May 29, 2022 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC News Release
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC twice rallied to earn a 2-2 draw at Miami FC in a game that featured multiple delays and finished minutes into Sunday morning at Riccardo Silva Stadium in Miami, Fla.
Russell Cicerone and Alex Dixon scored for the Hounds (7-3-2), who ended a three-match road losing streak by taking a point from the game. Junior Palacios and Adonijah Reid scored for Miami (5-4-4), which took a 2-1 lead to halftime.
The start of the match was delayed by 2 hours, 51 minutes as a result of lightning and severe storms passing through the Miami-Dade County area, but the match was finally able to begin just before 10 p.m.
First half
The Hounds should have had the game’s opening goal after Cicerone made a diagonal run into the box and was taken down by Speedy Williams to win a penalty kick. Dixon stepped up to take the 17th-minute shot, but his attempt down the middle was stopped by Connor Sparrow, who held his ground rather than diving to a side.
Miami then got on the board in the 24th minute from their second corner kick of the game, as Palacios barreled into the box to meet Aedan Stanley’s delivery for his first professional goal.
The Hounds then got level in the 38th minute after Dane Kelly elevated to beat Sparrow to a high cross. Kelly’s header fell to Dixon, who ripped a shot that struck the body of Cicerone and deflected into the net.
Miami retook the lead in first-half stoppage time, however, as Joshua Pérez got behind the left side of the defense. Kevin Silva made the initial save, but Reid tapped the ball into the open net on the rebound.
Second half
The start of the second half also had a short delay of 15 minutes as the lights at Riccardo Silva Stadium switched off at 11 p.m., just as the players were retaking the field to resume play.
Once play resumed, it didn’t take long for the Hounds to pull level, as Dixon received a long, diagonal pass from Cicerone…
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