Charlotte Independence vs New York Cosmos, 2026 USL League One, Regular Season

· USL League One

18': Christopher Jaime
41': Joseph Skinner
45'+2': Souaibou Marou

FT
3 - 0

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Charlotte Independence are hosting New York Cosmos at Mecklenburg County Sportsplex at Matthews, Matthews, North Carolina, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL League One.

Match Commentary

18': Christopher Jaime (Charlotte Independence) Goal at 18'
41': Joseph Skinner (Charlotte Independence) Goal at 41'
45'+2': Souaibou Marou (Charlotte Independence) Goal at 45'+2'
45': Davide Galazzini (New York Cosmos) Substitution at 45'
45': Néstor Cabrera (New York Cosmos) Substitution at 45'
45': Nicholas Mendonca (New York Cosmos) Substitution at 45'
56': Viggo Ortiz (Charlotte Independence) Substitution at 56'
59': Davide Materazzi (New York Cosmos) Yellow Card at 59'
65': Prince Saydee (Charlotte Independence) Substitution at 65'
78': Sergio Chavez (New York Cosmos) Substitution at 78'
78': Nick Zielonka (New York Cosmos) Substitution at 78'
85': Mathis Guffroy (Charlotte Independence) Substitution at 85'
85': Jefferson Amaya (Charlotte Independence) Substitution at 85'
85': Stefano Pinho (Charlotte Independence) Substitution at 85'
85': Matt Levy (Charlotte Independence) Yellow Card at 85'
90'+5': Séga Coulibaly (Charlotte Independence) Yellow Card at 90'+5'

Statistics

COS		CLT
9	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	0
48.4	Possession	51.6
6	SHOTS	13
0	ON GOAL	5
0.0	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
343	Accurate Passes	368
408	Passes	436
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
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
1	Blocked Shots	6
8	Effective Tackles	8
15	Tackles	10
0.5	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
21	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: USL League One

Venue: Mecklenburg County Sportsplex at Matthews
Location: Matthews, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 658

USL League One Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Charlotte Independence	31	+31	66
2	Union Omaha	31	+20	61
3	Forward Madison FC	31	+24	55
4	Athletic Club Boise	31	+8	55

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Charlotte Independence (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
28	Matt Levy (GK)
5	Javen Romero
4	Séga Coulibaly
3	Joseph Skinner
17	Clay Dimick
8	Christopher Jaime
14	Reudd Manin
6	Jeando Fuchs
26	Souaibou Marou
9	Christy Manzinga
10	Jon Bakero

Charlotte Independence Substitutes:

Mathis Guffroy, Jefferson Amaya, Miles Lyons, Kevin Riascos, Stefano Pinho, Giorgos Tasouris, Viggo Ortiz, Prince Saydee.

New York Cosmos (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
26	Javier Garcia (GK)
6	Anderson Holt
23	Davide Materazzi
4	Michael Chilaka
28	Justin Milovanov
8	Philip Spengler
7	Frankie Ljucovic
15	Ozzie Ramos
13	Sebastián Guenzatti
3	Stalyn Acosta
19	Lamin Jawneh

New York Cosmos Substitutes:

Augustine Puentes, Sergio Chavez, Davide Galazzini, Néstor Cabrera, Nick Zielonka, Nicholas Mendonca, Derrek Chan.

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