Charleston Battery vs Louisville City FC, 2023 USL Championship, Eastern Conference Playoffs - Final

· USL Championship
Charleston Battery
  • 5': Arturo Rodriguez
  • 58': Augustine Williams (P)
FT
2 - 1
Louisville City FC
  • Red Card 86': Carlos Moguel
  • 90': Kyle Adams

About

Charleston Battery are hosting Louisville City FC 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.
  • 1': Derek Dodson (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Wes Charpie (Louisville City).
  • 2': Foul by Nick Markanich (Charleston Battery).
  • 2': Manny Perez (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Brian Ownby (Louisville City).
  • 3': Nick Markanich (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Brian Ownby (Louisville City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 5': Goal! Charleston Battery 1, Louisville City 0. Arturo Rodríguez (Charleston Battery) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 7': Derek Dodson (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by Cameron Lancaster (Louisville City).
  • 8': Foul by Jorge González (Louisville City).
  • 8': Nick Markanich (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Cameron Lancaster (Louisville City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Foul by Leland Archer (Charleston Battery).
  • 14': Arturo Rodríguez (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Foul by Sean Totsch (Louisville City).
  • 14': Attempt missed. Augustine Williams (Charleston Battery) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Augustine Williams (Charleston Battery) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Derek Dodson with a cross.
  • 18': Corner, Charleston Battery. Conceded by Kyle Adams.
  • 18': Corner, Charleston Battery. Conceded by Carlos Moguel Jr.
  • 21': Corner, Charleston Battery. Conceded by Tyler Gibson.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Emilio Ycaza (Charleston Battery) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arturo Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Derek Dodson (Charleston Battery) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Arturo Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Chris Allan (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Chris Allan (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Brian Ownby (Louisville City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Manny Perez following a fast break.
  • 23': Brian Ownby (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Augustine Williams (Charleston Battery).
  • 24': Foul by Wes Charpie (Louisville City).
  • 24': Tristan Trager (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Augustine Williams (Charleston Battery).
  • 25': Tyler Gibson (Louisville City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Foul by Manny Perez (Louisville City).
  • 28': Nick Markanich (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Tristan Trager (Charleston Battery).
  • 29': Wes Charpie (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Brian Ownby (Louisville City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge González.
  • 31': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Chris Allan.
  • 33': Augustine Williams (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Sean Totsch (Louisville City).
  • 35': Emilio Ycaza (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Cameron Lancaster (Louisville City).
  • 36': Chris Allan (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Carlos Moguel Jr (Louisville City).
  • 39': Emilio Ycaza (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Brian Ownby (Louisville City).
  • 39': Brian Ownby (Louisville City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Foul by Leland Archer (Charleston Battery).
  • 41': Attempt saved. Cameron Lancaster (Louisville City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Moguel Jr.
  • 42': Derek Dodson (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Brian Ownby (Louisville City).
  • 43': Arturo Rodríguez (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Paolo DelPiccolo (Louisville City).
  • 45': Foul by Manny Perez (Louisville City).
  • 45': Mark Segbers (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Cameron Lancaster (Louisville City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Nick Markanich (Charleston Battery).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Charleston Battery 1, Louisville City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Charleston Battery 1, Louisville City 0.
  • 47': Foul by Carlos Moguel Jr (Louisville City).
  • 47': Mark Segbers (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Offside, Louisville City. Tyler Gibson tries a through ball, but Brian Ownby is caught offside.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Augustine Williams (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Allan.
  • 49': Foul by Jorge González (Louisville City).
  • 49': Mark Segbers (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Offside, Charleston Battery. Sebastián Palma tries a through ball, but Nick Markanich is caught offside.
  • 50': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Derek Dodson.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Manny Perez (Louisville City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 51': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Emilio Ycaza.
  • 52': Offside, Louisville City. Carlos Moguel Jr tries a through ball, but Cameron Lancaster is caught offside.
  • 54': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Mark Segbers.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Kyle Adams (Louisville City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paolo DelPiccolo with a cross.
  • 54': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Sebastián Palma.
  • 56': Foul by Emilio Ycaza (Charleston Battery).
  • 56': Paolo DelPiccolo (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Penalty Charleston Battery. Nick Markanich draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 57': Penalty conceded by Manny Perez (Louisville City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 58': Goal! Charleston Battery 2, Louisville City 0. Augustine Williams (Charleston Battery) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 61': Hand ball by Emilio Ycaza (Charleston Battery).
  • 61': Offside, Charleston Battery. Nick Markanich tries a through ball, but Augustine Williams is caught offside.
  • 62': Foul by Wes Charpie (Louisville City).
  • 62': Tristan Trager (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Hand ball by Nick Markanich (Charleston Battery).
  • 64': Attempt saved. Cameron Lancaster (Louisville City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Wes Charpie with a cross.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Tristan Trager (Charleston Battery).
  • 65': Substitution, Louisville City. Wilson Harris replaces Paolo DelPiccolo.
  • 65': Substitution, Louisville City. Dylan Mares replaces Brian Ownby.
  • 65': Substitution, Louisville City. Elijah Wynder replaces Tyler Gibson.
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Substitution, Louisville City. Oscar Jiménez replaces Wes Charpie.
  • 66': Substitution, Charleston Battery. Roberto Avila replaces Tristan Trager because of an injury.
  • 68': Elijah Wynder (Louisville City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Foul by Arturo Rodríguez (Charleston Battery).
  • 69': Arturo Rodríguez (Charleston Battery) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Dylan Mares (Louisville City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 70': Arturo Rodríguez (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Carlos Moguel Jr (Louisville City).
  • 71': Attempt missed. Cameron Lancaster (Louisville City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jorge González.
  • 73': Foul by Chris Allan (Charleston Battery).
  • 73': Jorge González (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Jorge González (Louisville City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 74': Augustine Williams (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Sean Totsch (Louisville City).
  • 75': Cameron Lancaster (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Sebastián Palma (Charleston Battery).
  • 73': Elijah Wynder (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Mark Segbers (Charleston Battery).
  • 78': Derek Dodson (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Oscar Jiménez (Louisville City).
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Derek Dodson (Charleston Battery).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Arturo Rodríguez (Charleston Battery) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Nick Markanich (Charleston Battery).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Substitution, Charleston Battery. Robbie Crawford replaces Arturo Rodríguez.
  • 83': Chris Allan (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Carlos Moguel Jr (Louisville City).
  • 83': Carlos Moguel Jr (Louisville City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Mark Segbers.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Jorge González (Louisville City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Oscar Jiménez with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Substitution, Louisville City. Niall McCabe replaces Jorge González because of an injury.
  • 86': Foul by Carlos Moguel Jr (Louisville City).
  • 86': Roberto Avila (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Second yellow card to Carlos Moguel Jr (Louisville City) for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Nick Markanich (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 87': Corner, Charleston Battery. Conceded by Kyle Adams.
  • 87': Substitution, Charleston Battery. Alec Cochran replaces Nick Markanich.
  • 88': Hand ball by Augustine Williams (Charleston Battery).
  • 89': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Leland Archer.
  • 90': Sean Totsch (Louisville City) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Oscar Jiménez with a cross following a corner.
  • 90': Goal! Charleston Battery 2, Louisville City 1. Kyle Adams (Louisville City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Oscar Jiménez (Louisville City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Dylan Mares (Louisville City).
  • 90'+2': Leland Archer (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Chris Allan (Charleston Battery).
  • 90'+4': Manny Perez (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Chris Allan (Charleston Battery) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Hand ball by Dylan Mares (Louisville City).
  • 90'+5': Foul by Dylan Mares (Louisville City).
  • 90'+5': Robbie Crawford (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Charleston Battery 2, Louisville City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Charleston Battery 2, Louisville City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Charleston Battery 2, Louisville City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Charleston Battery 2, Louisville City 1.

