Match info
Riveters (1-0-1) vs. Steel City FC (1-0-0)
Date: Thursday, May 28
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Founders Field, Indiana Township, Pa.
Streaming: SportsEngine Play
Live updates: @RivetersSC on X/Twitter
Match hashtags: #STCvPIT
PITTSBURGH (May 26, 2026) — The Riveters’ first road trip of 2026 won’t be a long one, as they will make the short drive outside of the city to face Steel City FC on Thursday night at Founders Field.
The teams played two tight matches a season ago with the Riveters winning both and getting an important late goal in each. The first was an insurance goal by Sabrina Bryan that sealed the 3-1 win at Founders Field, and the second was the stoppage-time game winner by Gina Proviano in the regular-season finale that secured a 2-1 win and the Great Forest Division title in front of a home crowd for the Riveters. Familiarity will be there between the teams after those two matchups, not to mention the high number of Western Pa. raised players on both sides.
For the Riveters, the game provides something of a bounce-back opportunity after needing a late equalizer by Bailey Herfurth to come away with a 3-3 draw at home against Flower City 1872. While the point could prove to be a critical one, coach Scott Gibson will be looking for tighter defensive play after conceding three goals at home for the first time. Likewise, he is looking for his team to be more clinical in open play situations with four of the team’s eight goals coming from set pieces, a total that doesn’t include Lola Abraham‘s opening finish against Flower City that came from the second phase of play after a corner kick.
Steel City has slightly less of a track record to analyze with only one match played so far this season, a 1-0 win on the road at FC Buffalo last Friday in which Marissa Salisbury scored the lone goal 10 minutes after halftime. But many of the same key players from a year ago are back with the side, including Duquesne standout Maya Matesa and both of Steel City’s goal scorers from last year’s matches, Margherita Memoli and Emily Graeca.
The match has an early start for the Riveters with a 6 p.m. kickoff time. It also will be the team’s only outing of the season on a grass surface, but how much of an impact that makes could depend on if any rain falls between now and what is expected to be a sunny Thursday afternoon.
A strong Riveters contingent again is expected to make the trip up Route 28 to Indiana Township, but fans unable to make the match will be able to follow the live stream on SportsEngine Play.
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