Rongen

Still struggling to score, Rowdies fall to Strikers

August 15, 2015 general

Saturday,  10:59  p.m. Above all other things, the Tampa Bay Rowdies continue to have problems kicking the ball into the net. The Rowdies lost another match Saturday night, falling 2-1 to the Strikers in Fort Lauderdale. Sadly, it wasn’t the first time that Tampa Bay has struggled to score this year. With eight goals, the […]

Tagged as: Contofalsky, Rongen, Rowies, Santos

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Santos lifts the Rowdies back to winning ways

August 9, 2015 general

Sunday, 12:10 a.m. Another chance. Another ball. Another run down the field toward the goal. For a soccer player, it is the essence of the game. You keep pushing. You keep attacking. You keep looking for green space. Maicon Santos can tell you all about it. Santos, in the rebirth of a career, has given […]

Tagged as: Armada, Rongen, Rowdies, Santos, Shriver

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Adu makes his debut late in the Rowdies’ defeat

July 25, 2015 general

Saturday, 11:55 p.m. It took 76 minutes of waiting for Freddy Adu to make his debut. The grin, however, was instantaneous. No one knows how much of an impact Adu will make with the Tampa Bay Rowdies. No one knows if he will return next season. No one knows if this is the home he […]

Tagged as: Ad, defeat, Rongen, Rowdies, Strikers

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After another shutout, Rongen vows changes

July 19, 2015 general

Saturday, 12:17 a.m. Before the Tampa Bay Rowdies introduced Freddy Adu, they first had to demonstrate their crying need for him. The Rowdies were shut out again Saturday night, this time by FC Edmonton. It was the third time in four games that Tampa Bay has been shut out, and the sixth time this season, […]

Tagged as: Adu, Antonijevic, Pickens, Rongen, Rowdies, Santos

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Rowdies’ Herndandez big enough to shine

May 17, 2015 general

Saturday, 11:49 p.m. St. Petersburg The Tampa Bay Rowdies are still waiting for their breakout game offensively. The defense, evidently, will give it time. For the second straight game, the Rowdies’ defense smothered its opponents Saturday night, beating the Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-0. It wasn’t that goalkeeper Matt Pickens passed the test. Heck, he didn’t […]

Tagged as: Al Lang, Hernandez, Pickens, Rongen, Rowdies, Soccer, Strikers

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