Pittsburgh Riverhounds

FINAL: Riverhounds SC 4, Las Vegas Lights FC 1

by
Dominic Campbell
May 20, 2023

FINAL: Riverhounds 4, Las Vegas Lights FC 1

Match Stats: USL Championship Match Center

Match Updates

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Update (8:54 p.m.)

90' Kizza gets so close to his hat-trick, but it goes just wide left of the post.

4-1 Riverhounds as this game winds down. @pghsoccernow

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 21, 2023

Update (8:51 p.m.)

86' Goal Las Vegas Lights.
A deflected long shot is deflected in the box and it goes by Waite for Vegas' first goal of the night.

Riverhounds still comfortably in the lead, 4-1.@pghsoccernow

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 21, 2023

Update (8:45 p.m.)

Mike DeShields comes in for Ordoñez in the 79th minute for the Riverhounds

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 21, 2023

Update (8:38 p.m.)

Second round of substitutions for the Riverhounds. https://t.co/IpSuyVaBzn

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 21, 2023

Update (8:36 p.m.)

First Round of substitutions. https://t.co/U1Pt17gOL6

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 21, 2023

Update (8:34 p.m.)

The PA announcer just said that this game for the Riverhounds is the fifth largest attendance ever. I didn't catch the number, but this is largely bolstered by the bundle package for the Columbus Crew U.S. Open Cup game next Wednesday.@pghsoccernow

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 21, 2023

Update (8:31 p.m.)

67' What looks to be the fifth goal of the night is marked offside. Kizza crossed it to Tola Showunmi, who put it in the back of the net, but the assistant ref raised his flag.@pghsoccernow

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 21, 2023

Update (8:26 p.m.)

61' Goal Rivehounds!
Danny Griffin is back with the Hounds and back scoring in the USL Championship. Forbes took a shot on and then Griffin put it in the back of the net for his first USL Goal of the season. Riverhounds up 4-0.@pghsoccernow

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 21, 2023

Update (8:23 p.m.)

60' Yellow card for Timothie Zali for the Lights. Second yellow card for them tonight.

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 21, 2023

Update (8:14 p.m.)

50' Goal Pittsburgh Riverhounds!
Arturo Ordóñez gets on the back end of a corner kick from Kenardo Forbes and heads it in for a goal. His first of the season and it makes it 3-0.@pghsoccernow

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 21, 2023

Update (8:09 p.m.)

The Riverhounds get things under way for the Second Half at 8:08 p.m.

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 21, 2023

Update (7:54 p.m.)

Halftime. Pittsburgh Riverhounds have been brilliant this half and forward Edward Kizza has a brace to put the team up 2-0 over the Las Vegas Lights.@pghsoccernow

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 20, 2023

Update (7:50 p.m.)

43' Another great chance for the Riverhounds goes without a goal. A great layoff from Kizza to Griffin, he is unable to score as his curling shot goes wide.

Griffin gets another chance shortly after and goes down in the box, but no call. @pghsoccernow

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 20, 2023

Update (7:49 p.m.)

43' Another great chance for the Riverhounds goes without a goal. A great layoff from Kizza to Griffin, he is unable to score as his curling shot goes wide.

Griffin gets another chance shortly after and goes down in the box, but no call. @pghsoccernow

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 20, 2023

Update (7:43 p.m.)

37' Dikwa in again, but puts it too far over the goal. Great attacking play by the Riverhounds right now.@pghsoccernow

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 20, 2023

Update (7:42 p.m.)

36' Good passing from the 'Hounds as Danny Griffin lays off a shot for Blackstock, who puts it too high over the goal. @pghsoccernow

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 20, 2023

Update (7:37 p.m.)

31' Goal Pittsburgh Riverhounds!

Kizza with his second! Give him a brace! A great cross in for Burke Fahling finds Kizza for a powerful header to double the 'hounds lead at 2-0.@pghsoccernow

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 20, 2023

Update (7:35 p.m.)

29' Lights forward Andrew Carleton with a better threat than Ledesma, as his shot just goes wide.

Kizza fell hard down on his head, but gets up and is ready to keep playing. @pghsoccernow

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 20, 2023

Update (7:33 p.m.)

27' Lights midfielder Emmanuel Ledesma takes a shot on, but it's far right of the goal, hardly threatening Riverhounds keeper Jahmali Waite. @pghsoccernow

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 20, 2023

Update (7:28 p.m.)

21' Goal Riverhounds!
Edward Kizza gets on to the end of a cross from Blackstock that the Lights keeper tried to punch away, by slotting it home to put the Riverhounds up 1-0.

This is Kizza's first goal in the USL Championship this season. @pghsoccernow

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 20, 2023

Update (7:22 p.m.)

16' Riverhonds Left back Nate Dos Santos puts in a cross for Dikwa, but it goes right into the Lights' keeper hands. @pghsoccernow

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 20, 2023

Update (7:18 p.m.)

11' Riverhounds striker Albert Dikwa gets an incredible chance on goal with a one-on-one with the keeper, but fails to take advantage with a poor first touch that the keeper takes easily.@pghsoccernow

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 20, 2023

Update (7:17 p.m.)

8' Free kick right outside the box for the Riverhounds as Kizza is taken down. Langston Blackstock sends it far over the goal into the Supporters' section. @pghsoccernow

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 20, 2023

Update (7:09 p.m.)

First yellow card of the game is shown to the Lights' Emmanuel Ledesma for a sliding tackle on Kizza.

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 20, 2023

Update (7:07 p.m.)

Kickoff starts tonight at 7:06. Game time temperature is 62 degrees, cloudy with winds 8 mph to the SE.

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 20, 2023

Update (7:00 p.m.)

Here is the Las Vegas Lights starting lineuphttps://t.co/G9hJehUZTa

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 20, 2023

Update (6:57 p.m.)

DZ Harmon, Trevor Zwestloot and Robbie Mertz come out from last game.
Junior Etou, Edward Kizza and Burke Fahling come in for this match.

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 20, 2023

Update (6:50 p.m.)

Here's the Riverhounds lineup tonighthttps://t.co/25377CNL8C

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 20, 2023

Update (6:49 p.m.)

The Lights are the only team in the USL Championship with no wins on the season. They also have the lowest points total in the Western Conference, with just six points on six draws

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 20, 2023

Update (6:47 p.m.)-

The Riverhounds come into this game undefeated in their last five and off back-to-back wins against the New England Revolution on the road in the U.S. Open Cup and rival Birmingham Legion last Saturday.

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 20, 2023

Update (6:45 p.m.)

I’m here covering the Riverhounds for you all. Stay tuned for updates and info throughout

Here covering my first ever Pittsburgh Riverhounds game @RiverhoundsSC for @pghsoccernow

The Riverhounds take on the Las Vegas Lights tonight here at Highmark Stadium at 7 p.m.

Stay tuned for updates and info throughout pic.twitter.com/wLIPPT5dWi

— Dominic Campbell (@DOMISMONEY) May 20, 2023

6 p.m. — What would a Hounds preview be without the Steel Army providing intel on the officiating crew…

This is Saini's 8th Hounds' match, all time.

In the previous seven, all at Highmark, the boys have six wins and one draw. He's never seen the Lights.

In 22 previous pro/Cup matches, he's never shown a straight red.

This is his first USL-C match of the season.#UNLEASH pic.twitter.com/9W7WNPXsmm

— Steel Army (@SteelArmy) May 20, 2023