For a 20-minute stretch on Saturday night the result looked far from certain. In the end, though, the Rowdies came out on top at the end of the 90 minutes to defeat Birmingham Legion FC and move on to the Eastern Conference Semifinal round next weekend. I’ll admit my optimism was dwindling quickly after Birmingham’s […]
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Pair of Late Goals Send Rowdies Past Birmingham and on to Conference Semifinals
Things were looking pretty bleak for the Tampa Bay Rowdies an hour into their clash with Birmingham Legion FC in the USL Championship’s Eastern Conference Quarterfinal on Saturday night at Al Lang. After torching Birmingham with two goals in the first half, the Rowdies then conceded twice themselves in the second half. Thankfully they righted […]
Rowdies Notebook: Playoff Mindset Setting In as Rowdies Prep to Host Birmingham
The final weekend of the regular season last week was not go according to plan for the Tampa Bay Rowdies. With the top spot in the Eastern Conference within their grasp, they instead faltered in a 2-1 loss to the Chalreston Battery and saw Louisville City FC, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Hartford Athletic all leap over […]
Bench Takes: Rowdies Facing Critical Stretch of Group Games
by JAKE NUTTING A week after suffering a second-half collapse at home to draw with North Carolina FC, the Tampa Bay Rowdies played the opposite role as they came back to draw 1-1 at Birmingham Legion FC. The Rowdies earned a point in each match, but the perspective from head coach Neill Collins was much […]
Rowdies Rally For a Point in Birmingham
by JAKE NUTTING The Tampa Bay Rowdies recovered from an poor concession early on Saturday night to grab a point off Birmingham Legion FC thanks to a nifty combination from Juan Tejada and Sebastian Guenzatti in the second half. It’s the second time the Rowdies have mounted a combeback since the restart. Two weeks ago […]
Rowdies Notebook: Dumbuya Staying Positive While Separated From Family
by JAKE NUTTING Looking Back at North Carolina In this week’s media call, Tampa Bay Rowdies head coach Neill Collins pointed out that Saturday’s 2-2 draw with North Carolina was the first time the Rowdies have given up a two-goal lead in his time in charge. Techincally they did it once before in just his […]