Charleston Battery 1-1 Sacramento Republic FC · USL Championship
Charleston Battery drew 1-1 with Sacramento Republic FC in the USL Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Charleston Battery and Sacramento Republic FC met in the USL Championship at Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant on Saturday, 18 July 2026.
Goalscorers
Charleston Battery: E. Ycaza 73'. Sacramento Republic FC: F. Ajago 48'.
How the match went
Charleston Battery saw more of the ball, 53% of it. Charleston Battery had 17 shots with 6 on target, Sacramento Republic FC 10 with 1 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 6 to Charleston Battery and 5 to Sacramento Republic FC. Charleston Battery conceded 14 fouls, Sacramento Republic FC 12. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (3 for Charleston Battery, 3 for Sacramento Republic FC) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Charleston Battery started in a 4-2-3-1: Luis Zamudio, Douglas Martínez, Sean Suber, Joey Akpunonu, Nathan Messer, Emilio Ycaza, Kirill Pakhomov, Maalique Foster, Miguel Berry, Jeremy Kelly, Colton Swan.
Sacramento Republic FC started in a 4-2-3-1: Danny Vitiello, Jack Gurr, Jared Timmer, Lee Desmond, Aaron Essel, Pep Casas, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Blake Willey, Memo Rodríguez, Mayele Malango, Forster Ajago.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Charleston Battery 0-0 Sacramento Republic FC.
- 48'Goal! Charleston Battery 0-1 Sacramento Republic FC. F. Ajago (Sacramento Republic FC) scores.
- 73'Goal! Charleston Battery 1-1 Sacramento Republic FC. E. Ycaza (Charleston Battery) converts the penalty.
- 75'Red card! F. Ajago (Sacramento Republic FC) is sent off for violent conduct.
- 90'Full-time. Charleston Battery 1-1 Sacramento Republic FC.
Full commentary (59 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Charleston Battery vs Sacramento Republic FC.
- 4'Attempt missed. J. Kelly (Charleston Battery), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 8'Attempt blocked. M. Kaye (Sacramento Republic FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 8'Corner, Sacramento Republic FC.
- 10'Attempt blocked. J. Akpunonu (Charleston Battery), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 11'Attempt missed. C. Swan (Charleston Battery), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 14'Off the woodwork! F. Ajago (Sacramento Republic FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 23'Attempt missed. C. Swan (Charleston Battery), header from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 24'Corner, Sacramento Republic FC.
- 24'Yellow card for M. Foster (Charleston Battery) for foul.
- 25'Attempt missed. L. Desmond (Sacramento Republic FC), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 27'Yellow card for N. Collins (Sacramento Republic FC) for argument.
- 30'Attempt blocked. M. Malango (Sacramento Republic FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 31'Offside, Charleston Battery.
- 31'Yellow card for M. Rodríguez (Sacramento Republic FC) for off the ball foul.
- 36'Attempt blocked. M. Kaye (Sacramento Republic FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 43'Corner, Charleston Battery.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Charleston Battery 0-0 Sacramento Republic FC.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 48'Attempt blocked. J. Timmer (Sacramento Republic FC), header from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
- 48'Goal! Charleston Battery 0-1 Sacramento Republic FC. F. Ajago (Sacramento Republic FC) scores.
- 52'Corner, Sacramento Republic FC.
- 52'Attempt missed. J. Timmer (Sacramento Republic FC), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 55'Attempt saved. M. Berry (Charleston Battery), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 56'Attempt saved. J. Akpunonu (Charleston Battery), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 56'Attempt blocked. M. Berry (Charleston Battery), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 57'Attempt missed. M. Berry (Charleston Battery), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 58'Corner, Charleston Battery.
- 63'Attempt saved. M. Berry (Charleston Battery), right-footed shot. xG 0.16.
- 63'Attempt missed. M. Berry (Charleston Battery), right-footed shot. xG 0.29.
- 63'Corner, Charleston Battery.
- 66'Substitution, Charleston Battery: L. Kissiedou comes on for K. Pakhomov.
- 66'Substitution, Charleston Battery: L. Blackstock comes on for M. Foster.
- 66'Substitution, Sacramento Republic FC: D. Crisostomo comes on for P. Casas.
- 66'Substitution, Sacramento Republic FC: T. Wolff comes on for M. Malango.
- 69'Corner, Sacramento Republic FC.
- 69'Attempt blocked. M. Rodríguez (Sacramento Republic FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 70'Yellow card for A. Essel (Sacramento Republic FC) for foul.
- 73'Goal! Charleston Battery 1-1 Sacramento Republic FC. E. Ycaza (Charleston Battery) converts the penalty.
- 75'Yellow card for E. Ycaza (Charleston Battery) for argument.
- 75'Red card! F. Ajago (Sacramento Republic FC) is sent off for violent conduct.
- 76'Substitution, Charleston Battery: A. Hughes comes on for C. Swan.
- 77'Attempt blocked. L. Kissiedou (Charleston Battery), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 77'Corner, Charleston Battery.
- 78'Corner, Charleston Battery.
- 79'Substitution, Sacramento Republic FC: C. Ukaegbu comes on for B. Willey.
- 82'Attempt saved. L. Blackstock (Charleston Battery), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 84'Substitution, Charleston Battery: A. Cabrera comes on for D. Martínez.
- 85'Attempt saved. A. Hughes (Charleston Battery), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 87'Substitution, Sacramento Republic FC: A. Midence comes on for M. Rodríguez.
- 89'Corner, Charleston Battery.
- 90'9 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt missed. A. Hughes (Charleston Battery), header from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 90+3'Yellow card for M. Berry (Charleston Battery) for foul.
- 90+3'Offside, Sacramento Republic FC.
- 90+4'Attempt missed. A. Midence (Sacramento Republic FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 90+9'Attempt missed. A. Cabrera (Charleston Battery), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 90'Full-time. Charleston Battery 1-1 Sacramento Republic FC.