Hounds Blank Loudoun, 3-0, to Win Second Straight Preseason Game
Published on February 16, 2022 under United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC News Release
PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC won its second consecutive preseason match by defeating fellow USL Championship side Loudoun United FC, 3-0, this afternoon at Highmark Stadium.
Wyatt Borso, Alex Dixon and William Eyang scored for the Hounds (2-0-0), who put a much more experienced side on the field for this match than in their preseason opener last weekend against Villanova.
Borso netted his second goal in as many games to open the scoring in the 24th minute. The 17-year-old forward received a diagonal ball forward on the right wing, and he placed the ball around the charging goalkeeper with his first touch.
The Hounds had other good chances in the first half, including two that struck the crossbar - a header by Russell Cicerone and a free kick by Kenardo Forbes just before the break.
Once again, the Hounds made multiple substitutions at the break, though some starters got a more extended run for the first time. Cicerone, Borso, midfielder/defender Dani Rovira, and defenders Jelani Peters and Robby Dambrot all got between 54 and 70 minutes, as the team begins to stretch out toward the March 12 season opener.
Dixon made the score 2-0 with a penalty kick in the 74th minute after Dane Kelly drew a hard foul in front of goal. It was the first goal of the preseason for Dixon, the Hounds' assists leader in 2021.
Eyang wrapped up the scoring with his first goal in a Hounds uniform. The striker, who signed with the team as a free agent, turned to lose his defender at the top of the box and scored with a hard, left-footed shot that got inside the near post in the game's final minute.
The Hounds continue preseason with a road match at 1 p.m. this Saturday, when they will travel across the river to face NCAA quarterfinalists Pitt.
Scoring summary
PIT - Wyatt Borso 24'
PIT - Alex Dixon (pen.) 74'
PIT - William Eyang 90'
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