Match Report
San Antonio went into the game 5th in the table on 40 points; Pittsburgh Riverhounds sat 5th on 44 — a 4-point gap. Recent form told a different story for San Antonio: only 22nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Scoring rates set the scale: San Antonio 1.3 scored and 1.27 conceded per game, Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1.07 and 0.93, with the league averaging 1.35.
San Antonio had not lost in 5 games, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
The referee was A. Ndiaye, with 34 matches in our database and 3.5 yellows per game on average. Toyota Field in San Antonio staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
San Antonio: Jorge Hernandez (54'), Luke Haakenson (88')