September 2, 2022 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – Tampa Bay Rowdies News Release
Matchday 27 Info
Tampa Bay Rowdies vs Las Vegas Lights FC
Saturday, September 3, 7:30 p.m. ET
St. Petersburg, FL, Al Lang Stadium
Tickets: Fans can purchase tickets for the match here or at the Al Lang Stadium box office starting at 4 pm on matchday.
C&C Lemonade Factory: September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and the Rowdies are proud to support this cause with C&C Lemonade Factory. Stop by the pop-up lemonade stand at Al Lang and make a donation.
Pre-game: Get set for the match with the pregame show hosted by The Unused Substitutes podcast. Tune in live starting at 6:30 pm ET on Twitch.TV/RowdiesGG
Stream: Fans can watch the match on ESPN+.
The Tampa Bay Rowdies return to action at Al Lang Stadium this Saturday versus their third straight Western Conference opponent. Coming to town this week is Las Vegas Lights FC, who sit seventh in the standings out west, putting them in that conference final postseason spot for now.
Las Vegas’ grip on a playoff berth may be slipping away, with the club only managing one win its last seven outings. First-year head coach Enrique Duran’s suffered a 5-0 defeat just last Saturday at the hands of Rio Grande Valley FC.
Tampa Bay’s Playoff Picture
A playoff spot is within sight for the Rowdies this Saturday, though not entirely within their control. Heading into the weekend, the Rowdies number to clinch a playoff spot in 5 points. However, a Rowdies win coupled with a loss by 8th place FC Tulsa would lock the Rowdies into the postseason for the fourth straight season.
Tampa Bay’s aim goes beyond just getting into the playoffs. After enjoying the benefits of hosting every round of the postseason last year as the top overall seed, the Rowdies are keen to make ground on the teams ahead of them in the standings. They got some help with that on Wednesday, as both first-place Louisville City FC and Memphis 901 FC feel in their midweek clashes. The Rowdies now sit four points back of Louisville and are even on points with Memphis.
“People from week to week get very excited or disappointed,” said Rowdies Head Coach Neill Collins. “There’s a lot of games to be played. In this league more than others, it depends where you are on your schedule…. We’re very focused on ourselves. Without us picking up results, it doesn’t matter what other teams do. We’re going to try to pick up as many games as we can. Yeah, we lost a couple of 1-0 games. If…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at OurSports Central Outdoor Soccer News…