Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Pittsburgh Riverhounds (1st, 67 pts) held a 24-point advantage over Rio Grande Valley (9th, 43 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1.47 scored and 0.85 conceded per game, Rio Grande Valley 1.26 and 1.41, with the league averaging 1.37.
Pittsburgh Riverhounds's unbeaten run stood at 5.
The match was played at Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh (capacity 3,500). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.