Match Report
7 points and 9 places separated them: Oakland Roots 19th with 27, Pittsburgh Riverhounds 10th with 34. Oakland Roots's recent output outran their position: 14th on form over five rounds, 19th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Oakland Roots 1.22 scored and 1.35 conceded per game, Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1.09 and 1, with the league averaging 1.36.
Defeat had followed defeat for Oakland Roots — three in succession.
On the scoreboard, Pittsburgh Riverhounds led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Eliot Goldthorp (20')
Key stats
Possession: Oakland Roots 73% · Pittsburgh Riverhounds 27% · Total shots: 6-5 · On target: 0-2 · Corners: 4-0




