![]() ![]() The Cape Verde forward produced the best chance for the visitors to that point in the 57th minute but his shot off the right post that was turned home on the rebound by Leo Fernandes was called back for a handball in the build-up.ĩ01 FC got its own chance to break the deadlock midway through the second half as Laurent Kissiedou stole possession in Tampa Bay’s half and quickly drove forward into the right side of the penalty area, but his shot pulled agonizingly wide of the left post. 901 FC’s Jeremy Kelly went closer in the 32nd minute with a shot from 25 yards, but neither side produced a shot on target in the opening 45 minutes.Īfter registering only two shots in the opening half, the Rowdies brought on Dos Santos at the break and the veteran forward’s physicality started to have an effect. The hosts had made a positive start, controlling the tempo as the Rowdies had difficulty settling, but it wasn’t until the 17th minute that the first real effort on goal arrived on a half-volley by Derek Dodson that went well wide of the right post. The drama of the ending made up for what had been overall a tightly played game that saw Memphis hold the upper hand overall. ![]() ![]() Fernandes converted, sending his shot to the right corner as Muse went the opposite way on the Rowdies’ first – and only – shot on target of the match. A long ball upfield was flicked on by Steevan Dos Santos into the path of Sebastian Guenzatti, and while the ball didn’t sit for Tampa Bay’s captain, Dayonn Harris seized on the ball first and was brought down by Memphis goalkeeper Trey Muse. That could have been it, but only a minute after Molloy’s effort was denied the Rowdies got a chance of their own. Memphis’ Aaron Molloy stepped to the spot, but Breno came through with an excellent save on the effort to the left corner, parrying wide of the post. With the game scoreless going into a minimum of five minutes of stoppage time, neither side appeared to have a solution to decide the game until Rowdies defender Jordan Scarlett was whistled for what appeared to be an innocuous screen on Memphis’ Phillip Goodrum as Breno made a long clearance upfield in the third minute of added time. ![]()
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