**Takeaways**
**Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC:** The hosts managed the game impressively, tilting the field in their favor while recording 104 final third entries to 62 for Detroit, but for the second week needed to keep their nerve from the penalty spot to book a first trip to the Eastern Conference Final.
**Detroit City FC:** Just as they did in Louisville, Le Rouge bent but didn’t break as Carlos Saldaña recorded a three-save shutout, but the visitors were unable to grab a decisive finish across the 120 minutes and then let their advantage in the shootout slip away as their season came to an end.
**Key moment**
Puerto Rico international Beto Ydrach converted from the spot in the fifth round of the shootout to send the Hounds into the Eastern Conference Final after being the lone player not to take a shot in Pittsburgh’s win a week ago.
**Key stat**
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC has recorded four consecutive shutouts – including two which have gone through extra time – to post a 422-minute shutout streak entering the Eastern Conference Final.
**USLChampionship.com Player of the Match**
**Sean Suber, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC** – The center back was on point in the penalty shootout for a second consecutive week and was sterling in defense, making eight clearances and nine recoveries while completing 93 of 100 passes.
**Scoring Summary**
No Scoring
**Penalty Shootout**
**Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC** – Bertin Jacquesson, scored; Robbie Mertz, saved; Augustine Williams, scored; Sean Suber, scored; Beto Ydrach, scored
**Detroit City FC** – Sebastian Guenzatti, scored; Kobe Hernandez-Foster, scored; Devon Amoo-Mensah, missed; Ryan Williams, missed; Michael Bryant, scored