Charlotte Independence vs Charleston Battery · U.S. Open Cup

Charlotte Independence beat Charleston Battery 3-2, but only in extra time at Mecklenburg County Sportsplex at Matthews (crowd 400); Charlotte have now won 3 straight. Souaibou Marou scored first for Charlotte at the 37-minute mark and Luis Alvarez widened the gap after 58 minutes; a goal from Houssou Landry at the 70-minute mark cut it to 2-1 and Maalique Foster brought Charleston level after 77 minutes. The goal that settled it came from Viggo Ortiz late on, at 118 minutes. A red card went to Jeremy Kelly in added time at the end Eight players went into the book. Charleston kept 63% of possession and took 18 shots to Charlotte's 6, yet did not win. 6 of the 18 shots by Charleston were on target.