ST. PETERSBURG — The Tampa Bay Rowdies are just one win away from clinching the top spot in the division following an entertaining 4-2 win over Charleston Battery on Thursday night. Possession was key for the Rowdies, a big shift from the match last weekend between the two teams. From there dominating the match inContinue reading “Controlling the ball gets Rowdies magic number to one”
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Clinical Nashville punish Miami
FORT LAUDERDALE— While Inter Miami CF finished the game with 10 men only one of the five goals it conceded to Nashville SC came after that 86th-minute red card which simply reflected the frustration Miami had. It wasn’t that they were outplayed in every area, despite the 5-1 scoreline, it was simply that Nashville createdContinue reading “Clinical Nashville punish Miami”
Accurate crossing makes up for other deficiencies for Rowdies against Atlanta
KENNESAW, Ga. — Following up from the dominance of the New York Red Bulls II match the Atlanta United 2 game was always going to bring the Tampa Bay Rowdies down to earth somewhat. Thankfully for the Rowdies that wasn’t on the scoreboard but in a lot of areas they were outplayed meaning a fewContinue reading “Accurate crossing makes up for other deficiencies for Rowdies against Atlanta”
Two-man deficit too much for Orlando City
ORLANDO — It was always going to be hard when Nani was sent off in the 35th minute and Orlando ended up finishing with nine men which saw Montreal take a 4-2 win over the Lions. So apart from the obvious what went wrong? Ultimately everything that led to the Montreal win came because ofContinue reading “Two-man deficit too much for Orlando City”
Duels help Rowdies dominate Baby Bulls
ST. PETERSBURG — The Tampa Bay Rowdies demolished New York Red Bulls II on Saturday and it’s easy to just say this was because of good shooting. While that was certainly part of it aerial duels were the key to laying a platform that could lead to good shooting. Aerial duels is a statistic withContinue reading “Duels help Rowdies dominate Baby Bulls”
Strong defense sees Rowdies get through the Battery
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Despite the Charleston Battery having a very defensive name it was the Tampa Bay Rowdies who held firm defensively on Tuesday to pull out a 1-0 win. It was the defense that led to the success of the visitors, continuing the trend. Interceptions were a key part in stopping the Battery, denyingContinue reading “Strong defense sees Rowdies get through the Battery”
Rowdies use aerial dominance to overcome possession gap
ST. PETERSBURG — The Tampa Bay Rowdies celebrated Pride Night by taking down the Oakland Roots on Friday night and it was a clinical performance that saw them take the win at Al Lang Stadium. Clinical upfront and at the back, it was dominance in the air that helped the hosts control the match andContinue reading “Rowdies use aerial dominance to overcome possession gap”
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