PITTSBURGH (May 23, 2017) – The Pittsburgh Riverhounds (4-4-2) travel in-state to take on the Harrisburg City Islanders (2-3-3) at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24 at FNB Field.
Looking to bounce back from a close defeat to Louisville City FC that saw their win streak come to a close at three, the Hounds head into the midweek tilt with a chance to recapture the Keystone Derby Cup, presented K&L Gates and the Pennsylvania Lottery, with their second straight win over Harrisburg. The previous meeting between the two clubs saw Pittsburgh win 1-0 at Highmark Stadium in April thanks to a second-half header by Corey Hertzog.
If the Hounds are able to pull out a victory on the road, it would be the first time in the three year existence of the Keystone Cup the winner was determined before the final head-to-head meeting of the season series – Pittsburgh won in September 2015, Harrisburg in August 2016.
The City Islanders have had mixed result as of late, going winless in their past five matches (0-2-3). At home though, the club is undefeated going 1-0-2 in three matches, including a 2-2 draw most recently against top-of-the-table Charleston Battery this past weekend. The Hounds have won only six of the 18 head-to-head meetings (6-7-5) since 2011 and have not scored more than goal against Harrisburg since September 2015.
The two teams will not meet again until the series finale on August 12 in Harrisburg.
Fans can catch all of tomorrow’s action via USL Match Center or watch the stream live on YouTube. Further details on the game can be found below.
Game Info
WHO
Pittsburgh Riverhounds at Harrisburg City Islanders
WHEN
6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24
WHERE
FNB Field
WATCH
FOLLOW
Twitter: @PghRiverhounds - #HARvPGH | #UNLEASH
What to Watch For
Team Records
Harrisburg overall record: 2-3-3
Harrisburg home record: 1-0-2
STREAK: T2
Pittsburgh overall record: 4-4-2
Pittsburgh away record: 2-1-1
STREAK: L1
Recent Head-to-Head
April 29, 2017 at Highmark Stadium
Pittsburgh 1, Harrisburg 0
Scoring Summary
PGH – Corey Hertzog 75’ (Kevin Kerr)
August 27, 2016 at FNB Field
Pittsburgh 1, Harrisburg 1
Scoring Summary
HAR – Craig Foster 65’ (Cardel Benbow)
PGH – Sergio Campbell 70’ (Danny Earls)
Season Leaders
Pittsburgh
Goals: Corey Hertzog (5)
Assists: Kevin Kerr and Marshall Hollingsworth (2)
Points: Corey Hertzog (10)
Saves: Trey Mitchell (22)
Save %: Trey Mitchell (.786)
GAA: Trey Mitchell (0.75)
Harrisburg
Goals: Aaron Wheeler (2)
Assists: Lee Nishanian, James Thomas, Jonny Mendoza, Aaron Wheeler and Pedro Ribeiro (1)
Points: Aaron Wheeler (5)
Saves: Brandon Miller (15)
Save %: Brandon Miller (.682)
GAA: Brandon Miller (1.00)
Last Time Out...
Pittsburgh
Louisville City FC 1, Pittsburgh 0
SCORING SUMMARY:
LOU – Luke Spencer 7’ (Brian Ownby)
LINEUP:
Trey Mitchell – Taylor Washington, Joe Greenspan, Lalas Abubakar, Connor Maloney (Ben Fitzpatrick 61’) – Stephen Okai, Victor Souto, Jack Thompson (Romeo Parkes 63’), Marshall Hollingsworth – Kevin Kerr, Corey Hertzog
Harrisburg
Charleston 2, Harrisburg 2
SCORING SUMMARY:
HAR – Rasheed Olabiyi 23’
CHS – Ataulla Guerra 68’ (Kotaro Higashi)
CHS – Romario Williams 69’
HAR – Jonny Mendoza 90+5’ (Aaron Wheeler)
LINEUP:
Brandon Miller – Tiago Calvano (Michael Olla 90’), Shawn McLaws, Lee Nishanian, James Thomas – Mouhamed Dabo (Paul Wilson 77’), Pedro Ribeiro, Jonathan Mendoza, Rasheed Olabiyi, Cardel Benbow – Aaron Wheeler
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