Charlotte Independence vs Charleston Battery, 2021 USL Championship, 2021 Regular Season

· USL Championship
Charlotte Independence
  • 6': Dane Kelly
  • 75': Marcelo Palomino (P)
  • 90'+4': Valentín Sabella
FT
3 - 0
Charleston Battery

    About

    Charlotte Independence are hosting Charleston Battery 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': Offside, Charlotte Independence. Clay Dimick tries a through ball, but Dane Kelly is caught offside.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Burke Fahling (Charleston Battery) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stavros Zarokostas.
    • 3': Corner, Charleston Battery. Conceded by Jake Areman.
    • 4': Foul by Stavros Zarokostas (Charleston Battery).
    • 4': Jake Areman (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Goal! Charlotte Independence 1, Charleston Battery 0. Dane Kelly (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Blake Pope.
    • 7': Foul by Stavros Zarokostas (Charleston Battery).
    • 7': Hugh Roberts (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Dane Kelly (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Foul by Angelo Kelly-Rosales (Charleston Battery).
    • 13': Attempt saved. Marcelo Palomino (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Burke Fahling (Charleston Battery) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Angelo Kelly-Rosales.
    • 17': Blake Pope (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Logan Gdula (Charleston Battery).
    • 19': Attempt saved. Dane Kelly (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Irvin Parra.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Palomino (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 22': Corner, Charleston Battery. Conceded by Hugh Roberts.
    • 25': Foul by Stavros Zarokostas (Charleston Battery).
    • 25': Marcelo Palomino (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Offside, Charlotte Independence. Jake Areman tries a through ball, but Thomas de Villardi is caught offside.
    • 28': Hand ball by Irvin Parra (Charlotte Independence).
    • 28': Foul by Robbie Crawford (Charleston Battery).
    • 28': Jake Areman (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Robbie Crawford (Charleston Battery) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Stavros Zarokostas (Charleston Battery) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Angelo Kelly-Rosales with a headed pass.
    • 33': Foul by Clay Dimick (Charlotte Independence).
    • 33': Stavros Zarokostas (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Foul by Christian Dean (Charlotte Independence).
    • 33': Zeiko Lewis (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Foul by Patrick Hogan (Charleston Battery).
    • 36': Marcelo Palomino (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Dane Kelly (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Foul by Burke Fahling (Charleston Battery).
    • 37': Foul by Christian Dean (Charlotte Independence).
    • 37': Zeiko Lewis (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Christian Dean (Charlotte Independence) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 38': Corner, Charleston Battery. Conceded by Christian Dean.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Leland Archer (Charleston Battery) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Robbie Crawford with a cross following a corner.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Angelo Kelly-Rosales (Charleston Battery) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by A.J. Paterson.
    • 40': Corner, Charleston Battery. Conceded by Brandt Bronico.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Angelo Kelly-Rosales (Charleston Battery) header from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Robbie Crawford with a cross.
    • 42': Hand ball by Marcelo Palomino (Charlotte Independence).
    • 43': Angelo Kelly-Rosales (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte Independence).
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Robbie Crawford (Charleston Battery) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': Dane Kelly (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Angelo Kelly-Rosales (Charleston Battery).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Charlotte Independence 1, Charleston Battery 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Charlotte Independence 1, Charleston Battery 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Charleston Battery. Benjamin Di Rosa replaces Erik McCue.
    • 47': Foul by Jake Areman (Charlotte Independence).
    • 47': Logan Gdula (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Foul by Irvin Parra (Charlotte Independence).
    • 51': Logan Gdula (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': A.J. Paterson (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Foul by Marcelo Palomino (Charlotte Independence).
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Burke Fahling (Charleston Battery) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zeiko Lewis.
    • 56': Dane Kelly (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Foul by Patrick Hogan (Charleston Battery).
    • 56': Patrick Hogan (Charleston Battery) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Offside, Charlotte Independence. Christian Dean tries a through ball, but Thomas de Villardi is caught offside.
