2016 Rowdies Game Thread

GOAL! Cole finds Chavez on the back post with another nicely placed free kick. 1-0 Rowdies. Good start on the road hoping for that first Fall road win.

28' - ROWDIES GOAL! @chavo_6 makes it 1-0 over @IndyEleven. pic.twitter.com/9DhTVpbOkB

— Tampa Bay Rowdies (@TampaBayRowdies) September 4, 2016

 

********ing garbage goal to give up. Three turnovers in a row. Just boot it out for Christ's sake.

 

Cheap whack on Cole just outside the box, not called.

 

We have the uncanny ability to miss everyone in the box almost every time with our crosses.

 

Bleh. A road point wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't at the end of a massive road losing streak.

 

GAME TIME: Saturday, September 10, 2016, 7:30 p.m. ET.

STADIUM: Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium, Bayamon, Puerto Rico

TV: None

STREAM: ESPN3

Let's repeat what we did at Al Lang and put another 3 spot on them. 0-2-4 (W-D-L) all time in Puerto Rico.

 

Rowdies subs: GK Glodack; D Sanfilippo; M Ramirez, Guerra, Adu, Savage; F Preciado

 

Kind of tired of seeing Vingaard get automatic starts, personally.

 

Took them 20 mins to get the audio on this broadcast right. Sheesh.

 

Freddy is in to save this game in the last 10 minutes.

 

Oh man I was so sure Adu was going to score but he chested the ball down too far away from himself.

 

GAME TIME: Saturday, September 17, 2016, 7:30 p.m. ET.

STADIUM: Al Lang Stadium, St. Petersburg, Fla.

TV: Bright House Sports Network (local)

STREAM: ESPN3

The RailHawks have owned us so far this year, outscoring us 7-2 in two losses. Not holding out much hope for this one, except for the motivation of raising money for pediatric cancer research ($10K for a sellout, $5K for a win, and $1K per goal). Do it for Cole! Eicher that is...

 

Rowdies subs: GK Glodack; M Adu, Guerra, Ramirez, Savage, Nanchoff; F Preciado

 

Start him in the second half if we don't score!

 

Wtf ref! Pretty blatant takedown of Cole right on the edge of the box or inside.

 

GOAL! Darnell King finds Avila all alone on the back post for an easy tap in. Great cross. 1-0 Rowdies.

 

WATCH | Eric Avila fires home the opener for the Rowdies. 1-0 #TBRvCAR https://t.co/fMIjWFhtW2

— NASL (@naslofficial) September 18, 2016

 

Preciado almost had a golazo, makes a turn towards goal at the top of the box and fires a laser off the crossbar. Need more of that on this team IMO.

 

Rowdies WIN! Carolina basically had nothing in the second half.

 

GAME TIME: Saturday, September 24, 2016, 7 p.m. ET.

STADIUM: Central Broward Park, Lauderhill, Fla.

TV: None

STREAM: ESPN3

The Rowdies are looking for a sweep of the Strikers, with a 2-1 win at home and 1-0 win on the road previously. A win puts them within a point of a playoff spot barring Minnesota's result at Ottawa. It also would vault them to the top of the Coastal Cup standings.