Charleston Battery vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds, 2021 USL Championship, 2021 Regular Season

· USL Championship
Charleston Battery
  • 20': Logan Gdula
  • 47': Romario Piggott
  • Red Card 79': Stavros Zarokostas
FT
2 - 3
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
  • 24': Russell Cicerone (P)
  • 45'+1': Alex Dixon
  • 64': Alex Dixon

About

Charleston Battery are hosting Pittsburgh Riverhounds at Patriots Point, Mount Pleasant, South 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.
  • 4': Daniel Vitiello (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Nicque Daley (Charleston Battery).
  • 8': Foul by Alexander Dixon (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 8': Romario Piggott (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Daniel Rovira replaces Thomas Judge because of an injury.
  • 18': Dionysius Harmon (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Foul by Daniel Rovira (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 18': Daniel Rovira (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Goal! Charleston Battery 1, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0. Logan Gdula (Charleston Battery) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Zeiko Lewis with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 22': Penalty Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Kenardo Forbes draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 22': Penalty conceded by Logan Gdula (Charleston Battery) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 24': Goal! Charleston Battery 1, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1. Russell Cicerone (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 26': Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Conceded by Temiloluwa Adesodun.
  • 31': Alexander Dixon (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Stavros Zarokostas (Charleston Battery).
  • 31': Stavros Zarokostas (Charleston Battery) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Conceded by Temiloluwa Adesodun.
  • 32': Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Conceded by A.J. Paterson.
  • 33': Angelo Kelly-Rosales (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Mekeil Williams (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Russell Cicerone (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Dixon.
  • 35': Foul by Russell Cicerone (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 35': Nicque Daley (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Louis Pérez (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 43': Zeiko Lewis (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Zeiko Lewis (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Charleston Battery 1, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2. Alexander Dixon (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Rovira.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Charleston Battery 1, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Charleston Battery 1, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Stavros Zarokostas (Charleston Battery) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicque Daley.
  • 47': Goal! Charleston Battery 2, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2. Romario Piggott (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Louis Pérez (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 49': Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Conceded by Paul Lewis.
  • 50': Foul by Stavros Zarokostas (Charleston Battery).
  • 50': Mekeil Williams (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by A.J. Paterson (Charleston Battery).
  • 56': Russell Cicerone (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Benjamin Di Rosa (Charleston Battery).
  • 57': Louis Pérez (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Russell Cicerone (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Rovira with a cross.
  • 58': Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Conceded by Paul Lewis.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Mekeil Williams (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kenardo Forbes with a cross following a corner.
  • 59': Dionysius Harmon (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Louis Pérez (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 60': Foul by Russell Cicerone (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 60': Logan Gdula (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Daniel Rovira (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 61': Stavros Zarokostas (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Nicque Daley (Charleston Battery) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dionysius Harmon.
  • 64': Goal! Charleston Battery 2, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 3. Alexander Dixon (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Russell Cicerone.
  • 65': Substitution, Charleston Battery. Josh Penn replaces Romario Piggott.
  • 66': Foul by Benjamin Di Rosa (Charleston Battery).
  • 66': Louis Pérez (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Benjamin Di Rosa (Charleston Battery) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Anthony Velarde replaces Louis Pérez.
  • 71': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Shane Wiedt replaces Daniel Rovira.
  • 72': Foul by Dionysius Harmon (Charleston Battery).
  • 72': Preston Kilwien (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Jelani Peters replaces Mekeil Williams because of an injury.
  • 76': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Ezra Armstrong replaces Russell Cicerone.
  • 78': Foul by Stavros Zarokostas (Charleston Battery).
  • 78': Jalen Robinson (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Second yellow card to Stavros Zarokostas (Charleston Battery) for a bad foul.
  • 80': Offside, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Todd Wharton tries a through ball, but Kenardo Forbes is caught offside.
  • 83': Dionysius Harmon (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Foul by Ezra Armstrong (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 83': Ezra Armstrong (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Substitution, Charleston Battery. Burke Fahling replaces Logan Gdula.
  • 84': Substitution, Charleston Battery. Geobel Pérez Oquendo replaces Temiloluwa Adesodun.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Geobel Pérez Oquendo (Charleston Battery) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Angelo Kelly-Rosales with a cross.
  • 88': Corner, Charleston Battery. Conceded by Daniel Griffin.
  • 89': Angelo Kelly-Rosales (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Daniel Griffin (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 89': Daniel Griffin (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Daniel Griffin (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Burke Fahling (Charleston Battery).
  • 90'+2': Burke Fahling (Charleston Battery) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Anthony Velarde (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Geobel Pérez Oquendo (Charleston Battery).
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Charleston Battery. Michael John Petry replaces Benjamin Di Rosa.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Charleston Battery. Conceded by Ezra Armstrong.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Charleston Battery. Conceded by Daniel Vitiello.
  • 90'+6': Daniel Vitiello (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Paul Lewis (Charleston Battery).
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Charleston Battery 2, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Charleston Battery 2, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 3.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 2
52.1 Possession 47.9
7 SHOTS 6
5 ON GOAL 4
0.7 On Target % 0.7
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
361 Accurate Passes 328
450 Passes 413
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 2
15 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.2
62 Long Balls 63
30 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 0
4 Effective Tackles 3
10 Tackles 7
0.4 Tackle % 0.4
19 Interceptions 7
12 Effective Clearances 11
12 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Patriots Point
Location: Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA
Attendance: 2,565

USL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Louisville City FC 2 +4 6
2 Hartford Athletic 2 +3 4
3 Detroit City FC 1 +3 3
4 Charleston Battery 1 +1 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

CHS Charleston Battery (4-4-2)

No. Name
28 Paul Lewis (GK)
20 A.J. Paterson
17 Logan Gdula
15 Temiloluwa Adesodun
2 Benjamin Di Rosa Yellow Card
10 Zeiko Lewis
21 Angelo Kelly-Rosales
9 Stavros Zarokostas Yellow Card
19 Dionysius Harmon
11 Nicque Daley
8 Romario Piggott
Charleston Battery Substitutes:
Geobel Pérez Oquendo, Burke Fahling, Jack Pondy, Joshua Penn, Michael John Petry.

PIT Pittsburgh Riverhounds (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Daniel Vitiello (GK)
17 Mekeil Williams
23 Preston Kilwien
6 Jalen Robinson
14 Todd Wharton
12 Daniel Griffin Yellow Card
11 Kenardo Forbes
13 Thomas Judge
7 Alex Dixon
20 Louis Pérez
10 Russell Cicerone
Pittsburgh Riverhounds Substitutes:
Anthony Velarde, Daniel Rovira, Jake Lee, Wyatt Borso, Jelani Peters, Shane Wiedt, Ezra Armstrong.

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