Charlotte Independence vs Hartford Athletic, 2021 USL Championship, 2021 Regular Season

· USL Championship
Charlotte Independence
  • 73': Dane Kelly
  • 80': Marcelo Palomino
  • 83': Valentín Sabella
FT
3 - 2
Hartford Athletic
  • 50': Danny Barrera
  • 74': Preston Tabortetaka

About

Charlotte Independence are hosting Hartford Athletic at Mecklenburg County Sportsplex at Matthews, Matthews, North Carolina, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Dangerous play by Samuel Armah Ashitey (Hartford Athletic).
  • 3': Irvin Parra (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Samuel Armah Ashitey (Hartford Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 7': Foul by Younes Boudadi (Hartford Athletic).
  • 7': Thomas de Villardi (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Bradford Jamieson (Hartford Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Richie Schlentz.
  • 10': Bradford Jamieson (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Jake Areman (Charlotte Independence).
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Palomino (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandt Bronico.
  • 13': Foul by Younes Boudadi (Hartford Athletic).
  • 13': Marcelo Palomino (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Foul by Irvin Parra (Charlotte Independence).
  • 14': Samuel Armah Ashitey (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte Independence).
  • 15': Juan Carlos Obregón Jr (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Samuel Armah Ashitey (Hartford Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Arthur Rogers.
  • 17': Foul by Samuel Armah Ashitey (Hartford Athletic).
  • 17': Irvin Parra (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Penalty Charlotte Independence. Clay Dimick draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 18': Penalty conceded by Conor McGlynn (Hartford Athletic) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 19': Penalty saved! Irvin Parra (Charlotte Independence) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 21': Offside, Hartford Athletic. Danny Barrera tries a through ball, but Juan Carlos Obregón Jr is caught offside.
  • 24': Substitution, Hartford Athletic. Preston Tabort Etaka replaces Bradford Jamieson because of an injury.
  • 25': Foul by Jake Areman (Charlotte Independence).
  • 25': Juan Carlos Obregón Jr (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Clay Dimick (Charlotte Independence).
  • 26': Juan Carlos Obregón Jr (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Clay Dimick (Charlotte Independence) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Foul by Thomas de Villardi (Charlotte Independence).
  • 31': Younes Boudadi (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Juan Carlos Obregón Jr (Hartford Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 36': Foul by Jordan Bender (Charlotte Independence).
  • 36': Richie Schlentz (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Marcelo Palomino (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Blake Pope.
  • 42': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte Independence).
  • 42': Preston Tabort Etaka (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Jake Areman (Charlotte Independence) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Palomino.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Charlotte Independence. Conceded by Arthur Rogers.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Charlotte Independence 0, Hartford Athletic 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Charlotte Independence 0, Hartford Athletic 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Charlotte Independence. Dane Kelly replaces Irvin Parra.
  • 46': Brandt Bronico (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Juan Carlos Obregón Jr (Hartford Athletic).
  • 47': Alejandro Lara (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Dane Kelly (Charlotte Independence).
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Jordan Bender (Charlotte Independence) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Blake Pope.
  • 50': Goal! Charlotte Independence 0, Hartford Athletic 1. Danny Barrera (Hartford Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Preston Tabort Etaka.
  • 51': Foul by Samuel Armah Ashitey (Hartford Athletic).
  • 51': Jordan Bender (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Arthur Rogers (Hartford Athletic).
  • 53': Marcelo Palomino (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Substitution, Charlotte Independence. Noah Paravicini replaces Blake Pope.
  • 54': Clay Dimick (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Conor McGlynn (Hartford Athletic).
  • 55': Attempt missed. Jake Areman (Charlotte Independence) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 55': Clay Dimick (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Preston Tabort Etaka (Hartford Athletic).
  • 56': Attempt missed. Marcelo Palomino (Charlotte Independence) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Noah Paravicini with a cross.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Jordan Bender (Charlotte Independence) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas de Villardi with a cross.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Brandt Bronico (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 59': Foul by Arthur Rogers (Hartford Athletic).
  • 59': Jake Areman (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Palomino (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 62': Substitution, Charlotte Independence. Valentín Sabella replaces Jordan Bender.
  • 62': Substitution, Hartford Athletic. Christian Gómez replaces Arthur Rogers.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Valentín Sabella (Charlotte Independence) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 65': Foul by Christian Gómez (Hartford Athletic).
  • 65': Jake Areman (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Alejandro Lara (Hartford Athletic).
  • 66': Noah Paravicini (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Younes Boudadi (Hartford Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Dane Kelly (Charlotte Independence) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Jake Areman (Charlotte Independence) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentín Sabella.
  • 68': Corner, Charlotte Independence. Conceded by Samuel Armah Ashitey.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Noah Paravicini (Charlotte Independence) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo Palomino with a cross.
  • 69': Corner, Charlotte Independence. Conceded by Jeff Caldwell.
  • 71': Corner, Charlotte Independence. Conceded by Samuel Armah Ashitey.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Thomas de Villardi (Charlotte Independence) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 73': Goal! Charlotte Independence 1, Hartford Athletic 1. Dane Kelly (Charlotte Independence) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jake Areman.
  • 74': Foul by Marcelo Palomino (Charlotte Independence).
  • 74': Samuel Armah Ashitey (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Goal! Charlotte Independence 1, Hartford Athletic 2. Preston Tabort Etaka (Hartford Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Preston Tabort Etaka (Hartford Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Barrera.
  • 77': Brandt Bronico (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Samuel Armah Ashitey (Hartford Athletic).
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Jake Areman (Charlotte Independence) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 78': Corner, Charlotte Independence. Conceded by Christian Gómez.
  • 78': Corner, Charlotte Independence. Conceded by Samuel Armah Ashitey.
  • 79': Foul by Noah Paravicini (Charlotte Independence).
  • 79': Richie Schlentz (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Corner, Charlotte Independence. Conceded by Conor McGlynn.
  • 80': Goal! Charlotte Independence 2, Hartford Athletic 2. Marcelo Palomino (Charlotte Independence) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 83': Substitution, Charlotte Independence. Tresor Mbuyu replaces Marcelo Palomino.
  • 83': Goal! Charlotte Independence 3, Hartford Athletic 2. Valentín Sabella (Charlotte Independence) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tresor Mbuyu.
  • 84': Substitution, Hartford Athletic. Nicolás Cardona replaces Samuel Armah Ashitey.
  • 85': Foul by Valentín Sabella (Charlotte Independence).
  • 85': Preston Tabort Etaka (Hartford Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Valentín Sabella (Charlotte Independence) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Offside, Hartford Athletic. Christian Gómez tries a through ball, but Thomas Janjigian is caught offside.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Preston Tabort Etaka (Hartford Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 90': Christian Dean (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Danny Barrera (Hartford Athletic).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Alejandro Lara (Hartford Athletic).
  • 90'+2': Tresor Mbuyu (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Charlotte Independence 3, Hartford Athletic 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Charlotte Independence 3, Hartford Athletic 2.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 1
44.9 Possession 55.1
8 SHOTS 19
3 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
305 Accurate Passes 374
381 Passes 451
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 9
7 Crosses 26
0.0 Cross % 0.3
66 Long Balls 60
31 Accurate Long Balls 38
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 9
15 Effective Tackles 8
29 Tackles 12
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
18 Interceptions 8
14 Effective Clearances 10
14 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Mecklenburg County Sportsplex at Matthews
Location: Matthews, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 533