    • 58': Foul by Clay Dimick (Charlotte Independence).
    • 58': Stavros Zarokostas (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Robbie Crawford (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stavros Zarokostas.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Robbie Crawford (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Angelo Kelly-Rosales.
    • 66': Foul by Dane Kelly (Charlotte Independence).
    • 66': Leland Archer (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Substitution, Charleston Battery. Geobel Pérez Oquendo replaces Patrick Hogan.
    • 71': Substitution, Charleston Battery. Joel Bunting replaces Stavros Zarokostas.
    • 71': Angelo Kelly-Rosales (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 71': Foul by Marcelo Palomino (Charlotte Independence).
    • 71': Marcelo Palomino (Charlotte Independence) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Irvin Parra (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas de Villardi.
    • 74': Penalty conceded by Leland Archer (Charleston Battery) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 74': Leland Archer (Charleston Battery) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 75': Goal! Charlotte Independence 2, Charleston Battery 0. Marcelo Palomino (Charlotte Independence) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 76': Substitution, Charlotte Independence. Jordan Bender replaces Blake Pope.
    • 76': Substitution, Charleston Battery. Nicque Daley replaces Burke Fahling.
    • 77': Foul by Thomas de Villardi (Charlotte Independence).
    • 77': Geobel Pérez Oquendo (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Joel Bunting (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 82': Substitution, Charleston Battery. Dionysius Harmon replaces Robbie Crawford.
    • 83': Substitution, Charlotte Independence. Valentín Sabella replaces Marcelo Palomino.
    • 83': Substitution, Charlotte Independence. Shalom Dutey replaces Christian Dean.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Nicque Daley (Charleston Battery) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zeiko Lewis with a cross.
    • 84': Foul by Dionysius Harmon (Charleston Battery).
    • 84': Jake Areman (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Dane Kelly (Charlotte Independence) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Irvin Parra with a cross.
    • 87': Foul by Shalom Dutey (Charlotte Independence).
    • 87': Joel Bunting (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Di Rosa (Charleston Battery) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Dionysius Harmon (Charleston Battery) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 89': Brandt Bronico (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Angelo Kelly-Rosales (Charleston Battery).
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Angelo Kelly-Rosales (Charleston Battery) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joel Bunting.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Di Rosa (Charleston Battery) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Charleston Battery. Conceded by Clay Dimick.
    • 90'+4': Goal! Charlotte Independence 3, Charleston Battery 0. Valentín Sabella (Charlotte Independence) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dane Kelly.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Charlotte Independence. Distel Zola replaces Dane Kelly.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Charlotte Independence. Tresor Mbuyu replaces Irvin Parra.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Charlotte Independence 3, Charleston Battery 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Charlotte Independence 3, Charleston Battery 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 14
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    5 Corner Kicks 0
    2 Saves 3
    51.6 Possession 48.4
    16 SHOTS 8
    3 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    421 Accurate Passes 401
    495 Passes 481
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 1
    27 Crosses 5
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    55 Long Balls 61
    33 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    7 Blocked Shots 2
    8 Effective Tackles 4
    10 Tackles 12
    0.8 Tackle % 0.3
    12 Interceptions 14
    4 Effective Clearances 22
    4 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: USL Championship

    Venue: Mecklenburg County Sportsplex at Matthews
    Location: Matthews, North Carolina, USA
    Attendance: 1,250

    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 (3-4-1-2)

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

    CHS Charleston Battery (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Joe Kuzminsky (GK)
    5 Leland Archer Yellow Card
    4 Erik McCue
    3 Patrick Hogan Yellow Card
    16 Burke Fahling
    21 Angelo Kelly-Rosales
    6 Robbie Crawford Yellow Card
    20 A.J. Paterson
    17 Logan Gdula
    9 Stavros Zarokostas
    10 Zeiko Lewis
    Charleston Battery Substitutes:
    Benjamin Di Rosa, Temiloluwa Adesodun, Nicque Daley, Geobel Pérez Oquendo, Paul Lewis, Dionysius Harmon, Joel Bunting.

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