Category: USL PRO

  • Richmond Kickers 1:0 Rochester Rhinos: 4 points is a good trip

    As I said in my preview, 4 points out of this road trip would have been good for back to back games. However, I expected it to be backwards to what actually happened. These results put the Kickers on 14 points out of ten game, and in 4th place so far in USL Pro. While…

  • Richmond Kickers at Rochester Rhinos Game Thread

    Hello again, boys and girls. The Richmond Kickers are back in action tonight, facing the Rochester Rhinos the day after facing the Harrisburg City Islanders. The Rhinos are an even tougher challenge, sitting in second place behind Orlando City. Playing the second best team in the league a day after playing the 4th place team…

  • Richmond Kickers 1:1 Harrisburg City Islanders: Lightning ends the game

    This match started with the threat of rain hanging over, and ended in the 84th minute due to an extended thunder and lightning storm. In between, however, there was a back and forth match which included alternating 15 minute stretches in which each side had the upper hand. A 1-1 tie is a fair result…

  • Richmond Kickers vs. Harrisburg City Islanders Game Thread

    A mere three days after losing in the US Open Cup, the Richmond Kickers are right back in the saddle, playing the Harrisburg City Islanders in Harrisburg, Pa. There are all sorts of storms moving throughout the Northeast, bringing tornado watches and warnings. Weather Underground says that there is an 80% chance of thunderstorms tonight,…

  • Two games in two days: Richmond Kickers vs. Harrisburg City Islanders

    When most people think of a back to back road trip in soccer, they think of going to play a weekend away game and then maybe playing a midweek game before heading home. This weekend, however, the Richmond Kickers play the Harrisburg City Islanders tonight in Harrisburg, Pa., before going to Rochester to play the…

  • This old blog creaks back into life

    After a four month hiatus, Before Extra Time is creaking back to life! I am going to use this space to start writing about the Richmond Kickers, my local team. The lower divisions of professional soccer in the United States, NASL and USL-Pro, are important for the development of players who get missed by MLS…

  • A few things I think I think after beating the Charleston Battery

    And no, hopefully I do not turn into the soccer equivalent of Peter King; if I do, please, someone just smack me upside the head. Anyways, here are my random thoughts about D.C United’s 2-1 win over the Charleston Battery: Dax McCarty with an early knife just splitting open the Battery defense: that’s not something…