RICHMOND, Va. (May 12, 2018) — The Tampa Bay Rowdies road woes continued Saturday night with a 1-0 loss to the Richmond Kickers at City Stadium, despite strong claims that the Rowdies were the superior team on the night.

Ultimately, the Rowdies lost the game and cannot dispute that, but they can glean a thing or two from the performance they put in as they attempt to solve the road conundrum.

Here’s Three Things from the match…

1. Mizell’s big save

The Rowdies were really up against it early in the second half. They were already down 1-0 and Max Lachowecki had just been called for a harsh handball in the box, giving Richmond a penalty kick and a great chance to double its lead to 2-0.

Whether the call was right or not — Lachowecki was hit by the shot as he turned away with his arms against his side — Yudai Imura stepped to the penalty spot expecting to score.

But Cody Mizell didn’t back down from the moment, diving to his left and making a huge save to keep the deficit at only one goal. Rowdies center back Neill Collins deserves a mention for following the play and clearing the rebound out of bounds.

While the Rowdies were ultimately unable to claw back from their 1-0 deficit, the task would have been even harder had Mizell not made the save. He tallied five total saves.