Nicki Paterson scored a nice header from a Jose Cuevas set piece in the ninth minute and held the lead to win the match in front of 3269 at Blackbaud Stadium over the visiting Pittsburgh Riverhounds last night.
The Battery then went on to outshot the Riverhounds 13-6 continuing Coach Anhaueser's promise of attacking soccer, while the defense, lead by Colin Falvey, successfully keep a clean sheet for the second week in a row.
The Backline anchored by Falvey and Kyle Hoeffer with John Wilson and Taylor Mueller on the outside and the continuing onloan keeper from DC United, Andrew Dykstra did a solid job of limiting Pittsburgh's chance, with Dykstra making a couple key saves at the end of the match.
Sanyang is doing a great job in teh defensive midfield role but had to be subbed out at the half due to a "lower abdomen injury" Sanyang appeared to take an elbow late in the first half and was relpaced by new signing, Navion Boyd.
Boyd, who has 17 caps for the Jamaican National Team lined up on the outside and is fast to be sure. He seemed to make some poor decisions on his final touch but we'll give him a little time to adjust to the squad.
Cuevas also when out in the 64th minute with an ankle sprain. Depending on the seriousness and the grade of the sprain his recovery time could be anywhere from one week to three months. Hopefully it isn't serious as Cuevas play has been key to the Battery success so far this season.
Dane Kelly also returned this week to the Battery and came on with 12 minutes remaining in the match but didn't do much during his time on the pitch.
The Battery are now 3-0-1 on the season and currently tied for first with Orlando City FC in USL Pro. Next up for the Battery is Antigua Barracuda FC on another Friday night match at Blackbaud Stadium.
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