U.S. Open Cup

FT Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Charleston Battery LWWWL 2
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Charlotte Independence LLDWW 3
1st2nd3rd4thT
CHS02002
CLT11013
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Team Stats

19
Fouls
17
3
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
12
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
4
62.7
Possession
37.3
18
SHOTS
6
6
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
558
Accurate Passes
305
653
Passes
393
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
1
29
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.1
78
Long Balls
69
47
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
7
Blocked Shots
0
10
Effective Tackles
16
14
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
10
Interceptions
13
28
Effective Clearances
35
28
Clearances
35

Head to Head

CLT leads series 3-2

Lineups

CLT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Giorgos TasourisG
  2. 5Javen RomeroCD-L
  3. 22Kevin RiascosCD-R
  4. 21Thabo NareLB
  5. 17Clay DimickRB
  6. 19Enzo MartinezAM
  7. 47Luis AlvarezLM
  8. 24Jefferson AmayaRM
  9. 26Souaibou MarouF
  10. 13Mathis GuffroyAM-L
  11. 8Christopher JaimeAM-R

CHS · 4-4-2

  1. 1John BernerG
  2. 22Joey AkpunonuCD-L
  3. 5Sean SuberCD-R
  4. 3Nathan MesserLB
  5. 7Langston BlackstockRB
  6. 88Kirill PakhomovCM-L
  7. 91Houssou LandryCM-R
  8. 29Jeremy KellyLM
  9. 13Wilmer CabreraRM
  10. 90Miguel BerryCF-L
  11. 10Laurent KissiedouCF-R

Timeline

  1. 26' Jeremy Kelly (Charleston Battery) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 37' Goal! Charlotte Independence 1, Charleston Battery 0. Souaibou Marou (Charlotte Independence) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Luis Álvarez following a fast break.
  3. 47' Laurent Kissiedou (Charleston Battery) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 52' Sean Suber (Charleston Battery) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 56' Substitution, Charlotte Independence. Jonathan Nyandjo replaces Souaibou Marou because of an injury.
  6. 58' Goal! Charlotte Independence 2, Charleston Battery 0. Luis Álvarez (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Martínez following a fast break.
  7. 61' Substitution, Charleston Battery. Emilio Ycaza replaces Langston Blackstock.
  8. 61' Substitution, Charleston Battery. Maalique Foster replaces Laurent Kissiedou.
  9. 70' Goal! Charlotte Independence 2, Charleston Battery 1. Nanan Houssou (Charleston Battery) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeremy Kelly.
  10. 72' Substitution, Charlotte Independence. Reudd Manin replaces Enzo Martínez.
  11. 72' Substitution, Charlotte Independence. Viggo Ortiz replaces Mathis Guffroy.
  12. 72' Substitution, Charleston Battery. Graham Smith replaces Sean Suber.
  13. 77' Goal! Charlotte Independence 2, Charleston Battery 2. Maalique Foster (Charleston Battery) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  14. 90'+2' Jefferson Amaya (Charlotte Independence) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+7' Second yellow card to Jeremy Kelly (Charleston Battery).
  16. 90'+7' Javen Romero (Charlotte Independence) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 90' First Half Extra Time begins Charlotte Independence 2, Charleston Battery 2.
  18. 93' Luis Álvarez (Charlotte Independence) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 96' Substitution, Charleston Battery. Jack Wayne replaces Miguel Berry.
  20. 105'+1' First Half Extra Time ends, Charlotte Independence 2, Charleston Battery 2.
  21. 105'
  22. 112' Substitution, Charleston Battery. Kruz Held replaces Wilmer Cabrera.
  23. 118' Goal! Charlotte Independence 3, Charleston Battery 2. Viggo Ortiz (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Javen Romero.
  24. 119' Viggo Ortiz (Charlotte Independence) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  25. 120'+3' Substitution, Charlotte Independence. Matthew Arango replaces Luis Álvarez because of an injury.
  26. 120'+5' Maalique Foster (Charleston Battery) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  27. 120'+5' Second Half Extra Time ends, Charlotte Independence 3, Charleston Battery 2.

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