USL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Louisville City FC 3 +6 9
2 Hartford Athletic 3 +4 7
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 +4 6
4 Charleston Battery 2 +2 6
Full Table

Line-Ups

CLT Charlotte Independence (5-4-1)

No. Name
33 Brandon Miller (GK)
3 Hugh Roberts
88 Christian Dean
17 Clay Dimick Yellow Card
14 Thomas de Villardi
35 Blake Pope
4 Jake Areman
13 Brandt Bronico
8 Marcelo Palomino
23 Jordan Bender
9 Irvin Parra
Charlotte Independence Substitutes:
Austin Pack, Valentín Sabella, Dane Kelly, Noah Paravicini, Tresor Mbuyu, Distel Zola, Shalom Dutey.

HFD Hartford Athletic (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
13 Jeff Caldwell (GK)
28 Conor McGlynn
20 Thoams Janjigian
2 Alejandro Lara
5 Samuel Armah Ashitey
6 Arthur Rogers
10 Danny Barrera
22 Richie Schlentz
3 Younes Boudadi Yellow Card
7 Bradford Jamieson IV
29 Juan Carlos Obregón Jr
Hartford Athletic Substitutes:
Carlos Merancio, Alfonso Vázquez, Jeciel Cedeno, Nicolás Cardona, Christian Gómez, Preston Tabortetaka.

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