A scissor-kick goal Deshorn Brown helped the Tampa Bay Rowdies to a 1-0 win over the Richmond Kickers on Saturday night, breaking the Rowdies’ short winless streak.

Tampa Bay (4-1-2, 13 points) faced a three-game winless streak coming into the match, but now hold a tie on points for first place in the Eastern Conference standings with the win.

“We knew (Richmond) would sit deep and we’d have a lot of the ball,” Rowdies Head Coach Stuart Campbell said. “I wanted us to be more patient and I wanted to win the individual battles. I wanted all of us, first and foremost, to think about their defensive roles and responsibilities and I thought every man did that and they deserve a lot of credit.”

Brown’s goal came in the 45th minute.

“I like doing bicycle kicks and today was a chance for me to do it,” Brown said. “I made up my mind to go for it and got the goal. … It was pretty important for us to get the win tonight because last week was a rough week for us. There was a lot of frustration for us, so to get back from that and start winning again is a good feeling.”

Tampa Bay wwouldn't look back, holding onto the 1-0 lead for good, earning its first clean sheet since April 8.

The Rowdies travel to Ottawa to take on the Ottawa Fury FC on Saturday afternoon before returning home to host Louisville City FC at Al Lang Stadium on May 13.