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Riverhounds Held to 2-2 Draw at Monterey Bay

May 6, 2023 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC News Release


SEASIDE, Calif. - A late goal cost Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC for the second road game in a row, and the team was held to a 2-2 draw in their first-ever meeting with Monterey Bay FC tonight at Cardinale Stadium.

Albert Dikwa scored twice for the Hounds (2-2-5) to pull into a tie for the USL Championship scoring lead with seven goals. Two former Hounds scored for Monterey Bay (3-2-4), Alex Dixon in the first half and Christian Volesky with the tying goal in stoppage time.

The match was the Hounds seventh on the road in the first nine matches to start the USL Championship season.

First half

Dikwa got the scoring started with a calm finish in the 16th minute, but it was the work of Kenardo Forbes that set him up. The Hounds' captain pounced quickly in midfield to force a turnover and drove at the defense before slipping a ball wide for Dikwa's finish. It was the first assist of the season for Forbes, the Hounds and league's all-time assists leader.

Dixon thought he had tied the game by getting on the end of a long pass just three minutes later, but the offside flag negated the scoring chance for Monterey Bay.

Dikwa nearly went on a breakaway by forcing a turnover of his own in the 36th minute, but Alex Lara committed a foul and took the tactical yellow card to snuff out the chance.

Dixon tied the game in the 44th minute by getting inside the box to receive a pass from Volesky, and his right-footed finish sent the game to halftime level.

Second half

Luke Biasi gave the Hounds a chance to go back in front in the 56th minute when he got inside the box on the right side of the end line and was tripped by Max Glasser, winning a penalty kick. But Union goalkeeper Antony Siaha read Dikwa's penalty kick correctly, diving low and to his left to smother the shot.

Dikwa wouldn't be denied on a corner kick in the 74th minute, however, as the striker slid to slam the ball into the net after Arturo Ordóñez's initial header was blocked in traffic.

The Hounds tried to hold on for the three points, but Adrian Rebollar got free along the goal line for Monterey Bay and fired a low, hard pass into the box that allowed Volesky to redirect into the net for a tying goal just seconds into stoppage time.

Hounds Man of the Match

Albert Dikwa moved into a share of the league lead with his sixth and seventh goals of the season, though a saved penalty prevented him from reaching his second hat trick of the season. Dikwa also was second on the team with five touches in the opponent's box and won a match-high four fouls.

What's next?

For the second straight year, the Hounds take their crack at an MLS opponent in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup when they visit the New England Revolution. The Round of 32 match will be played on Tuesday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m. at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

Riverhounds SC lineup (5-4-1) - Jahmali Waite; Langston Blackstock (Mike DeShields 78'), Nate Dossantos (Marc Ybarra 59'), Arturo Ordóñez, Pat Hogan, Luke Biasi; Danny Griffin, Trevor Zwetsloot (Joe Farrell 83'), Robbie Mertz (Edward Kizza 78'), Kenardo Forbes; Albert Dikwa

Monterey Bay FC lineup (4-2-3-1) - Antony Siaha; Grant Robinson (Max Glasser 27'), Alex Lara (Jesús Enriquez 38'), Kai Greene, Morey Doner; James Murphy, Mobi Fehr; Jason Johnson (Walker Martinez 46'), Alex Dixon (Sean Okoli 68'), Adrian Rebollar; Christian Volesky

Scoring summary

PIT - Albert Dikwa 16' (Kenardo Forbes)

MB - Alex Dixon 44' (Christian Volesky)

PIT - Albert Dikwa 74'

MB - Christian Volesky 90+1' (Adrian Rebollar)

Discipline summary

MB - Alex Lara 36' (caution - tactical foul)

PIT - Nate Dossantos 57' (caution - tactical foul)

PIT - HC Bob Lilley 57' (caution - dissent)

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