': Alejandro Fuenmayor (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Albert Dikwa (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 17': Foul by Juan Azócar (Oakland Roots).
  • 17': Shane Wiedt (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Daniel Rovira.
  • 22': Foul by Shane Wiedt (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 22': Juan Azócar (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Russell Cicerone (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Angelo Kelly-Rosales with a through ball.
  • 25': Offside, Oakland Roots. José Hernández tries a through ball, but Lindo Mfeka is caught offside.
  • 26': Albert Dikwa (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Foul by Alejandro Fuenmayor (Oakland Roots).
  • 28': Attempt missed. Toby Sims (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 29': Foul by Shane Wiedt (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 29': Óttar Karlsson (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Russell Cicerone (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 31': Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Conceded by Tarek Morad.
  • 37': Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Conceded by Tarek Morad.
  • 41': Foul by Kenardo Forbes (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 41': Lindo Mfeka (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Hand ball by Lindo Mfeka (Oakland Roots).
  • 42': Foul by Daniel Rovira (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 42': Óttar Karlsson (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Óttar Karlsson (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Kenardo Forbes (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Russell Cicerone.
  • 45': Foul by Jelani Peters (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 45': Óttar Karlsson (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1, Oakland Roots 1. Toby Sims (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Russell Cicerone with a cross.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1, Oakland Roots 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1, Oakland Roots 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Mikael Tørset Johnsen replaces Lindo Mfeka.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Albert Dikwa (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 49': Foul by Russell Cicerone (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 49': Tarek Morad (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Toby Sims.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Albert Dikwa (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 53': Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Conceded by Alejandro Fuenmayor.
  • 54': Goal! Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2, Oakland Roots 1. Russell Cicerone (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robbie Mertz with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Foul by Jelani Peters (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 56': Mikael Tørset Johnsen (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Mikael Tørset Johnsen (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Óttar Karlsson.
  • 56': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Daniel Rovira.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Robbie Mertz (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Russell Cicerone following a fast break.
  • 58': Charlie Dennis (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Foul by Albert Dikwa (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Charlie Dennis (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 61': Foul by Russell Cicerone (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 61': Tarek Morad (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Angelo Kelly-Rosales (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 62': José Hernández (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Robbie Mertz (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 64': Guillermo Diaz (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Jesús Enríquez replaces Guillermo Diaz.
  • 67': Foul by Albert Dikwa (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 67': Tarek Morad (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Juan Azócar (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Fuenmayor.
  • 67': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Shane Wiedt.
  • 69': Foul by Mikael Tørset Johnsen (Oakland Roots).
  • 69': Kenardo Forbes (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Albert Dikwa (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Foul by Alejandro Fuenmayor (Oakland Roots).
  • 71': Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Conceded by Alejandro Fuenmayor.
  • 72': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Mekeil Williams replaces Russell Cicerone.
  • 73': Daniel Rovira (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Edgardo Rito (Oakland Roots).
  • 74': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Jonathan Rodriguez replaces Tarek Morad.
  • 75': Goal! Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 3, Oakland Roots 1. Kenardo Forbes (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 76': Foul by Angelo Kelly-Rosales (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 76': José Hernández (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Angelo Kelly-Rosales (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 82': Albert Dikwa (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Foul by Alejandro Fuenmayor (Oakland Roots).
  • 83': Attempt missed. Robbie Mertz (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kenardo Forbes following a set piece situation.
  • 85': Edgardo Rito (Oakland Roots) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Luke Biasi replaces Toby Sims.
  • 85': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Alexander Dixon replaces Angelo Kelly-Rosales.
  • 87': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Joseph Nane replaces José Hernández.
  • 88': Foul by Joseph Nane (Oakland Roots).
  • 88': Robbie Mertz (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Alexander Dixon (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Dikwa.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Oakland Roots. Daniel Barbir tries a through ball, but Alejandro Fuenmayor is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. William Eyang replaces Daniel Rovira because of an injury.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Edward Kizza replaces Kenardo Forbes.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jesús Enríquez (Oakland Roots).
  • 90'+3': Luke Biasi (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Jesús Enríquez (Oakland Roots) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Alexander Dixon (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+5': Hand ball by Albert Dikwa (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 3, Oakland Roots 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 3, Oakland Roots 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 1
47.2 Possession 52.8
5 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
310 Accurate Passes 354
415 Passes 457
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 3
13 Crosses 21
0.0 Cross % 0.1
71 Long Balls 56
36 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 11
16 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 22
23 Effective Clearances 14
23 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Highmark Stadium
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 5,182

USL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Orange County SC 8 +4 15
2 San Antonio FC 8 +3 15
3 El Paso Locomotive FC 6 +8 13
4 Oakland Roots 7 +3 12
Full Table

Line-Ups

PIT Pittsburgh Riverhounds (5-4-1)

No. Name
26 Jahmali Waite (GK)
12 Daniel Griffin
27 Jelani Peters
3 Shane Wiedt
4 Daniel Rovira
16 Toby Sims
11 Kenardo Forbes
6 Angelo Kelly-Rosales
10 Russell Cicerone
14 Robbie Mertz
9 Albert Dikwa Lega
Pittsburgh Riverhounds Substitutes:
Kevin Silva, Luke Biasi, Marc Ybarra, Alex Dixon, Mekeil Williams, Edward Kizza, William Eyang.

OAK Oakland Roots (3-4-3)

No. Name
20 Paul Blanchette (GK)
30 Alejandro Fuenmayor
14 Daniel Barbir
6 Tarek Morad
8 José Hernández
12 Charlie Dennis
23 Guillermo Diaz
72 Edgardo Rito Yellow Card
22 Ottar Magnus Karlsson
18 Juan Azócar
10 Lindo Mfeka
Oakland Roots Substitutes:
Jesús Enríquez, Joseph Nane Fils Eone, Johnny Rodriguez, Emrah Klimenta, Mikael Johnsen, Matías Fissore, Taylor Bailey.

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