Charlotte Independence vs Carolina Core FC, 2025 U.S. Open Cup, Second Round

· U.S. Open Cup

Charlotte Independence

2': Luis Alvarez
93': Souaibou Marou

FT - ET
2 - 1

Carolina Core FC

10': Josuha Rodriguez

About

Charlotte Independence are hosting Carolina Core FC at Mecklenburg County Sportsplex at Matthews, Matthews, North Carolina, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the U.S. Open Cup.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Goal! Charlotte Independence 1, Carolina Core 0. Luis Álvarez (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
4': Facundo Canete (Carolina Core) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Foul by Omar Ciss (Charlotte Independence).
7': Attempt saved. Derek Cuevas (Carolina Core) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Evans with a through ball.
9': Attempt missed. Facundo Canete (Carolina Core) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jacob Evans.
10': Attempt missed. Derek Cuevas (Carolina Core) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jacob Evans.
10': Goal! Charlotte Independence 1, Carolina Core 1. Josuha Rodríguez (Carolina Core) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Derek Cuevas.
14': Offside, Charlotte Independence. Luis Álvarez is caught offside.
16': Foul by Anton Sorenson (Charlotte Independence).
16': Jathan Juarez (Carolina Core) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Daniel Chica (Carolina Core) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Foul by Anton Sorenson (Charlotte Independence).
18': Attempt saved. Rafael Jauregui (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Álvarez.
20': Christian Chaney (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Daniel Chica (Carolina Core).
21': Attempt missed. Rafael Jauregui (Charlotte Independence) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Clay Dimick.
23': Attempt saved. Christian Chaney (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
24': Attempt blocked. Derek Cuevas (Carolina Core) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
24': Attempt missed. Jathan Juarez (Carolina Core) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Jacob Evans.
25': Attempt missed. Christian Chaney (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bachir Ndiaye.
26': Attempt blocked. Facundo Canete (Carolina Core) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Derek Cuevas.
26': Corner, Carolina Core. Conceded by Clay Dimick.
26': Attempt blocked. Facundo Canete (Carolina Core) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Evans with a cross.
26': Attempt missed. Daniel Chica (Carolina Core) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Facundo Canete following a corner.
28': Offside, Carolina Core. Josuha Rodríguez is caught offside.
29': Hand ball by Bachir Ndiaye (Charlotte Independence).
30': Corner, Carolina Core. Conceded by Fabrice Ngah.
32': Attempt blocked. Zion Scarlett (Carolina Core) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jathan Juarez.
33': Foul by Josuha Rodríguez (Carolina Core).
33': Michael DeShields (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Anton Sorenson (Charlotte Independence).
35': Jathan Juarez (Carolina Core) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Attempt missed. Juan Pablo Rodríguez (Carolina Core) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Msunguchi Alenga.
40': Foul by Zion Scarlett (Carolina Core).
40': Omar Ciss (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Foul by Derek Cuevas (Carolina Core).
41': Rafael Jauregui (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Derek Cuevas (Carolina Core) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Foul by Luis Álvarez (Charlotte Independence).
42': Josuha Rodríguez (Carolina Core) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Corner, Carolina Core. Conceded by Clay Dimick.
45': Foul by Ibrahim Covi (Carolina Core).
45': Luis Álvarez (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Corner, Carolina Core. Conceded by Nick Spielman.
45'+3': First Half ends, Charlotte Independence 1, Carolina Core 1.
45': Second Half begins Charlotte Independence 1, Carolina Core 1.
53': Attempt missed. Luis Álvarez (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the left. Assisted by Fabrice Ngah.
58': Foul by Nick Spielman (Charlotte Independence).
58': Josuha Rodríguez (Carolina Core) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Attempt saved. Juan Pablo Rodríguez (Carolina Core) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Evans.
59': Corner, Carolina Core. Conceded by Nick Spielman.
61': Foul by Josuha Rodríguez (Carolina Core).
61': Nick Spielman (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Attempt missed. Luis Álvarez (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
63': Attempt missed. Zion Scarlett (Carolina Core) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Derek Cuevas.
63': Corner, Carolina Core. Conceded by Anton Sorenson.
64': Foul by Daniel Chica (Carolina Core).
64': Omar Ciss (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Delay in match because of an injury Omar Ciss (Charlotte Independence).
65': Substitution, Carolina Core. Glory Nzingo replaces Derek Cuevas.
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
66': Foul by Michael DeShields (Charlotte Independence).
66': Josuha Rodríguez (Carolina Core) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66': Michael DeShields (Charlotte Independence) is shown the yellow card.
68': Substitution, Charlotte Independence. Jon Bakero replaces Anton Sorenson.
68': Substitution, Charlotte Independence. Souaibou Marou replaces Omar Ciss.
70': Attempt blocked. Glory Nzingo (Carolina Core) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Msunguchi Alenga.
71': Facundo Canete (Carolina Core) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by Bachir Ndiaye (Charlotte Independence).
77': Foul by Luis Álvarez (Charlotte Independence).
77': Glory Nzingo (Carolina Core) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Corner, Carolina Core. Conceded by Nick Spielman.
81': Christian Chaney (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Foul by Daniel Chica (Carolina Core).
81': Attempt saved. Souaibou Marou (Charlotte Independence) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Jauregui.
85': Foul by Zion Scarlett (Carolina Core).
85': Souaibou Marou (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Substitution, Carolina Core. Jonathan Bazaes replaces Zion Scarlett.
89': Attempt missed. Josuha Rodríguez (Carolina Core) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jacob Evans.
90': Foul by Facundo Canete (Carolina Core).
90': Nick Spielman (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Glory Nzingo (Carolina Core) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Jathan Juarez (Carolina Core) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
90'+3': Substitution, Carolina Core. David Polanco replaces Josuha Rodríguez.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Charlotte Independence 1, Carolina Core 1.
90': First Half Extra Time begins Charlotte Independence 1, Carolina Core 1.
91': Christian Chaney (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
91': Foul by Facundo Canete (Carolina Core).
93': Goal! Charlotte Independence 2, Carolina Core 1. Souaibou Marou (Charlotte Independence) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jon Bakero.
98': Clay Dimick (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
98': Foul by Facundo Canete (Carolina Core).
98': Facundo Canete (Carolina Core) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
98': Substitution, Charlotte Independence. Pele Ousmanou replaces Rafael Jauregui.
99': Attempt saved. Christian Chaney (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Souaibou Marou.
99': Corner, Charlotte Independence. Conceded by Andrew Pannenberg.
99': Attempt saved. Nick Spielman (Charlotte Independence) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jon Bakero with a cross.
102': Delay in match because of an injury Bachir Ndiaye (Charlotte Independence).
102': Substitution, Charlotte Independence. Nathan Gray replaces Bachir Ndiaye because of an injury.
102': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
102': Attempt missed. Jathan Juarez (Carolina Core) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Glory Nzingo.
103': Foul by David Polanco (Carolina Core).
103': Luis Álvarez (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
104': Attempt missed. Christian Chaney (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Fabrice Ngah.
105': Delay in match (Carolina Core).
105'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
105'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
105'+2': Christian Chaney (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
105'+2': Foul by Facundo Canete (Carolina Core).
105'+3': Substitution, Carolina Core. Santiago Cambindo replaces Msunguchi Alenga.
105'+3': Substitution, Carolina Core. Aryeh Miller replaces Daniel Chica.
105'+4': Jathan Juarez (Carolina Core) is shown the yellow card.
105'+6': First Half Extra Time ends, Charlotte Independence 2, Carolina Core 1.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins Charlotte Independence 2, Carolina Core 1.
107': Foul by Jonathan Bazaes (Carolina Core).
107': Matt Levy (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
107': Delay in match because of an injury Matt Levy (Charlotte Independence).
108': Jonathan Bazaes (Carolina Core) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
109': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
111': Christian Chaney (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
111': Foul by Santiago Cambindo (Carolina Core).
115': David Polanco (Carolina Core) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
115': Foul by Clay Dimick (Charlotte Independence).
117': Corner, Charlotte Independence. Conceded by Aryeh Miller.
118': Corner, Charlotte Independence. Conceded by Jacob Evans.
120': Attempt blocked. Glory Nzingo (Carolina Core) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aryeh Miller.
120': Corner, Carolina Core. Conceded by Nick Spielman.
120': Foul by Ibrahim Covi (Carolina Core).
120': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
120': Nathan Gray (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
120'+2': Foul by Christian Chaney (Charlotte Independence).
120'+2': Juan Pablo Rodríguez (Carolina Core) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
120'+2': Christian Chaney (Charlotte Independence) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
120'+3': Second Half Extra Time ends, Charlotte Independence 2, Carolina Core 1.
0': Match ends, Charlotte Independence 2, Carolina Core 1.

