For the third time this year, the Tampa Bay Rowdies (10W-2L-3D, 33 pts) had to contend with an extended weather delay. This time it was the club’s away match against Miami FC (2W-8L-4D, 10 pts) that was scheduled to kick off at 7:30 didn’t end up starting until 10:01. The delay didn’t dampen the Rowdies […]
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Rowdies Notebook: Rowdies Need Win in Miami to Keep Their Distance with Battery
The Tampa Bay Rowdies (9W-2L-3D, 30 pts) are set to make their last road trip of the regular season this Saturday to take on last-place Miami FC (2W-7L-4D, 10 pts) for the fourth and final time this year. Saturday will be a return to action for the Rowdies after getting last weekend off. The players […]
RECAP: Rowdies Rebound, Dominate Miami 3-0
A few days removed from their first defeat of the year, the Tampa Bay Rowdies got back in the win column in convcincing fashion with a 3-0 victory over Miami FC on Wednesday at Al Lang. Defender Jordan Scarlett opened up the scoring late in the first half, while veterans Sebastian Guenzatti and Leo Fernandes […]
Rowdies Notebook: Doherty Maturing in Midfield, Rowdies Prep for Quick Homestand
For the first time in 2020 the Tampa Bay Rowdies will be looking to rebound from a loss after a lackluster showing last Saturday saw them fall to the Charleston Battery 1-0. Midfielder Jordan Doherty says the Rowdies locker room is anxious to get on the field again and host Miami FC this Wednesday. “We’ve […]
Lucky Equalizes for Rowdies in Draw with Miami
The Tampa Bay Rowdies can still claim the only unbeaten record in the USL Championship’s Eastern Conference after a 1-1 draw with Miami FC at Al Lang on Sunday night. Lucky Mkosana provided the heroic equalizer at the hour mark after Miami had jumped out to an early lead seven minutes into the match. Though […]
Rowdies Notebook: Scarlett Reaching New Level with Rowdies
The Tampa Bay Rowdies are starting the weekend high atop Group H and also slightly ahead in the USL Championship’s overall standings. Even the latest odds from the website FiveThirtyEight gives them a 99 percent chance at securing a postseason spot. But the Rowdies are far from content, according to head coach Neill Collins. “I […]
Rowdies Riding High in Group H After Win in Miami
by JAKE NUTTING The Tampa Bay Rowdies welcomed Miami FC into the USL Championship by handing their in-state rivals a 3-0 defeat. Sebastian Guenzatti, Malik Johnson and Juan Tejada all tallied goals to give the Rowdies the impressive scoreline. It was Tampa Bay’s first ever win over Miami in competitive play. The two sides battled […]
Rowdies Notebook: “We’re Going to Play Miami as if They’re First Place”
The Tampa Bay Rowdies will play their first of four matches against Miami FC this Friday at Riccardo Silva Stadium. Miami sits dead last in the Group H standings, having lost its season season opener back in March and its first match of the restart last week at Atlanta United 2. “I think one of […]
Group H Recap: Charleston Kicks Off, Miami Still Idle as Rowdies Stay on Top
by JAKE NUTTING The Tampa Bay Rowdies may come to regret letting the full 3 points slip away in Friday’s 2-2 draw against North Carolina FC by the end of the year, but the other results around Group H didn’t hurt them in the moment as both Atlanta United 2 and the Charleston Battery played […]
Rowdies Set for 2020 Opener, Aim for Sustained Success
by JAKE NUTTING If the kickoff for the 2020 Tampa Bay Rowdies season doesn’t quite feel imminent for you yet, it definitely does for the players and coaches. Rowdies Head Coach and Technical Director Neill Collins has already locked in his starting lineup and informed the players. “It’s not been easy. There’s some tough choices […]