Match summary
Before kickoff, Orange County were 14th in the table but 24th on points from the last five league games.
Orange County vs Pittsburgh RiverhoundsResult, Lineups & H2H
- Bazini90'
Championship Soccer Stadium at OC Great Park
Orange County vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- This win ended Orange County's 7-match winless run in the USL Championship (United States).Run from 2026-08-09: 2D 5L; league matches of this season only.
- Yaniv Bazini's 90th-minute goal decided the match.Orange County's goal 1 of 1 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 1-0 final score.
- Orange County moved from 14th to 9th in the USL Championship (United States) table with this result.5 places up. Table rebuilt from 316 results before kickoff and 319 after it (including 2 matches played at the same time); 25 teams; 39 points after 26 matches.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Orange County0W 2D 3L
Orange CountyPittsburgh Riverhounds
2Pointsof 157
3Goals scored3
15Goals conceded3
0Clean sheets3
7Without a win1
7Conceded in a row1
Head to head2 meetings · Mar 2024 – Aug 2025
- Orange County wins
- 1
- Draws
- 1
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds wins
- 0
2goals per meeting
50%both teams scored
0%3+ goals
0%won by the host
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 316 earlier results
Orange CountyPittsburgh Riverhounds
#14Position#12
36Points25 v 25 games37
-6Goal difference+2
1.36Scored per gameleague avg 1.361.04
1.6Conceded per game0.96
#24Form table position#9
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Orange CountyPittsburgh Riverhounds
- Goal · Orange County · Yaniv Bazini1-090'
- Substitution · Orange County · Mataeo Bunbury · InOut: Chris Hegardt86'
- 85'Substitution · Pittsburgh Riverhounds · J. Etou · InOut: Charles Ahl
- 80'Yellow Card · Pittsburgh Riverhounds · J. Wälti
- 78'Substitution · Pittsburgh Riverhounds · T. Amann · InOut: Albert Dikwa
- Substitution · Orange County · Efren Solis · InOut: Marcelo Palomino71'
- Substitution · Orange County · Yaniv Bazini · InOut: Lyam MacKinnon63'
- 63'Substitution · Pittsburgh Riverhounds · Eliot Goldthorp · InOut: Yu Tsukanome
- Substitution · Orange County · Sydney Wathuta · InOut: Mouhamadou War63'
- Substitution · Orange County · Stephen Kelly · InOut: Kevin Partida46'
- Yellow Card · Orange County · Marcelo Palomino45'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Orange CountyPittsburgh Riverhounds
58%Ball Possession42%
10Shots Total14
2Shots On Target3
5Corners2
21Fouls14
1Yellow Cards1
1Offsides2
3Saves1
484Passes358
4Shots Off Target6
97Attacks82
55Dangerous Attacks42
5Shots Inside Box12
5Shots Outside Box2
1Goals0
14Free Kicks21
4Shots Blocked5
5Substitutions3
4Tackles17
420Accurate Passes290
1Injuries0
20Total Crosses15
2Accurate Crosses8
8Interceptions6
34Duels Won53
0Big Chances Created5
0Big Chances Missed5
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-4-2 · 4-3-3
Manager: Juan Guerra Piñero
Starting XI
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TE
Tyson Espy6.5
Substitutes
-
GD
Grayson Doody-
SW
Sydney Wathuta6.8
-
YB
Yaniv Bazini7.3
-
MB
Mataeo Bunbury-
ES
Efren Solis6.7
-
FO
Finn O'Brien-
TK
Tetsuya KadonoManager: Rob Vincent
Starting XI
-
OM
Owen Thomas Mikoy6.9
-
YT
Yu Tsukanome7.2
Substitutes
-
JG
J. Garcia-
MS
Mike SheridanPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 22(83%) | - | 1/1 | |
Yaniv Bazini FW | 7.3 | 27' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 5(40%) | - | 4/7 |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 71(83%) | - | 3/9 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 80(95%) | - | 4/12 | |
| 7.1 | 71' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 28(89%) | - | 5/7 | |
| 7.0 | 86' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 33(82%) | - | 3/7 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 50(92%) | 1 | 3/10 | |
Sydney Wathuta FW | 6.8 | 27' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 15(100%) | - | 1/1 |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 41(73%) | 1 | 3/5 | |
| 6.7 | 46' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 25(96%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 6.7 | 44' | 0 | 0 | - | 27(86%) | 1 | 1/3 | |
Efren Solis MF | 6.7 | 19' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(75%) | 1 | 1/2 |
| 6.6 | 63' | 0 | 0 | - | 19(84%) | - | 1/5 | |
| 6.5 | 63' | 0 | 0 | - | 8(75%) | - | 0/4 | |
Tyson Espy DF | 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 55(87%) | - | 2/5 |
Mataeo Bunbury FW | - | 4' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(50%) | - | 1/1 |
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