Tampa Bay 2-0 Rhode Island in the USL Championship, round 1 at Progress Energy Park, St.Petersburg (7,227 capacity).

Tampa Bay won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–W–D), scoring 15 and conceding 12.

Rhode Island won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–W–W–W), scoring 9 and conceding 5.

The two sides have met 6 times: Tampa Bay 2 wins, Rhode Island 3, 1 draw.

Handball by Eric Klein (Rhode Island).

Corner, Rhode Island. Conceded by Laurence Wyke.

Offside, Rhode Island. Leo Afonso is caught offside.

Gennaro Nigro (Tampa Bay Rowdies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Hugo Bacharach (Rhode Island).

Corner, Tampa Bay Rowdies. Conceded by JJ Williams.

Corner, Tampa Bay Rowdies. Conceded by Hugo Bacharach.

Attempt blocked. Dion Acoff (Tampa Bay Rowdies) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Dolabella.

Substitution, Tampa Bay Rowdies. Gennaro Nigro replaces Conner Antley because of an injury.

Substitution, Rhode Island. Dani Rovira replaces Nick Scardina.

Louis Perez (Tampa Bay Rowdies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Agustín Rodríguez (Rhode Island).

Foul by MD Myers (Tampa Bay Rowdies).

Nick Scardina (Rhode Island) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Eric Klein (Rhode Island).

MD Myers (Tampa Bay Rowdies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Attempt blocked. Hugo Bacharach (Rhode Island) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Grant Stoneman with a cross.

Substitution, Tampa Bay Rowdies. Louis Perez replaces Marco Micaletto.

Attempt missed. Charlie Ostrem (Tampa Bay Rowdies) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Russell Cicerone.

Substitution, Rhode Island. Eric Klein replaces Amos Shapiro-Thompson.