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Charlotte Independence vs Charleston Battery

U.S. Open Cup
Charlotte
CLT
3-2
Final/ET
Charleston
CHS
Mecklenburg County Sportsplex at Matthews

Match pulse

CLTAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCHS
37%Possession63%
6Shots18
5On target6
3Corners12
4Saves2
17Fouls19
26'Jeremy KellyCHS47'Laurent KissiedouCHS52'Sean SuberCHS90'+2'Jefferson AmayaCLT90'+7'Jeremy KellyCHS90'+7'Javen RomeroCLT93'Luis AlvarezCLT119'Viggo OrtizCLT120'+5'Maalique FosterCHS
Team1H2HET1ET2T
CLT11013
CHS02002

Who won: Charlotte 3-2

Charlotte Independence beat Charleston Battery 3-2 after extra time on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at Mecklenburg County Sportsplex at Matthews. Goals for Charlotte: Souaibou Marou (37'), Luis Alvarez (58') and Viggo Ortiz (118'). Goals for Charleston: Houssou Landry (70') and Maalique Foster (77').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.8Luis AlvarezLM
  2. 27.4Souaibou MarouF
  3. 37.0Houssou LandryCM-R
  4. 46.9Enzo MartinezAM
  5. 56.8Giorgos TasourisG
  6. 66.6Maalique FosterSUB
  7. 76.5Javen RomeroCD-L
  8. 86.3Kevin RiascosCD-R
  9. 96.3Thabo NareLB
  10. 106.3Clay DimickRB
  11. 116.3Viggo OrtizSUB
  12. 126.2Mathis GuffroyAM-L

Team stats

CLTCHS
17Fouls19
4Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards1
2Offsides3
3Corner Kicks12
4Saves2
37.3Possession62.7
6SHOTS18
5ON GOAL6
0.8On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
305Accurate Passes558
393Passes653
0.8Pass Completion %0.9
1Accurate Crosses8
11Crosses29
0.1Cross %0.3
69Long Balls78
25Accurate Long Balls47
0.4Long Balls %0.6
0Blocked Shots7
16Effective Tackles10
17Tackles14
0.9Tackle %0.7
13Interceptions10
35Effective Clearances28
35Clearances28

Player of the game

Luis Alvarez

CLT · 1 G, 1 A

7.8

Deserved to win

5%
CLT · 0.06 xG
80%
Draw
15%
CHS · 0.18 xG

Charleston deserved better: 15% on chances, lost 2-3

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Charlotte Independence 3, Charleston Battery 2.
  2. Second Half Extra Time ends, Charlotte Independence 3, Charleston Battery 2.
  3. 120'+5'

    Yellow card

    Maalique Foster (Charleston Battery) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    M. Foster

  4. 120'+5'

    Foul

    Foul by Maalique Foster (Charleston Battery).

  5. 120'+5'

    Free kick won

    Christopher Jaime (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 120'+4'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Charleston Battery. Conceded by Giorgos Tasouris.

  7. 120'+3'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  8. 120'+3'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Álvarez

    Substitution, Charlotte Independence. Matthew Arango replaces Luis Álvarez because of an injury.

    M. Arango

  9. 120'+2'

    Delay in match because of an injury Luis Álvarez (Charlotte Independence).

  10. 120'

    Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

  11. 119'

    Yellow card

    Viggo Ortiz (Charlotte Independence) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

    V. Ortiz

  12. GOAL118'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    V. Ortiz · ast J. Romero

    Goal! Charlotte Independence 3, Charleston Battery 2. Viggo Ortiz (Charlotte Independence) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Javen Romero.

    CLT 3 - 2 CHS
  13. 116'CHS

    Free kick won

    Luis Álvarez (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  14. 116'Graham Smith

    Foul

    Foul by Graham Smith (Charleston Battery).

  15. 115'

    Free kick won

    Kirill Pakhomov (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  16. 115'

    Foul

    Foul by Reudd Manin (Charlotte Independence).

  17. 112'
    Sub

    Subbed on for W. Cabrera

    Substitution, Charleston Battery. Kruz Held replaces Wilmer Cabrera.

    K. Held

  18. 111'

    Free kick won

    Jefferson Amaya (Charlotte Independence) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. 111'

    Foul

    Foul by Wilmer Cabrera (Charleston Battery).

  20. 110'

    Free kick won

    John Berner (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  21. 110'

    Foul

    Foul by Jonathan Nyandjo (Charlotte Independence).

  22. 107'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Emilio Ycaza (Charleston Battery) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Messer with a cross following a corner.

    E. Ycaza

  23. 106'

    Corner, Charleston Battery. Conceded by Clay Dimick.

  24. 106'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jack Wayne (Charleston Battery) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kirill Pakhomov.

    J. Wayne

  25. 106'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Maalique Foster (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emilio Ycaza.

    M. Foster

Leaders

CLTCHS
Total Shots
Luis Alvarez
3
Maalique Foster
5
Accurate Passes
Kevin Riascos
43
Joey Akpunonu
96
Saves
Giorgos Tasouris
4
John Berner
2

Season seriesCLT leads series 3-2

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