Orange County SC — Pittsburgh Riverhounds: 1:0, USL Championship
USL Championship
Orange County SCL23 Aug · Home FC Tulsa · 1:5D30 Aug · Away Oakland Roots · 1:1D6 Sep · Home Sacramento Republic · 1:1L13 Sep · Home Las Vegas Lights · 0:2L20 Sep · Away Lexington · 0:6W27 Sep · Home Pittsburgh Riverhounds · 1:0
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Pittsburgh RiverhoundsL27 Aug · Away El Paso Locomotive · 1:2D29 Aug · Home Tampa Bay Rowdies · 0:0D6 Sep · Away Miami FC · 2:2W13 Sep · Home Loudoun United FC · 1:0L20 Sep · Away Detroit City · 0:1L27 Sep · Away Orange County SC · 0:1
In the USL Championship game on 27 September 2026, Orange County SC beat Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1:0. Match numbers: shots on target 2:3, corners 5:2.
Match report
Orange County took on the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL Championship's Group Stage on Saturday evening and came away with a 1:0 win at the Championship Soccer Stadium at the Orange County Great Park. The result leaves both sides level on points in fifth place, though the hosts sit on 39 while the visitors trail on 38 after playing one more match.
The decisive moment arrived in the 90th minute when Y. Bazini found the back of the net. To be fair, the match had been a tight affair for most of its duration, with neither side able to break through. By then both managers had already made their changes, and the visitors had actually created more big chances overall.
M. Palomino picked up a yellow card in the 45th minute before being substituted himself in the 71st. The hosts brought on K. Partida at half-time, then made three changes around the 63rd minute with Y. Tsukanome, M. War and L. MacKinnon coming on. J. Walti was shown a yellow card in the 80th minute, and the visitors added C. Ahl and C. Hegardt late as well.
Orange County dominated possession at 58 per cent but could only manage two shots on target from five attempts inside the penalty area. The Riverhounds created five big chances yet could not convert, managing three shots on target from twelve attempts inside the box. The hosts recorded 97 attacks compared to 82 for the visitors, though accuracy was low on both sides at around 20 per cent.
The victory keeps Orange County within touching distance of the teams above them, while the Riverhounds' inability to take their chances means they remain stuck on 38 points after 27 games. Both sides have played roughly the same number of matches, and the gap between them is now just two points.
HT🟨45' M. Palomino — Yellow card⇄46' K. Partida — Substitution⇄63' Y. Tsukanome — Substitution⇄63' M. War — Substitution⇄63' L. MacKinnon — Substitution⇄71' M. Palomino — Substitution⇄78' A. Dikwa — Substitution🟨80' J. Walti — Yellow card⇄85' C. Ahl — Substitution⇄86' C. Hegardt — Substitution⚽90' Y. Bazini — Goal
L27 Aug · Away El Paso Locomotive · 1:2D29 Aug · Home Tampa Bay Rowdies · 0:0D6 Sep · Away Miami FC · 2:2W13 Sep · Home Loudoun United FC · 1:0L20 Sep · Away Detroit City · 0:1L27 Sep · Away Orange County SC · 0:1
