![]() ![]() When we break a team down like that, someone would be there. ![]() They’re pretty big back there, I knew we want to try to get numbers. ![]() “Teams know we might be going long and through the middle, so we have to get around the edges,” Cicerone said. First, the ball came to Robbie Mertz on the left, and Mertz played a backheel to Cicerone, who then beat his defender on the dribble. It was Cicerone who found the opening to deliver a looping ball to the far post spot, where he anticipated Sims have time to get to the ball. Sims’ goal came right when the Hounds needed it, were facing the prospects of heading to the locker room down 1-0. Oakland’s Juan Carlos Azocar delivered a highlight reel one-time shot after getting a low cut back pass to the near corner edge of box from a corner kick taken by Jose Hernandez who split the Hounds two nearest defenders, Kenardo Forbes and Robbie Mertz.Įven with Forbes and Mertz converging on Azocar, the Roots’ forward delivered the goods to give the visitors the early lead and a boost to their playoff clinching chances.įollowing the goal, Pittsburgh started to play with a sense of urgency and were doing an oustanding job in limiting Oakland’s chances in the run of play, even with a makeshift five-man backline (5-4-1) that included holding midfielder Danny Griffin stationed deepest in the center of defending line. Things didn’t start off well for Pittsburgh. The Hounds had to fight back, after surrendering a goal off a set piece in the 9th minute. ![]()
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