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
  • Red Card 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

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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 Portland Hearts of Pine 2 +1 4
2 Hartford Athletic 2 +2 4
3 Brooklyn FC 2 +1 3
4 New York Cosmos 2 -2 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

CLT Charlotte Independence (5-4-1)

No. Name
28 Matt Levy (GK)
4 Nick Spielman Yellow Card
5 Javen Romero Yellow Card
17 Clay Dimick
13 Anton Sorenson Yellow Card
15 Rafael Jauregui
6 Omar Ciss Yellow Card
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.

LEX Lexington (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Logan Ketterer (GK)
5 Kendall Burks
24 Kieran Sargeant
6 Joe Hafferty Yellow Card
8 Nicolas Firmino Red Card
3 Sofiane Djeffal
11 Marcus Epps
12 Xavier Zengue
99 Cory Burke Yellow Card
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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