GAMEDAY: Dayton Dutch Lions at Pittsburgh Riverhounds

Posted on 05/18/2013 by Dyson

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Dayton Dutch Lions (3-2-0) at Pittsburgh Riverhounds (1-4-3)

7:00 PM – The Highmark, Pittsburgh, PA

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Credit to @KyleMcHenry

Steel Army tailgate 4:00 PM – 6:20 PM at the lot behind Saddle Ridge and Barroom in Station Square, march to commence at 6:30 PM through Station Square to the Highmark

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Watch on-line LIVE on @UNATION

The Hounds are coming off two wins–one against Phoenix FC at home last Thursday, and the most recent in the first round of the US Open Cup against the amateur club RWB Adria from Chicago.

The team is beginning to coalesce both offensively and defensively, and it is imperative that the Hounds win against Dayton today at the Highmark.

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The Hounds are only 3 points behind Dayton, and a win today would tie them with the Lions.

Expect the Hounds to come out of the gates aggressive and with a chip on their shoulder from the last time the Hounds played the Lions in Dayton.

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GAMEDAY – US Open Cup, Round 1 – RWB Adria at Pittsburgh Riverhounds

Posted on 05/14/2013 by Dyson

By @SAdyson

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RWB Adria at Pittsburgh Riverhounds

7:00 PM – Highmark Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA

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The Hounds are coming off a huge win against Phoenix FC, 2-1. In front of a home crowd, Jose Angulo scored twice and the Hounds’ D, led by Andrew Marshall and Sterling Flunder, kept the Wolves blanked for almost 90 minutes.

Now, the US Open Cup begins. As we know, anything can happen in these games. A team from rural Michigan, Chattanooga, or God-knows-where-else can easily pose a threat to the Hounds’ chances in the Cup.

Today, the Hounds square off against RWB Adria, a small, NSL club from Chicago that was founded by Croatian immigrants and actually still has some Croatians rostered. The Hounds need to take care of business early to make sure that Adria does not hang around in this game for very long.

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GAMEDAY: Phoenix FC Wolves at Pittsburgh Riverhounds

Posted on 05/09/2013 by Dyson

By @SAdyson

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Phoenix FC Wolves (2-3-2) at Pittsburgh Riverhounds (0-4-3)

7:00 PM – Highmark Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA

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Steel Army pre-game festivities at Buckhead Saloon in Station Square – $2 Miller Lite Drafts

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The Hounds survived a westward trip to snatch two points away from Phoenix FC and LA Blues. In both games, the Hounds made several adjustments to their line-ups and tactics to clamp down on defense.

This is only the second home game at the Highmark this season. The bad taste is still in all of our mouths, seeing Lucky Mkosana rain on our parade and do that stupid microphone thing with the corner flag.

This is a chance for the Hounds to redeem themselves in front of the fans that, although excited for the new stadium, left on April 13th disappointed to not see a win at home.

Phoenix FC will come hungry for a win, having outplayed the Hounds for almost the entire game in Phoenix only to come up short of three points. The Hounds offense is beginning to click, and it is only a matter of time before the talent assembled by Kutney and Evans begins to fire on all cylinders.

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VOTE: Steel Army-Ruffneck Scarves Contest

Posted on 05/07/2013 by steelarmy

By @SAdyson

The entries are in. Vote for your favorite design from those submitted by Hounds fans using the poll below. Remember, the selected design will be featured on an exclusive Ruffneck scarf for the 2013 season!

The winner will be chosen Tuesday May 14 based on the highest number of votes. The spaces on the left and right sides of the scarves have been left empty for the Steel Army logo and the Ruffneck Scarves logo.

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#UNLEASH the votes

RECAP: Apotheosis, Hounds Draw 0-0

Posted on 05/06/2013 by Dyson

By @SAdyson

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Noun: The elevation of someone to divine status; deification.

What a statement by Jason Kutney. Instead of going down into the locker room to give the boys a pep-talk before the match, he suited up and joined the Hounds on the pitch against the LA Blues.

Tweets back and forth between myself and Chris DeVivo, media guy for the Highmark, at the beginning of April:

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Definitely a leader.

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Even though the Hounds didn’t bring back a win from their westward excursion, they at least brought back 2 points. The announcer on USL Live kept commenting on how the defense looked more “compact,” and it showed in the fact that the Hounds made the LA Blues–who currently sit at 2nd on the table–look quite ordinary.

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