Charlotte Independence vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds, 2021 USL Championship, 2021 Regular Season

· USL Championship
Charlotte Independence
  • 81': Irvin Parra
FT
1 - 0
Pittsburgh Riverhounds

    About

    Charlotte Independence are hosting Pittsburgh Riverhounds at American Legion Memorial Stadium, Charlotte, 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.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Ezra Armstrong (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Russell Cicerone.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Sylvain Marveaux (Charlotte Independence) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joel Johnson.
    • 6': Offside, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Kenardo Forbes tries a through ball, but Russell Cicerone is caught offside.
    • 7': Offside, Charlotte Independence. Sylvain Marveaux tries a through ball, but Joel Johnson is caught offside.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Enzo Martínez (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Fuchs.
    • 10': Enzo Martínez (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Ezra Armstrong (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
    • 10': Attempt missed. Russell Cicerone (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ezra Armstrong with a cross.
    • 11': Foul by Jordan Dover (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
    • 11': Marcelo Palomino (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Corner, Charlotte Independence. Conceded by Jordan Dover.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Sylvain Marveaux (Charlotte Independence) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Irvin Parra.
    • 17': Corner, Charlotte Independence. Conceded by Daniel Vitiello.
    • 18': Corner, Charlotte Independence. Conceded by Shane Wiedt.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Adam Armour (Charlotte Independence) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Joel Johnson (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brandt Bronico with a through ball.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Gabriel Obertan (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo Palomino with a through ball.
    • 20': Corner, Charlotte Independence. Conceded by Daniel Vitiello.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Jordan Dover (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenardo Forbes.
    • 28': Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Conceded by Christian Fuchs.
    • 28': Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Conceded by Joel Johnson.
    • 33': Foul by Gabriel Obertan (Charlotte Independence).
    • 33': Russell Cicerone (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Alexander Dixon (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 34': Foul by Adam Armour (Charlotte Independence).
    • 34': Kenardo Forbes (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Corner, Charlotte Independence. Conceded by Kenardo Forbes.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Joel Johnson (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 43': Offside, Charlotte Independence. Gabriel Obertan tries a through ball, but Irvin Parra is caught offside.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Alexander Dixon (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Todd Wharton.
    • 45': First Half ends, Charlotte Independence 0, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Charlotte Independence 0, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0.
    • 47': Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Conceded by Adam Armour.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Mekeil Williams (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenardo Forbes with a cross.
    • 48': Corner, Charlotte Independence. Conceded by Daniel Vitiello.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Russell Cicerone (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Todd Wharton.
    • 53': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte Independence).
    • 53': Kenardo Forbes (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Conceded by Christian Fuchs.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Ezra Armstrong (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kenardo Forbes with a cross following a corner.
    • 56': Hand ball by Jordan Dover (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
    • 57': Foul by Daniel Griffin (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
    • 57': Marcelo Palomino (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Foul by Daniel Griffin (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
    • 58': Marcelo Palomino (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Mekeil Williams (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
    • 62': Irvin Parra (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Sylvain Marveaux (Charlotte Independence) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Obertan.
    • 64': Adam Armour (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Russell Cicerone (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
    • 65': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Daniel Rovira replaces Ezra Armstrong.
    • 65': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Jelani Peters replaces Jordan Dover.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Irvin Parra (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo Palomino.
    • 66': Daniel Rovira (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Gabriel Obertan (Charlotte Independence).
    • 67': Attempt missed. Joel Johnson (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
    • 69': Substitution, Charlotte Independence. José Bizama replaces Gabriel Obertan.
    • 70': Corner, Charlotte Independence. Conceded by Todd Wharton.
    • 71': Hand ball by Adam Armour (Charlotte Independence).
    • 71': Adam Armour (Charlotte Independence) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Preston Kilwien (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 74': Brandt Bronico (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Preston Kilwien (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
    • 76': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Louis Pérez replaces Preston Kilwien.
    • 77': Offside, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Russell Cicerone tries a through ball, but Louis Pérez is caught offside.
    • 79': Substitution, Charlotte Independence. Valentín Sabella replaces Marcelo Palomino.
    • 81': Goal! Charlotte Independence 1, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0. Irvin Parra (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valentín Sabella with a through ball.
    • 83': Foul by Shane Wiedt (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
    • 83': Joel Johnson (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Shane Wiedt (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Conceded by Enzo Martínez.
    • 85': Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Conceded by Hugh Roberts.
    • 87': Substitution, Charlotte Independence. Christian Dean replaces Sylvain Marveaux.
    • 87': Substitution, Charlotte Independence. Distel Zola replaces Irvin Parra.
    • 87': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Anthony Velarde replaces Shane Wiedt.
    • 87': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Thomas Williamson replaces Mekeil Williams.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Anthony Velarde (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) right footed shot from very close range is too high.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Charlotte Independence. Enzo Martínez tries a through ball, but Valentín Sabella is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Charlotte Independence 1, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Charlotte Independence 1, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Charlotte Independence 1, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 5
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    6 Corner Kicks 7
    6 Saves 2
    51.9 Possession 48.1
    10 SHOTS 11
    3 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    378 Accurate Passes 352
    469 Passes 434
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 2
    21 Crosses 22
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    68 Long Balls 74
    33 Accurate Long Balls 42
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 0
    12 Effective Tackles 7
    18 Tackles 16
    0.7 Tackle % 0.4
    7 Interceptions 9
    20 Effective Clearances 13
    20 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: USL Championship

    Venue: American Legion Memorial Stadium
    Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
    Attendance: 4,094

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    Line-Ups

    CLT Charlotte Independence (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Austin Pack (GK)
    22 Christian Fuchs
    3 Hugh Roberts
    12 Adam Armour Yellow Card
    7 Joel Johnson Alajarin
    19 Enzo Martinez
    8 Marcelo Palomino
    13 Brandt Bronico
    9 Irvin Parra
    32 Gabriel Obertan
    56 Sylvain Marveaux
    Charlotte Independence Substitutes:
    José Bizama, Distel Zola, Noah Paravicini, Valentín Sabella, Christian Dean, Tj Bush, Blake Pope.

    PIT Pittsburgh Riverhounds (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Vitiello (GK)
    17 Mekeil Williams
    23 Preston Kilwien
    16 Shane Wiedt Yellow Card
    2 Ezra Armstrong
    5 Jordan Dover
    14 Todd Wharton
    12 Daniel Griffin
    7 Alex Dixon
    11 Kenardo Forbes
    10 Russell Cicerone
    Pittsburgh Riverhounds Substitutes:
    Anthony Velarde, Thomas Williamson, Louis Pérez, Jake Lee, Jelani Peters, Thomas Judge, Daniel Rovira.

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