Pittsburgh Riverhounds claimed a 1-0 away win over Oakland Roots SC in the USL Championship, Eliot Goldthorp's 20th-minute goal proving the difference. The hosts dominated the ball but could not turn that control into goals.
Goldthorp opened the scoring in the 20th minute, converting from Max Viera's assist to put Pittsburgh 1-0 up. Oakland pushed forward throughout the second half and had four corners to the visitors' none, but their only shot on target was saved by the Pittsburgh goalkeeper. Goldthorp was booked in the 9th minute, while Michael Joseph Edwards and Danny Griffin received yellow cards in the second half.
The box score tells the story of a side that won without playing the prettier football: Oakland had 73% possession and completed 685 accurate passes to Pittsburgh's 199, yet managed one shot on target to the visitors' two. Pittsburgh's one big chance was their goal, and they made it count.
