Match Report
Hartford Athletic (14th, 31 pts) visited Charleston Battery (4th, 39 pts) with 8 points between them. Hartford Athletic's recent output outran their position: 2nd on form over five rounds, 14th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Charleston Battery 2.04 scored and 1.26 conceded per game, Hartford Athletic 0.95 and 1, with the league averaging 1.35.
5 meetings are on record — 3 won by Charleston Battery, 1 by Hartford Athletic, 1 drawn, at 3.4 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 80% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
E. Lezama officiated: 38 games logged, averaging 1.0 yellow cards each. MUSC Health Stadium, capacity 3,900, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Charleston Battery led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Charleston Battery: Kirill Pakhomov (29') · Hartford Athletic: Michee Ngalina (75'), Barry Coffey (90')
Key stats
Possession: Charleston Battery 51% · Hartford Athletic 49% · Total shots: 17-12 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 7-5