Louisville City FC edged Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1–0 in extra time, with Tola Showunmi scoring the decisive goal in the 105th minute to send the home side through.

The first half produced few clear-cut moments but plenty of needle. Babacar Niang picked up an early yellow card in the 16th minute for Louisville, setting an edgy tone that carried through the rest of the contest.

Neither side could find a breakthrough across 90 minutes of regulation. Pittsburgh pushed hard in the closing stages, and the Riverhounds nearly saw the game out to penalties after Eliot Goldthorp was cautioned in the 90th minute for what appeared to be time-wasting or a tactical foul as tensions rose late.

Extra time changed everything. Just a minute into the first additional period, Showunmi latched onto a pass from Amadou Dia and found the net to put Louisville ahead. The goal knocked the wind out of Pittsburgh, who had defended stubbornly for the better part of two hours.

Louisville weren't about to sit back without a fight of their own, though. Kevon Lambert had already been booked in the 79th minute, and Aiden McFadden joined him in the referee's notebook in the 89th — both cards a sign of how fiercely Louisville were competing to protect their territory. Kelp Lasse picked up a yellow for Pittsburgh in the 113th minute as the Riverhounds' frustration boiled over in the dying moments of the match.

The victory keeps Louisville City FC's postseason push alive, advancing at the expense of a Pittsburgh side that will rue their inability to convert a resolute defensive display into something more.