ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- For the second time this season, the Riverhounds were undone by a disputed referee’s decision against the USL’s top team, the Rochester Rhinos.
Unlike in April at Highmark Stadium, when a non-call immediately led to the Rhinos’ winning strike, this rain-drenched 1-0 defeat Saturday night at Sahlen's Stadium turned on the sound of referee Jaime Herrera’s whistle in the 79th minute.
Rochester’s Tony Walls served a short ball into the penalty area, where Riverhounds defender Anthony Arena was called for pushing Alex Dixon to the turf. The resulting protest got coach Mark Steffens and assistant Niko Katic booted from the match by Herrera, and Walls pumped the penalty kick behind keeper Calle Brown.
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