Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Charleston Battery 2nd with 62 points, Oakland Roots 10th with 32, 30 apart. Charleston Battery had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Charleston Battery were scoring 2.07 and conceding 1.07, Oakland Roots 1.4 and 1.73, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
The match was played at MUSC Health Stadium (capacity 3,900). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-3.
Goal scorers
Charleston Battery: Cal Jennings (26'), Matt Myers (46'), R. Rubín (74') · Oakland Roots: E. Johnson (45'), P. Wilson (55'), P. Wilson (52')
Key stats
Possession: Charleston Battery 65% · Oakland Roots 35% · Total shots: 23-11 · On target: 10-4 · Corners: 9-0