Statistics

CCFC		CLT
17	Fouls	12
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
8	Corner Kicks	3
5	Saves	3
61.1	Possession	38.9
19	SHOTS	12
4	ON GOAL	7
0.2	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
692	Accurate Passes	400
772	Passes	510
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	1
27	Crosses	5
0.3	Cross %	0.2
81	Long Balls	94
52	Accurate Long Balls	45
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
7	Blocked Shots	0
10	Effective Tackles	21
12	Tackles	31
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
17	Interceptions	15
18	Effective Clearances	22
18	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: U.S. Open Cup

Venue: Mecklenburg County Sportsplex at Matthews
Location: Matthews, North Carolina, USA

Line-Ups

Charlotte Independence (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
28	Matt Levy (GK)
4	Nick Spielman
23	Michael Deshields
2	Fabrice Ngah
17	Clay Dimick
7	Luis Alvarez
6	Omar Ciss
11	Bachir Ndiaye
99	Christian Chaney
13	Anton Sorenson
15	Rafael Jauregui

Charlotte Independence Substitutes:

Andrew Romig, Christopher Jaime, Miles Rice, Nathan Gray, Pele Ousmanou, Souaibou Marou, Jon Bakero.

Carolina Core FC (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Andrew Pannenberg (GK)
20	Ibrahim Janis Covi
6	Juan Pablo Rodriguez
2	Daniel Chica
24	Facundo Canete
12	Alenga Charles
3	Zion Scarlett
14	Jathan Juarez
13	Josuha Rodriguez
10	Jacob Evans
21	Derek Cuevas

Carolina Core FC Substitutes:

Aryeh Miller, Mateo Sarmiento, David Polanco, Jonathan Bazaes, Alexander Sutton, Glory Nzingo, Santiago Cambindo.

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