ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Hartford Athletic handed Tampa Bay Rowdies their first loss of the 2026 United Soccer League Championship season as a first-half tally by Sebastian Anderson and Antony Siaha’s sixth clean sheet of the season helped maintain a 1-0 league win on Saturday night.
With the triumph, Hartford improves to 4-2-5 overall. Tampa Bay falls to 8-1-4.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After Tampa Bay owned much of the pace of play to open the match, Hartford found a break in the 20th minute as Samuel Careaga ripped a shot on goal that was stopped. The rebound was corralled by Sebastian Anderson and shot home by the defender, putting Athletic ahead, 1-nil.
- Tampa Bay Rowdies nearly found the tying score in the 40th minute with a point-blank try that was stopped on the goal line by Antony Siaha and cleared away by Britton Fischer.
- Defense was paramount in the second half as Tampa Bay nicked 11 total attempts towards Siaha with four being blocked and another two being saved by the goalkeeper. The 28-year-old’s best save of the half came on a goal-line try in the 88th minute, keeping the score locked at 1-0.
- Siaha finished the night with five saves while Tampa Bay owned advantages in both corner kicks (15-1) and shot attempts (27-9).
SERIES NOTES
- Tonight marked just the 15th all-time meeting between the two clubs.
NEXT UP
- Hartford Athletic returns to Trinity Health Stadium next Saturday, June 20th, to host Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC.
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