Hartford Athletic and Loudoun United FC played out a goalless draw at Hartford on Saturday in a USL Championship contest that produced little quality in the final third but plenty of needle between the two sides.

Neither team managed to find a breakthrough across 90 minutes, though the match grew increasingly fractious as it wore on. The referee's notebook was busy throughout, with seven yellow cards issued in total — four to Hartford and three to Loudoun.

The first booking arrived in the 39th minute for Hartford, and the cards kept coming. Loudoun's Richard Aman was cautioned before