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Yahoo
20-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
RIFC and Hartford's rivalry match flopped; Here's what happened
PAWTUCKET — Rhode Island FC struggled again offensively. And Hartford Athletic was content with a draw. Saturday afternoon's Derby Match was the antithesis of a rivalry game. The final result was unfortunate for USL Championship soccer as dives and delays marked the final 45 minutes of a scoreless draw at Centreville Bank Stadium. The first scoring chance, for either side, didn't arrive until the 70th minute. Albert Dikwa's shot from the box was denied by Antony Siaha as the Hartford goalie kicked away a sure score. It incited more crowd noise than anything else that had happened in the match to that point. The announced attendance of 10,619 shouldn't need to wait 70 minutes for something exciting on a postcard day in Pawtucket. Instead, fans saw 36 combined fouls and 12 minutes of second-half stoppage. 'It's not good [for soccer],' RIFC coach, Khano Smith said of the play. 'Fans come to be entertained and for me, it's fast and aggressive [play]. It's shots on goal and it's crosses. When the ball is out-of-play and people are laying on the ground, it's so frustrating, but the rules of the game don't help. For me, the game should be played fast. 'If the officials don't do anything about it, the players are going to do it. They need to warn them, give yellow cards and speed the game up.' Smith's right. The USL bears some responsibility as it just fumbled a chance to grow the league and the rivalry. The neighboring clubs secured a nationally televised match on CBS. And Hartford didn't manage a shot on goal and only five shots total. RIFC opened the field in the second half as JJ Williams subbed on for the home side but even then, they only finished with three shots on target. Williams' free kick, from outside the box, nearly lifted RIFC as the striker found the far post before Siaha made the stop. Williams was a breath of fresh air in his direct play that Smith desires. 'Disappointed to not get three points, but we were better in the second half,' Smith said. 'We created enough to win the game, but unfortunately when you don't take opportunities and don't score, especially at home, you won't win.' Rhode Island, who is tied for second to last in goals scored, has been without Williams' direction this season as he rehabbed from a calf strain. Hartford never had any offensive direction and seemed happy with its 41.8% possession. 'Our fans showed up once again,' Smith said. 'For us, we haven't probably given them the results that they want. But they keep showing up and it's another sell out.' Siaha earned a yellow card in the 112th minute for his extracurricular postgame celebration. Celebrating a scoreless draw, rivalry or not, should earn a card every match. Hartford returns to Pawtucket next Saturday for the Jägermeister Cup, we should all hope for a better product. This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: RIFC and Hartford's rivalry match didn't meet expectations
CBS News
05-07-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Watch Live: Detroit City FC vs. Oakland Roots
Detroit City Football Club returns to USL Championship league play, as they head out to the West Coast to face off against Oakland Roots SC on Saturday night. Kickoff from the historic Oakland Coliseum is set for 10 p.m., with local broadcast coverage on CW Detroit 50 (WKBD-TV). For Michigan residents, the match is free to stream on Detroit City heads into this match after an exhilarating penalty kick victory in the USL Jägermeister Cup on Saturday against Hartford Athletic. Matt Sheldon's brace sent the game into penalties, and a crucial save by Carlos Herrera allowed Michael Bryant to seal the victory with a successful penalty. The extra point sees Detroit City stay alive in the Jägermeister Cup, leaving the group to be decided in the final match week at the end of July. For his performance on Saturday, Matt Sheldon earned a spot in the Team of the Round for Round 3 of the 2025 USL Jägermeister Cup. In addition to his two goals, Sheldon had a 70% passing accuracy rate and won eight duels. Round 3 of the 2025 USL Jägermeister Cup. In addition to his two goals, Sheldon had a 70% passing accuracy rate and won eight duels. Oakland Roots currently sit at the bottom of the Western Conference table with 14 points, but with only six points separating them from fifth-place Phoenix Rising FC, one win could shift the table dramatically. Oakland picked up a win in the Jägermeister Cup last weekend with a 2-1 victory over Monterey Bay FC. The match will see Detroit City face off against a familiar face, Morey Doner. The defender joined Oakland this past May, having made seven appearances and scored one goal for Le Rouge. So far in Oakland, Doner has played in five matches, accumulating two goals and one assist. These two sides have faced off five times, going back to the NISA Fall Season in 2020. Detroit City has picked up three victories, with the other two ending in draws. The most significant match between these two sides occurred on October 2, 2020, in the NISA Fall Championship Game. After going down 1-0 in the first half, a goal from Shawn-Claud Lawson in the 65th minute and a Ryan Peterson goal in the 85th minute saw Detroit City claim the Fall Championship. Detroit City returns to Keyworth next Saturday, July 12, to face Hartford Athletic at 7 pm, opening a three-game home stand. Tickets for all Detroit City matches are available at For more information about Detroit City FC, visit and follow @DetroitCityFC on X and Facebook and @detroitcityfootballclub on Instagram.
Boston Globe
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Cambridge's Jack Panayotou loaned by Revolution to USL's Hartford Athletic
Advertisement Panayotou made 12 appearances across a pair of loan stints with Rhode Island FC last summer, including the second half of the first-year team's Hartford Athletic is 1-4-0 to begin its season in the USL Championship, 11th in the 12-team Eastern Conference. It hosts the Portland Hearts of Pine, playing their first season in the lower-level USL League One, on Saturday in the opening match of the annual USL Cup. The Revolution (3-4-1) sit 11th in the MLS Eastern Conference, but have won three of their last four. They visit East-leading Charlotte FC, which has a spotless 5-0-0 record at Bank of America Stadium this season, on Saturday night. Advertisement
