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Charleston vs Rhode Island: match report

Charleston Battery hosted Rhode Island FC at Ralph Lundy Field at Patriots Point on Saturday 26 September 2026, in the USL Championship (round 1). Brandon Stevis is the referee, averaging 3.9 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.7.

Result and scorers

Charleston 2-0 Rhode Island. Goals: Emilio Ycaza 77' (pen) for Charleston; Emilio Ycaza 84' for Charleston. Attendance: 4,599.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 41' Yellow card: Zachary Herivaux (Rhode Island)
  • 47' Yellow card: Aldair Sanchez (Rhode Island)
  • 50' Yellow card: Eric Klein (Rhode Island)
  • 77' Penalty: Emilio Ycaza (Charleston)
  • 81' Red card: Koke Vegas (Rhode Island)
  • 84' Goal: Emilio Ycaza (Charleston)
Match stats (contains the result)
58.7%Possession41.3%
14Shots6
6Shots on target5
8Corners1
9Fouls14
3Offsides2
5Saves4
0Yellow cards3
0Red cards1

Line-ups

Charleston 4-4-2

Coach: Ben Pirmann

  1. 56 Luis Zamudio GK
  2. 42 Douglas Martínez DEF
  3. 16 Graham Smith DEF
  4. 22 Joey Akpunonu DEF
  5. 3 Nathan Messer DEF
  6. 7 Langston Blackstock DEF
  7. 8 Emilio Ycaza MID
  8. 10 Laurent Kissiedou MID
  9. 29 Jeremy Kelly FWD
  10. 9 Camilo Sánchez FWD
  11. 90 Miguel Berry FWD

Bench

  • 91 Nanan Houssou MID
  • 30 Colton Swan FWD
  • 99 Maalique Foster FWD
  • 4 Chris Allan MID
  • 5 Sean Suber DEF
  • 98 Cohen Rigsby GK
  • 36 Briggs Gwozdo MID
  • 88 Kirill Pakhomov MID
  • 13 Wilmer Cabrera FWD

Rhode Island 4-2-3-1

Coach: Khano Smith

  1. 1 Koke Vegas GK
  2. 5 Grant Stoneman DEF
  3. 24 Karifa Yao DEF
  4. 15 Frank Nodarse DEF
  5. 3 Aldair Sanchez DEF
  6. 16 Eric Klein MID
  7. 21 Zachary Herivaux MID
  8. 22 Nick Scardina DEF
  9. 77 Amos Shapiro-Thompson MID
  10. 8 Leo Afonso FWD
  11. 37 Stas Korzeniowski FWD

Bench

  • 4 Hugo Bacharach MID
  • 2 Dani Rovira DEF
  • 18 Osman Foyo FWD
  • 14 Yutaro Tsukada FWD
  • 29 Jacob Castro GK
  • 25 Calvin Williams MID
  • 19 Kevin Vang MID
Previous meetings
  • Wednesday 22 April 2026: Rhode Island FC 4-0 Charleston Battery
  • Sunday 2 November 2025: Charleston Battery 0-0 Rhode Island FC
  • Saturday 30 August 2025: Rhode Island FC 1-0 Charleston Battery
  • Saturday 15 March 2025: Charleston Battery 2-0 Rhode Island FC
  • Sunday 17 November 2024: Charleston Battery 1-2 Rhode Island FC