It wasn’t pretty but a hard working performance from Tampa Bay Rowdies was enough to overcome Charleston Battery as a single goal by Lucky Mkosana decided the USL Eastern Conference semi-final on Saturday night. The game was the fifth match up between the teams this season and it was always going to be a close […]
Tampa Bay Rowdies and Miami FC and played to a 1-1 draw on Sunday night at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg. Forward Sebastian Velasquez had put Miami up 1-0 early in the first half, but the Rowdies would equalize in the second half off a goal from forward Lucky Mkosana. Rowdies coach Neill Collins applauded […]
Continue reading …After more than four months of quarantine and inactivity USL soccer action returned to Tampa as the Rowdies took on Atlanta United 2 at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg. Both teams were ring rusty but Atlanta made life difficult for themselves when Amir Bashti was sent off in the seventh minute for bringing down […]
Continue reading …A point won or two points thrown away is the question Tampa Bay Rowdies Head Coach Neill Collins will be asking himself after seeing his side draw 2-2 with New York Red Bulls II at Al Lang Stadium, St Petersburg this evening. The game started in explosive fashion as the Red Bulls took the lead […]
Continue reading …New Tampa Bay Rowdies Head Coach Neill Collins saw his team draw 2-2 at home to Pittsburgh Riverhounds on Saturday evening at Al Lang Stadium, St. Petersburg in his first ever match as the man in charge. In a turbulent week that saw Stuart Campbell ousted as Head Coach, the Rowdies made the perfect start […]
Continue reading …The Tampa Bay Rowdies faced a tough task Saturday night, trying to bounce back from a humbling 5-0 defeat one week ago against a team in the Real Monarchs that hadn’t dropped a point all season. The Rowdies were more than up to the task though, posting a 2-0 win at Al Lang Stadium, their […]
Continue reading …Coming into Saturday night’s match against Ottawa Fury FC, beating an opponent by a score of 5-0 was something the Tampa Bay Rowdies hadn’t ever achieved in the Modern Era. With the clubs still deadlocked at 0-0 an hour into the match, it didn’t seem like much was going to change Saturday night. But then […]
Continue reading …Tampa Bay Rowdies’ season came to an end on Saturday evening after a 2-1 extra time loss to the New York Red Bulls II in the Eastern Conference Semifinal at Al Lang Stadium. Georgi Hristov opened the scoring for the Rowdies in the 26th minute but a Stefano Bonomo penalty kick in the 58th was […]
Continue reading …If Saturday night was any indication, the Tampa Bay Rowdies have some pretty big plans for the USL Cup Playoffs. The No. 3 Rowdies were dominant in a 3-0 win over No. 6 FC Cincinnati, advancing to the USL Eastern Conference Semifinals with a pair of goals from Marcel Schäfer (pictured above) and a third […]
Continue reading …The Tampa Bay Rowdies took another important step towards bringing a Major League Soccer franchise to Tampa Bay on Tuesday, as St. Petersburg voters approved the Al Lang Stadium referendum by an overwhelming majority with 87% of the votes. Residents of St. Petersburg came out in significant numbers to support #MLS2StPete and approve the referendum, […]
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