PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Riverhounds defeated Rhode Island FC 1-0 on Saturday to win the Eastern Conference Final.
The game saw record attendance, with 6,745 people packing Highmark Stadium.
Pittsburgh native and Hounds midfielder Robbie Mertz scored the single goal of the game.
With this win, the Riverhounds will advance to the USL Championship Final, which will take place at noon on Nov. 22.
The Hounds will compete for the title against FC Tulsa, which won the Western Conference Final on Saturday.
This is the first time the RiverHounds have competed in the Eastern Conference Final since the USL Championship adopted its current format in 2016. It’s also the first time the team has reached the final four in the second division of U.S. soccer.
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