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Hounds Scrap to Nil-Nil Draw in Rochester

July 23, 2017 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (July 22, 2017) - The Pittsburgh Riverhounds (5-7-7) captured their third straight draw, scrapping to a nil-nil result against the Rochester Rhinos (6-3-8) at Capelli Sport Stadium.

Pitting two of the top defensive units in the Eastern Conference against each other, the Hounds left Rochester with at least a point for the first time since the 2014 season and only the second time since the current era of the USL began play in 2011. The clean sheet effort was also the club's seventh on the season, the most since the 2013 squad also captured seven shutouts in 26 games played.

Despite being out possessed 57-43 percent by the Rhinos, the Hounds finished the match leading in both shots (11-7) and shots on goal (4-2). Rochester goalkeeper Tomas Gomez, last season's Golden Glove winner, stymied the Hounds attack all night and made multiple key saves to secure his league-leading eighth shutout of the season.

After a tightly-contested first 45 minutes, play opened up a bit to start the second half with both teams sharing bouts of sustained possession within their opponent's respective defensive thirds. However, the possession brought nothing in the way of chances, as both teams on multiple occasions were unable to connect on the final touch for a shot on frame.

The first chance of the night for the Hounds came by the way of Kay Banjo in the 54th minute - starting in his first match since returning from a knee injury on July 15. The rookie forward received a beautiful through-ball from Romeo Parkes at the top of the box, one-touching the ball down for a shot directly on Gomez, who made a quick move to his left to corral the shot.

Leveling out a bit after Banjo's take, the waning moments of the match brought a frantic pace of play with Parkes having perhaps the best chance of the night for either side. Settling down a deflected ball at the top of the half-circle, Parkes turned to uncork a left-footed strike ticketed for the right side of the goal. Unfortunately, Gomez again was there to make his fourth and final save of the night, lunging to his left for an impressive p ;

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