Charleston Battery vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds, 2026 USL Cup, Group Stage

· Charleston Battery win 4-2 on penalties
Charleston Battery
    FT - Penalties
    0 - 0
    Charleston Battery win 4-2 on penalties
    Pittsburgh Riverhounds
    • Red Card 81': Kelp Lasse

    About

    Charleston Battery are hosting Pittsburgh Riverhounds at Ralph Lundy Field at Patriots Point, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Cup.

    Match Timeline

    • 15': Wilmer Cabrera (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 15'
    • 39': Kelp Lasse (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Yellow Card at 39'
    • 46': Samuel Bassett (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Yellow Card at 46'
    • 48': Emilio Ycaza (Charleston Battery) Yellow Card at 48'
    • 54': Maximiliano Viera (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Substitution at 54'
    • 69': Jack Wayne (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 69'
    • 69': Chris Allan (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 69'
    • 72': Albert Dikwa Lega (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Substitution at 72'
    • 72': Jackson Walti (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Substitution at 72'
    • 81': Kelp Lasse (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Red Card at 81'
    • 83': Aldair Flowers (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Substitution at 83'
    • 83': Jorge Garcia (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Substitution at 83'
    • 86': Alec Hughes (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 86'
    • 91': Robbie Mertz (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Penalty - Scored at 91'
    • 92': Sean Suber (Charleston Battery) Penalty - Scored at 92'
    • 92': Jackson Walti (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Penalty - Scored at 92'
    • 93': Miguel Berry (Charleston Battery) Penalty - Scored at 93'
    • 95': Kirill Pakhomov (Charleston Battery) Penalty - Scored at 95'
    • 96': Aldair Flowers (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Penalty - Missed at 96'
    • 97': Joey Akpunonu (Charleston Battery) Penalty - Scored at 97'

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    1 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 10
    3 Saves 1
    38.5 Possession 61.5
    8 SHOTS 12
    1 ON GOAL 4
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    243 Accurate Passes 411
    310 Passes 492
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    3 Effective Tackles 4
    9 Tackles 4
    0.3 Tackle % 1.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    29 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: USL Cup

    Venue: Ralph Lundy Field at Patriots Point
    Location: Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA
    Attendance: 4,475

    USL Cup Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Charlotte Independence 4 +2 10
    2 Charleston Battery 4 +5 9
    3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 4 +5 8
    4 Greenville Triumph 4 -3 3
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    CHS Charleston Battery (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 John Berner (GK)
    22 Joey Akpunonu
    16 Graham Smith
    3 Nathan Messer
    7 Langston Blackstock
    99 Maalique Foster
    88 Kirill Pakhomov
    8 Emilio Ycaza Yellow Card
    90 Miguel Berry
    5 Sean Suber
    42 Douglas Martínez
    Charleston Battery Substitutes:
    Luis Zamudio, Daniel Kuzemka, Alec Hughes, Kruz Held, Wilmer Cabrera, Chris Allan, Jack Wayne.

    PIT Pittsburgh Riverhounds (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    24 Mike Sheridan (GK)
    6 Owen Mikoy
    5 Victor Souza
    2 Daniel Griffin
    4 Kelp Lasse Yellow Card
    3 Perrin Barnes
    10 Charles Ahl
    37 Eliot Goldthorp
    14 Robbie Mertz
    19 Samuel Bassett Yellow Card
    7 Trevor Amann
    Pittsburgh Riverhounds Substitutes:
    Jackson Walti, Warren Agostoni, Mitchell Budler, Albert Dikwa Lega, Aldair Flowers, Jorge Garcia, Brigham Larsen, Maximiliano Viera.

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