USL Tampa Bay Rowdies

Championship Weekend Recap

July 29, 2019 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Tampa Bay Rowdies News Release


ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rowdies suffered their first road defeat of the season Friday night, falling 2-0 to the New York Red Bulls II in New Jersey.

For a full wrap on the biggest storylines from around the league, click here. Here's a look at how the matches we highlighted last week ended up.

Tampa Bay Rowdies - 0

New York Red Bulls II - 2

A pair of Mathias Jorgensen goals doomed the Rowdies to defeat, tightening things at the top of the table. Tampa Bay still leads New York by two points.

Indy Eleven - 0

Nashville SC - 2

Nashville scored twice in the first half and coasted to a big victory at home. Eleven coach Martin Rennie was dismissed at halftime, with former Rowdies midfielder (and now Indy assistant coach) Juan Guerra taking over for the second half.

Ottawa Fury FC - 0

Memphis 901 FC - 2

Ottawa slid a touch further down the table to seventh with a road loss in Memphis, while the home team kept some faint hope of qualifying the playoffs alive. Memphis is currently six points behind 10th placed Saint Louis having played one more match.




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