Charlotte Independence vs Lexington, 2025 USL Jägermeister Cup, Group Stage

· Charlotte Independence win 4-2 on penalties

Charlotte Independence

55': Christian Chaney
90'+3': Christian Chaney

FT - Penalties
2 - 2
Charlotte Independence win 4-2 on penalties

Lexington

18': Michael Adedokun
50': Alfredo Midence
82': Nicolas Firmino

About

Charlotte Independence are hosting Lexington at American Legion Memorial Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Cup.

Match Timeline

18': Michael Adedokun (Lexington) Goal at 18'
23': Joe Hafferty (Lexington) Yellow Card at 23'
29': Anton Sorenson (Charlotte Independence) Yellow Card at 29'
35': Omar Ciss (Charlotte Independence) Yellow Card at 35'
45'+2': Javen Romero (Charlotte Independence) Yellow Card at 47'
50': Alfredo Midence (Lexington) Goal at 50'
54': Cory Burke (Lexington) Yellow Card at 54'
55': Christian Chaney (Charlotte Independence) Goal at 55'
68': Gael Gibert (Lexington) Substitution at 68'
68': Hugo Mbongue (Lexington) Substitution at 68'
68': Juan Moreno (Charlotte Independence) Substitution at 68'
68': Fabrice Ngah (Charlotte Independence) Substitution at 68'
70': Devon Williams (Lexington) Substitution at 70'
75': Jon Bakero (Charlotte Independence) Substitution at 75'
78': Eliot Goldthorp (Lexington) Substitution at 78'
78': Jacob Greene (Lexington) Substitution at 78'
82': Nicolas Firmino (Lexington) Red Card at 82'
90': Nick Spielman (Charlotte Independence) Yellow Card at 90'
90'+2': Hugo Mbongue (Lexington) Yellow Card at 92'
90'+3': Christian Chaney (Charlotte Independence) Goal at 93'
91': Christian Chaney (Charlotte Independence) Penalty - Missed at 91'
92': Eliot Goldthorp (Lexington) Penalty - Scored at 92'
92': Nick Spielman (Charlotte Independence) Penalty - Scored at 92'
93': Hugo Mbongue (Lexington) Penalty - Scored at 93'
94': Luis Alvarez (Charlotte Independence) Penalty - Scored at 94'
95': Gael Gibert (Lexington) Penalty - Scored at 95'
96': Juan Moreno (Charlotte Independence) Penalty - Scored at 96'
97': Jon Bakero (Charlotte Independence) Penalty - Scored at 97'
97': Marcus Epps (Lexington) Penalty - Missed at 97'

Statistics

LEX		CLT
22	Fouls	7
3	Yellow Cards	4
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	2
56.3	Possession	43.7
15	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: USL Cup

Venue: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 1,809

USL Cup Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Hartford Athletic	4	+6	10
2	Brooklyn FC	4	+5	7
3	Rhode Island FC	4	+2	7
4	Portland Hearts of Pine	4	-3	6

Full Table

Line-Ups

Charlotte Independence (5-4-1)

No.	Name
28	Matt Levy (GK)
4	Nick Spielman
5	Javen Romero
17	Clay Dimick
13	Anton Sorenson
15	Rafael Jauregui
6	Omar Ciss
11	Bachir Ndiaye
7	Luis Alvarez
26	Souaibou Marou
99	Christian Chaney

Charlotte Independence Substitutes:

Jon Bakero, Andrew Romig, Iván Bonus, Christopher Jaime, Matthew Arango, Nathan Gray, Juan Moreno, Pele Ousmanou, Fabrice Ngah.

Lexington (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Logan Ketterer (GK)
5	Kendall Burks
24	Kieran Sargeant
6	Joe Hafferty
8	Nicolas Firmino
3	Sofiane Djeffal
11	Marcus Epps
12	Xavier Zengue
99	Cory Burke
71	Michael Adedokun
23	Alfredo Midence

Lexington Substitutes:

Hugo Mbongue, Brooks Thompson, Devon Williams, Forster Ajago, Jacob Greene, Gael Gibert, Eliot Goldthorp.

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