Charleston Battery vs Charlotte Independence, 2026 USL Cup, Group Stage

· Charlotte Independence win 4-2 on penalties

Charleston Battery

27': Maalique Foster
59': Colton Swan

FT - Penalties
2 - 2
Charlotte Independence win 4-2 on penalties

Charlotte Independence

37': Jon Bakero
53': Souaibou Marou

About

Charleston Battery are hosting Charlotte Independence 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

27': Maalique Foster (Charleston Battery) Goal at 27'
37': Jon Bakero (Charlotte Independence) Goal at 37'
40': Graham Smith (Charleston Battery) Yellow Card at 40'
44': Reudd Manin (Charlotte Independence) Yellow Card at 44'
53': Souaibou Marou (Charlotte Independence) Goal at 53'
57': Chris Allan (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 57'
59': Colton Swan (Charleston Battery) Goal at 59'
69': Chris Allan (Charleston Battery) Yellow Card at 69'
70': Langston Blackstock (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 70'
70': Fabrice Ngah (Charlotte Independence) Substitution at 70'
70': Laurent Kissiedou (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 70'
71': Prince Saydee (Charlotte Independence) Substitution at 71'
71': Laurent Kissiedou (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 71'
71': Fabrice Ngah (Charlotte Independence) Substitution at 71'
71': Langston Blackstock (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 71'
84': Thabo Nare (Charlotte Independence) Substitution at 84'
87': Alec Hughes (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 87'
87': Sean Suber (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 87'
88': Kevin Riascos (Charlotte Independence) Substitution at 88'
91': Prince Saydee (Charlotte Independence) Penalty - Scored at 91'
92': Sean Suber (Charleston Battery) Penalty - Scored at 92'
92': Javen Romero (Charlotte Independence) Penalty - Scored at 92'
94': Souaibou Marou (Charlotte Independence) Penalty - Scored at 94'
95': Emilio Ycaza (Charleston Battery) Penalty - Scored at 95'
95': Jefferson Amaya (Charlotte Independence) Penalty - Scored at 95'

Statistics

CLT		CHS
6	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
1	Corner Kicks	8
7	Saves	2
36.6	Possession	63.4
8	SHOTS	25
4	ON GOAL	9
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
245	Accurate Passes	475
311	Passes	533
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
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	9
6	Effective Tackles	10
9	Tackles	12
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
27	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: USL Cup

Venue: Ralph Lundy Field at Patriots Point
Location: Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA
Attendance: 3,002

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

Charleston Battery (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	John Berner (GK)
22	Joey Akpunonu
16	Graham Smith
3	Nathan Messer
42	Douglas Martínez
90	Miguel Berry
88	Kirill Pakhomov
8	Emilio Ycaza
30	Colton Swan
29	Jeremy Kelly
99	Maalique Foster

Charleston Battery Substitutes:

Chris Allan, Wilmer Cabrera, Laurent Kissiedou, Langston Blackstock, Alec Hughes, Sean Suber, Luis Zamudio.

Charlotte Independence (4-3-3)

No.	Name
28	Matt Levy (GK)
5	Javen Romero
14	Reudd Manin
3	Joseph Skinner
17	Clay Dimick
24	Jefferson Amaya
10	Jon Bakero
13	Mathis Guffroy
26	Souaibou Marou
11	Viggo Ortiz
16	Miles Lyons

Charlotte Independence Substitutes:

Prince Saydee, Giorgos Tasouris, Christy Manzinga, Fabrice Ngah, Kevin Riascos, Thabo Nare.

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