The Basics
Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Richmond Kickers
Saturday, September 22, 7:30 p.m. ET
Al Lang Stadium, St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Tickets
Tickets for Saturday’s match are available by calling (727) 222-2000 or clicking here. Gates open at 6 p.m.
How to Watch
In addition to thisTV Tampa Bay, the match will be broadcast online on ESPN+ (subscription required), the official streaming partner of the USL, here. International viewers in regions where ESPN+ is not offered can watch the match here. Fans in the Tampa Bay area can also listen to the game live on WHNZ 1250 AM.
Parking
There are several options for parking at Al Lang Stadium and around downtown. Parking in Lot A, right in front of the stadium, is for PASS HOLDERS ONLY and opens at 4 p.m. For more parking options, click here.
Records
Tampa Bay: 10-12-7 (W-L-T), 11th place; 6-4-5 at home
Richmond: 6-19-4 (W-L-T), 15th place; 1-12-1 on road
Rowdies Notes
The Rowdies picked up an impressive 2-1 road win against Nashville SC on Tuesday night, with a Georgi Hristov penalty kick and a Nashville own goal forced by Junior Flemmings carrying the Rowdies to victory.
Tampa Bay has now won back-to-back matches for the first time since March 17 and 24, the first two weeks of the season. The Rowdies haven’t won three consecutive matches since July 22-August 5 of last season when they beat the Charleston Battery 2-0, Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2-0 and Penn FC (then the Harrisburg City Islanders) 3-0 in a three-game home stand.
Hristov’s penalty was the result of a brilliant through ball from Kwadwo Poku that played Hristov into the box where he was clipped by Nashville goalkeeper Matt Pickens. The goal was his seventh of the season, moving him into first place alone as the Rowdies’ leading goal scorer this season. It was his first goal since July 21.
Midfielder Lance Rozeboom made his first start since June 2 when he sustained a knee sprain. Rozeboom played four minutes off the bench last weekend before being thrust into the starting lineup and playing the full 90 minutes on Tuesday night. He completed 85.7 percent of his passes and won three of his four aerial duels while also making two interceptions.
Midfielder Dominic Oduro is eligible to return to action after serving a one-game suspension Tuesday night due to yellow card accumulation. Oduro had played every minute of 14-consecutive matches spanning from his Rowdies debut June 27 to his suspension.
Midfielder Joe Cole is on a suspension warning for yellow card accumulation. Should he be booked in this match, he will be suspended for Wednesday’s trip to play the Indy Eleven.
Defender Zac Portillos was named to the USL Team of the Week for the first time on Tuesday afternoon for his performance last weekend.
Forward Jaime Chavez could make his debut. He was on the bench in each of the last two matches without entering the match. Chavez signed with the Rowdies on September 14.
Injury Report: OUT: D David Najem (torn ACL, April 14)
D Kyle Curinga (sprained ankle, May 12)
F Stefano Bonomo (left ankle, August 22)
