Pittsburgh, PA — Detroit City Football Club faced another tough evening, suffering a 2-0 defeat to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. A match in which Detroit struggled to create anything in the attacking third saw a goal conceded in each half, extending Detroit’s winless streak to seven games across all competitions.
Le Rouge struggled to control possession throughout the first 20 minutes. Pittsburgh capitalized on those turnovers and forced goalkeeper Carlos Herrera into multiple early saves.
Pittsburgh opened the scoring in the 37th minute. A cross from 30 yards out by Robbie Mertz found Perrin Barnes in the six-yard box. Barnes headed it past Herrera, giving Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead right before the half.
Detroit made one change coming out of the halftime break, bringing on. Jeciel Cedeño for Ben Morris.
Detroit continued to struggle at the start of the second half, as midfield turnovers killed any momentum the team was trying to build.
Another change came in the 65th minute for Detroit, as Jordan Adebayo-Smith and Connor Rutz entered the match for Sebastián Guenzatti and Darren Smith.
A cross into the box in the 66th minute by Pittsburgh went over Herrera and trickled to Robbie Mertz at the back post, who tapped it in to give Riverhounds a 2-0 lead.
Detroit’s final changes came in the 76th minute, as Haruki Yamazaki and Dominic Gasso entered for Alex Villanueva and Marcello Polisi.
Detroit City’s loss on Saturday evening dropped them to fifth place in the Eastern Conference, three points behind fourth-place North Carolina FC and three points ahead of sixth-place Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC.
Le Rouge continues on the road next weekend when they travel to Virginia to face Loudoun United FC. Detroit returns to Keyworth Stadium Saturday, June 21st, to take on The Miami FC. Kickoff from Keyworth Stadium is set for 4 p.m. Tickets for all Detroit City matches are available at www.detcityfc.com/tickets.
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Detroit City Starting XI – Carlos Herrera, Alex Villanueva (76’), Shane Wiedt, Devon Amoo-Mensah, Michael Bryant, Marcello Polisi (76’), Jay Chapman, Ben Morris (46’), Sebastián Guenzatti (66’), Rhys Williams, Darren Smith (66’)
Detroit City Substitutes – Jeciel Cedeño (46’), Connor Rutz (66’), Matt Sheldon, Haruki Yamazaki (76’), Dominic Gasso (76’), Carlos Saldaña, Jordan Adebayo-Smith (66’)
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