The Tampa Bay Rowdies lived up to their nom de guerre as they faced off with Richmond Kickers in a physical match at City Stadium.
Richmond stuck with a 4-2-3-1 formation, albeit with a few players shuffled for Saturday night’s match. Chris Durkin was welcomed back to the lineup as a defensive midfielder, while Yudai Imura started beside him in a more central attacking role. Luiz Gonzalez got the start on the left side, and backed up Anthony Grant along with Sunny Jane and Raul Gonzalez.
The first 15 minutes saw Richmond take it to Tampa Bay.