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Pittsburgh Riverhounds win USL Championship title after defeating FC Tulsa in penalty shootout<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTHE COMMUNITY GATHERED FOR A SENDOFF. WITH DRUMS PLAYING. AND FANS CHEERING, LET\u2019S GO HOUNDS! THE PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS ARE TRYING TO MAKE THEIR MARK BY WINNING THE USL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE BECAUSE THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THE BIGGEST MOMENT IN THEIR HISTORY. AND FOR THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH AND ITS SPORTS TEAMS, YOU KNOW, THE BIGGEST MOMENT PROBABLY SINCE THE STANLEY CUP RUN IN 2017, MATTHEW BALDWIN IS SUCH A BIG FAN. HE WANTS HIS SIX MONTH OLD SON TO CARRY ON THE TRADITION OF SUPPORTING PITTSBURGH SOCCER. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT? I KNOW YOU\u2019RE EXCITED. I THINK THAT\u2019S HIM SAYING IT\u2019S NIL NIL. SO I THINK HE\u2019S GOING TO GO FOR ANOTHER PENALTY SHOOTOUT. THAT LOOK SAYS IT ALL. HE AGREES WITH DAD, ANOTHER FAN THAT WASN\u2019T LOST FOR WORDS. CHEYENNE, BECAUSE I WANT TO SEE THE RIVERHOUNDS IN THE RIVERHOUNDS WANTED TO SEE CHEYENNE. PLAYERS MAKING SURE TO GREET THEIR BIGGEST LITTLE FAN WHILE THEY GET READY FOR THEIR BIGGEST MATCH OF THE YEAR. ROBBIE MERTZ KNOWS ALL ABOUT GETTING A WIN. THE PITTSBURGH NATIVE SCORED THE ONLY GOAL IN SATURDAY\u2019S CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH THAT SENT THE TEAM INTO THE FINALS AGAINST FC TULSA. I THINK WE FEEL CONFIDENT IN WHAT WE\u2019VE BEEN DOING AND SO WE\u2019RE READY TO LAY IT ALL ON THE LINE WITH TEAMMATES LIKE AUGGIE WILLIAMS, GRATEFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT, TOO. I\u2019M EXCITED, YOU KNOW, JUST TO SEE THIS, IT\u2019S A BOOST FOR US GOING IN THERE MAKES US FEEL GOOD THAT WE HAVE STILL ARMY. WE HAVE THE SUPPORT BEHIND US. SO I\u2019M HAPPY TO SEE THIS AND WE\u2019RE EXCITED TO GO PLAY. PLAY WHAT WE LOVE IS PART OF THE GROUP OF FANS CALLED THE STEEL ARMY, THAT WILL TRAVEL TO SEE THE RIVERHOUNDS PLAY IN OKLAHOMA. IT\u2019S ABSOLUTELY UNREAL AT THE MOMENT. I\u2019M GOING ON THE BUS. YEAH, THE BUS. TOMORROW WE LEAVE AT 4 P.M. AND ARRIVE SATURDAY MORNING IN TULSA. THE MATCH IS THIS SATURDAY, COVERI\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh Riverhounds win USL Championship title after defeating FC Tulsa in penalty shootout<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Pittsburgh Riverhounds won the USL Championship title Saturday. RELATED VIDEO: Pittsburgh Riverhounds get a big send-off for USL Championship Final In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the team said it will now be bringing the trophy back to Pittsburgh after beating FC Tulsa in a penalty kick shootout. The hounds played in Oklahoma against FC Tulsa, who had defeated New Mexico United, 3-0, in the Western Conference final.This article will be updated with more information on the game once made available. Please refresh for the latest. Looking for more news in your area | Subscribe to the WTAE YouTube Channel\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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The Pittsburgh Riverhounds won the USL Championship title Saturday. <\/p>\n

RELATED VIDEO: Pittsburgh Riverhounds get a big send-off for USL Championship Final <\/p>\n

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the team said it will now be bringing the trophy back to Pittsburgh after beating FC Tulsa in a penalty kick shootout. <\/p>\n

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The hounds played in Oklahoma against FC Tulsa, who had defeated New Mexico United, 3-0, in the Western Conference final.<\/p>\n

This article will be updated with more information on the game once made available. Please refresh for the latest. <\/p>\n

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