It just took one goal for Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (12-4-8) to remain unbeaten at home this season, as the club defeated Loudoun United FC (5-12-5), 1-0, on Friday at Highmark Stadium. Here’s how the Hounds notched yet another three points on home turf.
5’ Steevan Dos Santos assisted by Neco Brett
One striker fed another.
With Steevan Dos Santos (green arrow) timing his run, Neco Brett (yellow arrow) lofts a ball into the 18-yard box for the Cape Verde native. The key to Dos Santos becoming open is Loudoun defender Collin Verfurth (red arrow), who moves up – perhaps to try to catch the striker offside.
However, this movement backfired and left the forward alone in a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper. Dos Santos wins the battle, placing the ball into the bottom left-hand corner for the only tally of the match.
Tale of the Tape
Loudoun battled toe-to-toe with the Hounds throughout the match, posting one less total shot (10-to-9) but one more shot on target (3-to-2). Keeping the USL newcomer in the game was its ability to keep Riverhounds SC outside of its 18-yard box. Eight of Pittsburgh’s 10 total shots came from outside of the penalty area.
Despite this, Loudoun could not come away with a point. Two of its shots on goal were saved by goalkeeper Kyle Morton, while the other was cleared in the nick of time by defender Joe Greenspan to preserve the 1-0 win.
