Charleston Battery vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds, 2024 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Charleston Battery
FT
0 - 0
Pittsburgh Riverhounds

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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.
  • 2': Foul by Emilio Ycaza (Charleston Battery).
  • 2': Robbie Mertz (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Foul by Edward Kizza (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 4': Nick Markanich (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Junior Etou (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jackson Wälti.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Junior Etou (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kazaiah Sterling.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Danny Griffin (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 11': Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Conceded by Daniel Kuzemka.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Danny Griffin (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robbie Mertz with a cross.
  • 12': Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Conceded by Aaron Molloy.
  • 14': Foul by Illal Osumanu (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 14': Nick Markanich (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Offside, Charleston Battery. Nathan Dossantos is caught offside.
  • 16': Foul by Nathan Dossantos (Charleston Battery).
  • 16': Robbie Mertz (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Robbie Mertz (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Edward Kizza (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Danny Griffin with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 20': Foul by Robbie Mertz (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 20': Nathan Dossantos (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Edward Kizza (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 24': Mark Segbers (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Sean Suber (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 25': Juan Torres (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Chris Allan (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aaron Molloy.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Kazaiah Sterling (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edward Kizza.
  • 30': Edward Kizza (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Foul by Leland Archer (Charleston Battery).
  • 30': Offside, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Langston Blackstock is caught offside.
  • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Kazaiah Sterling (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Juan Torres (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 34': Emilio Ycaza (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Foul by Langston Blackstock (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 35': Corner, Charleston Battery. Conceded by Sean Suber.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Juan Torres (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Molloy.
  • 36': Corner, Charleston Battery. Conceded by Junior Etou.
  • 37': Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Conceded by Chris Allan.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Emilio Ycaza (Charleston Battery) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Segbers.
  • 41': Offside, Charleston Battery. MD Myers is caught offside.
  • 43': Hand ball by Nathan Dossantos (Charleston Battery).
  • 44': Foul by Illal Osumanu (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 44': Nick Markanich (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Juan Torres (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Charleston Battery. Conceded by Edward Kizza.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Chris Allan (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Juan Torres (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aaron Molloy.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Charleston Battery 0, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Charleston Battery 0, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0.
  • 47': Hand ball by Leland Archer (Charleston Battery).
  • 50': Emilio Ycaza (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Foul by Jackson Wälti (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 51': Jackson Wälti (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Robbie Mertz (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jackson Wälti.
  • 53': Foul by Patrick Hogan (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 53': MD Myers (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Mark Segbers (Charleston Battery).
  • 54': Junior Etou (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Kazaiah Sterling (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Aaron Molloy (Charleston Battery) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by MD Myers.
  • 56': Offside, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Edward Kizza is caught offside.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Juan Torres (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emilio Ycaza.
  • 57': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Kenardo Forbes replaces Robbie Mertz.
  • 57': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Bradley Sample replaces Jackson Wälti.
  • 59': Corner, Charleston Battery. Conceded by Bradley Sample.
  • 60': Foul by Aaron Molloy (Charleston Battery).
  • 60': Kazaiah Sterling (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Offside, Charleston Battery. Nick Markanich is caught offside.
  • 65': Substitution, Charleston Battery. Josh Drack replaces Nathan Dossantos.
  • 65': Substitution, Charleston Battery. Diego Gutiérrez replaces Emilio Ycaza.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Diego Gutiérrez (Charleston Battery) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Juan Torres.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Nick Markanich (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Diego Gutiérrez.
  • 72': Corner, Charleston Battery. Conceded by Illal Osumanu.
  • 73': Corner, Charleston Battery. Conceded by Edward Kizza.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Graham Smith (Charleston Battery) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 74': Foul by Edward Kizza (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 74': Mark Segbers (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Edward Kizza (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Substitution, Charleston Battery. Jackson Conway replaces MD Myers.
  • 81': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Pierre Cayet replaces Langston Blackstock.
  • 81': Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Luke Biasi replaces Patrick Hogan.
  • 81': Offside, Charleston Battery. Juan Torres is caught offside.
  • 82': Foul by Junior Etou (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 82': Jackson Conway (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Junior Etou (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 83': Mark Segbers (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Diego Gutiérrez (Charleston Battery) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Juan Torres.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Bradley Sample (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenardo Forbes.
  • 88': Hand ball by Danny Griffin (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 90': Attempt missed. Kenardo Forbes (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pierre Cayet with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Illal Osumanu (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC).
  • 90'+1': Jackson Conway (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Charleston Battery 0, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Charleston Battery 0, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 3
33.8 Possession 66.2
10 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
189 Accurate Passes 458
269 Passes 545
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 2
16 Crosses 24
0.2 Cross % 0.1
61 Long Balls 72
21 Accurate Long Balls 38
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 5
12 Effective Tackles 10
13 Tackles 12
0.9 Tackle % 0.8
12 Interceptions 5
23 Effective Clearances 13
23 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Patriots Point
Location: Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA
Attendance: 3,626

USL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Louisville City FC 30 +37 73
2 Charleston Battery 30 +30 62
3 North Carolina FC 30 +1 45
4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 30 +4 44
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
24 Daniel Kuzemka (GK)
16 Graham Smith
5 Leland Archer
62 Nathan Dossantos
2 Mark Segbres
8 Emilio Ycaza
4 Chris Allan
6 Aaron Molloy
9 Matt Myers
80 Juan Torres
13 Nicholas Markanich
Charleston Battery Substitutes:
Joshua Drack, Adam Grinwis, Juan Palma, Beadyn Cobb, Matthew Dean, Robbie Crawford, Charles Dennis, Diego Gutiérrez, Jackson Conway.

PIT Pittsburgh Riverhounds (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Eric Dick (GK)
3 Patrick Hogan
28 Abdul Illal Osumanu
5 Sean Suber
8 Brunallergene Etou
7 Langston Blackstock
2 Daniel Griffin
42 Jackson Walti Yellow Card
14 Robbie Mertz
19 Edward Kizza Yellow Card
45 Kaziah Sterling
Pittsburgh Riverhounds Substitutes:
Jacob Randolph, Bradley Sample, Luke Biasi, Daniel Rovira, Kenardo Forbes, Babacar Diene, Pierre Cayet.

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