by JAKE NUTTING The Tampa Bay Rowdies took the first step toward erasing last week’s loss at the hands of New York Red Bulls II with a more assured performance back at Al Lang Stadium on Saturday night. Needing a positive result against one of the Western Conference’s best, the Rowdies rebounded well by knocking […]
There was an uneasy air of familiarity through 60 scoreless minutes of the Tampa Bay Rowdies’ matchup against Ottawa Fury FC on Saturday night. The Canadian side has proven to be a tough nut to crack for the Rowdies over the years. In 12 previous meetings with Ottawa, the Rowdies settled for seven draws. Saturday’s […]
by JAKE NUTTING For the second year in a row, the Tampa Bay Rowdies were handed their first defeat of the season by Louisville City FC. The defending USL Cup champions knocked the Rowdies off on Saturday afternoon, edging them out 1-0 at home thanks to a late goal from Oscar Jimenez. Despite the attacking […]
A controversial call to wave off a clear goal at the end of the first 45 could have spoiled the mood at the Tampa Bay Rowdies’ home opener at Al Lang Stadium on Saturday night. The home side, though, persisted to bag two tallies in the second half and give 7,368 in attendance a satisfying […]
The 2018 Tampa Bay Rowdies needed just one try to do what took last year’s squad two months. On an afternoon when the Rowdies did not always appear to be at their best, they pulled through to capture a valuable 3-1 road victory over North Carolina FC in Saturday’s United Soccer League season opener. The […]
The Tampa Bay Rowdies opened up their United Soccer League playoff run in convincing fashion on Saturday, knocking off Cincinnati 3-0 at Al Lang Stadium. With New York Red Bulls II pulling off the upset over the second seeded Charleston Battery with a 4-0 result, the Rowdies are set to host New York in the […]
As they did last week in San Antonio, the Tampa Bay Rowdies struck first with a go-ahead goal midway through the second half of Thursday’s regular season finale at Orlando City B. What they didn’t do this time out, though, is allow the opposition to steal an equalizer in the dying moments. Instead, the Rowdies […]
For the first time since the they lifted the NASL’s Soccer Bowl trophy in 2012, the Tampa Bay Rowdies are playoff bound. Midfielder Marcel Schäfer engineered the winning result to secure Tampa Bay’s position in the USL postseason on Wednesday night at Al Lang, posting an assist and two goals on New York Red Bulls […]
The Tampa Bay Rowdies moved another point up the United Soccer League’s Eastern conference standings with their second draw against Bethlehem Steel FC of the week. This time Bethlehem pulled ahead of the Rowdies at Al Lang Stadium on Saturday through a goal against the run of play, but Sebastian Guenzatti came off the bench […]
The Tampa Bay Rowdies gave up two leads on in Bethlehem before settling for a point on hot and humid Wednesday afternoon match, extending their unbeaten streak to three and moving them one point closer to securing a postseason berth. Neither team produced any attempts on net in the first half hour under the oppressive […]