Statistics

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26 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 4
0 Saves 2
57.8 Possession 42.2
13 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
264 Accurate Passes 178
364 Passes 277
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.6
7 Accurate Crosses 3
33 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.2
67 Long Balls 61
28 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
5 Blocked Shots 6
14 Effective Tackles 10
18 Tackles 16
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 7
9 Effective Clearances 27
9 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Patriots Point
Location: Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA
Attendance: 4,438

Line-Ups

CHS Charleston Battery (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Trey Muse (GK)
23 Juan Palma
5 Leland Archer
96 Mark Segbres
14 Derek Dodson
12 Arturo Rodriguez
4 Chris Allan Yellow Card
8 Emilio Ycaza
9 Augustine Williams
13 Nicholas Markanich
21 Tristan Trager
Charleston Battery Substitutes:
Andrew Booth, Daniel Kuzemka, Roberto Avila, Robbie Crawford, Pierre Reedy, A.J. Cochran, A.J. Paterson.

LOU Louisville City FC (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
28 Oliver Semmle (GK)
32 Kyle Adams
4 Sean Totsch
12 Tyler Gibson
6 Wesley Charpie
15 Manny Perez
36 Paolo DelPiccolo
8 Carlos Moguel Yellow Card
10 Brian Ownby Yellow Card
9 Jorge Gonzalez Asensi
17 Cameron Lancaster
Louisville City FC Substitutes:
Dylan Mares, Rasmus Thellufsen, Wilson Harris, Elijah Wynder, Niall McCabe, Daniel Faundez, Osacar Jimenez.

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