Lou City 0 - Pittsburgh 2 As It Happened
Lou City lined up as:
12-Faundez, 2-McFadden, 4-Totsch, 6-Duncan, 8-T Davila, 14-Showunmi, 15-Perez, 16-Moguel, 25-Wilson, 47-Akale, 32-Adams (C)
2nd Minute
Early corner for City. Nothing doing.
7th Minute
Lou City steals the ball during the press but Tola plays a bizarre pass that goes out for a goal kick.
9th Minute
Goal. Lou City doesn't deal with a set piece well at all and Faundez doesn't get near the ball at it gets headed in.
Lou City 0 - Pittsburgh 1
11th Minutes
Corner. Nothing.
16th Minute
City mount a ferocious attack in front of goal but just can't quite make one go in.
17th Minute
Another good chance in front of goal but City just can't quite find the last touch to find the net.
22nd Minute
Davila the Elder's shot goes wide. Tola is over passing and needs to pull the trigger on one.
27th Minute
Akale's on target shot is saved.
28th Minute
Perez's on target shot is saved.
30th Minute
Wilson's shot is saved
35th Minute
Lou City scrambles one out for a Pittsburgh corner.
38th Minute
McFadden sends in a cross way too close to the keeper.
39th Minute
Lou City gets fortunate when the ball hits the crossbar and Faundez covers.
44th Minute
Totsch's on target shot is saved.
Halftime
Lou City 0 - Pittsburgh 1
Lou City gets a lot of shots on target but none of them find the back of the net.
46th Minute
Donovan in for Wilson and Davila the Meaner in for Akale.
47th Minute
Moguel fires one in that is definitely not on target.
51st Minute
City scrambles again to keep one out.
52nd Minute
Goal. Bassett sends a rocket past Faundez and he doesn't have a chance.
Lou City 0 - Pittsburgh 2
54th Minute
I wonder if the pizza line is still busy...nope. Pizza time!
57th Minute
Donovan nods one over the bar.
63rd Minute
A City free kick comes to nothing.
67th Minute
Tola gets a head on one but can't direct it on target.
71st Minute
Tola gets a boot on a cross but with no real conviction.
72nd Minute
Serrano in for Duncan.
73rd Minute
The two Lou City Frenchman are giving the AR hell and he absolutely deserves it because he misses it when the ball is fumbled over the goal line by the Pittsburgh keeper. He must have had his thumb up his ass with his eyes closed. To be fair, it was up there most of the time not just on this play.
74th Minute
All kinds of stuff happen in front of goal with both Donovan and McFadden getting chances but the ball ultimately goes out for a corner.
Dia on for Moguel.
75th Minute
These referees are balless.
80th Minute
Davila the Elder's shot is saved out for a corner. From the corner, McFadden's header is off target.
81st Minute
Serrano's shot is off target. It just seems like one of those nights.
87th Minute
Huerman in for Adams.
Stoppage Time
Serrano's effort from distance goes wide.
Huerman's shot is blocked.
Huerman sends one over the bar.
Full Time
You have to credit to Pittsburgh. They set up to defend and they did defend well. At least 40% of it was legal. This group of cowardly officials were never going to make a brave call, but Lou City weren't really clinical enough to win. After the match Davila the Elder, Adams, and Coach Simon all lamented that City weren't decisive enough in attack and need to be better on defending set pieces.
All that you can say was…that was ruff…get it?
