USL Cup

FT Saturday, July 11, 2026
Charlotte Independence WWWDW 2
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Charleston Battery WWWLL 2
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CLT110042
CHS110022
Charlotte Independence win 4-2 on penalties · Ralph Lundy Field at Patriots Point · 3,002 att.

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

CLT leads series 3-2

Lineups

CHS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1John BernerG
  2. 22Joey AkpunonuCD-L
  3. 16Graham SmithCD-R
  4. 3Nathan MesserLB
  5. 42Douglas MartínezRB
  6. 90Miguel BerryAM
  7. 88Kirill PakhomovLM
  8. 8Emilio YcazaRM
  9. 30Colton SwanF
  10. 29Jeremy KellyAM-L
  11. 99Maalique FosterAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Chris AllanSUB
  2. 13Wilmer CabreraSUB
  3. 10Laurent KissiedouSUB
  4. 7Langston BlackstockSUB
  5. 12Alec HughesSUB
  6. 5Sean SuberSUB
  7. 56Luis ZamudioSUB

CLT · 4-3-3

  1. 28Matt LevyG
  2. 5Javen RomeroCD-L
  3. 14Reudd ManinCD-R
  4. 3Joseph SkinnerLB
  5. 17Clay DimickRB
  6. 24Jefferson AmayaCM
  7. 10Jon BakeroLM
  8. 13Mathis GuffroyRM
  9. 26Souaibou MarouF
  10. 11Viggo OrtizLF
  11. 16Miles LyonsRF

Substitutes

  1. 7Prince SaydeeSUB
  2. 1Giorgos TasourisSUB
  3. 9Christy ManzingaSUB
  4. 2Fabrice NgahSUB
  5. 22Kevin RiascosSUB
  6. 21Thabo NareSUB

Timeline

  1. 27' Maalique Foster (Charleston Battery) Goal at 27'
  2. 37' Jon Bakero (Charlotte Independence) Goal at 37'
  3. 40' Graham Smith (Charleston Battery) Yellow Card at 40'
  4. 44' Reudd Manin (Charlotte Independence) Yellow Card at 44'
  5. 53' Souaibou Marou (Charlotte Independence) Goal at 53'
  6. 57' Chris Allan (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 57'
  7. 59' Colton Swan (Charleston Battery) Goal at 59'
  8. 69' Chris Allan (Charleston Battery) Yellow Card at 69'
  9. 70' Langston Blackstock (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 70'
  10. 70' Fabrice Ngah (Charlotte Independence) Substitution at 70'
  11. 70' Laurent Kissiedou (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 70'
  12. 71' Prince Saydee (Charlotte Independence) Substitution at 71'
  13. 71' Laurent Kissiedou (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 71'
  14. 71' Fabrice Ngah (Charlotte Independence) Substitution at 71'
  15. 71' Langston Blackstock (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 71'
  16. 84' Thabo Nare (Charlotte Independence) Substitution at 84'
  17. 87' Alec Hughes (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 87'
  18. 87' Sean Suber (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 87'
  19. 88' Kevin Riascos (Charlotte Independence) Substitution at 88'

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