Takeaways
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC: The Hounds weathered an early run of pressure from Hartford and from there were impressive in dictating the flow of the game, and while they were unable to find a decisive moment in attack in regulation, they claimed the shootout in impressive fashion.
Hartford Athletic: The visitors were unable to find enough in the attacking third as the game went on, and were held without a shot in both periods of extra time as what was a breakthrough season at Trinity Health Stadium came to an end.
Key moment
Pittsburgh goalkeeper Eric Dick denied Hartford’s Hadji Barry in the opening shot of the shootout to set his side up for victory with four consecutive goals from the spot.
Key stat
Pittsburgh’s midfield and defense restricted Hartford to only seven touches in the penalty area and only one shot inside the box, holding Athletic to a 0.34xG mark across 120 minutes.
USLChampionship.com Player of the Match
Eric Dick, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC – Dick recorded a three-save shutout in regulation and extra time before recording the decisive save in the shootout for the hosts.
Scoring Summary
No Scoring
Penalty Shootout
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC – Bertin Jacquesson, scored; Robbie Mertz, scored; Augustine Williams, scored; Sean Suber, scored
Hartford Athletic – Hadji Barry, saved; Joe Farrell, scored; Jack Panayotou, scored; Samuel Careaga, missed