Championship Weekend Recap
August 12, 2019 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Tampa Bay Rowdies News Release
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rowdies slipped to a third defeat of the season Saturday night, falling 1-0 to Birmingham Legion FC and into second place.
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.
Birmingham Legion FC - 1
Tampa Bay Rowdies - 0
Legion FC's Eddie Opoku scored the only goal of the match in the 49th minute as the Rowdies were kept off the scoresheet entirely. Macklin Robinson made seven saves to keep the Rowdies in it.
New York Red Bulls II - 5
Hartford Athletic - 1
New York trailed in the second half until a bizarre double red card to two of Hartford's defenders changed the match drastically. The Red Bulls now sit atop the East.
Bethlehem Steel FC - 0
Nashville SC - 0
Both teams made halftime substitutions but neither team found a way to score as they split the points in Nashville.
United Soccer League Championship Stories from August 12, 2019
- OCSC Signs Youngest Male Soccer Player Ever to Pro Contract - Orange County SC
- Indy Eleven Signs Pair of South American Strikers - Indy Eleven
- Republic FC Sign 2018 USL MVP Finalist Thomas Enevoldsen - Sacramento Republic FC
- Nashville SC Hosts Final Pop-Up Pitch of Fan Jam Series on Tuesday in Gallatin - Nashville SC
- Championship Weekend Recap - Tampa Bay Rowdies
- Three Things: Rowdies 0 - 1 Birmingham - Tampa Bay Rowdies
- Nashville SC Caps Busy Week with 0-0 Draw against Bethlehem Steel FC - Nashville SC
- T2 Defeat New Mexico United 3-2 at Providence Park - Portland Timbers 2
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