Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3-1 Charleston Battery · USL Championship
Pittsburgh Riverhounds beat Charleston Battery 3-1 in the USL Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Charleston Battery met in the USL Championship at Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh on Saturday, 15 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Pittsburgh Riverhounds: T. Amann 2'; D. Griffin 16'; V. Souza 61'. Charleston Battery: D. Martínez 18'.
How the match went
Charleston Battery saw more of the ball, 72% of it. Pittsburgh Riverhounds had 9 shots with 5 on target, Charleston Battery 10 with 2 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 6 to Pittsburgh Riverhounds and 3 to Charleston Battery. Pittsburgh Riverhounds conceded 13 fouls, Charleston Battery 13. The referee showed 8 yellow cards (4 for Pittsburgh Riverhounds, 4 for Charleston Battery).
Line-ups
Pittsburgh Riverhounds started in a 4-4-2: Nico Campuzano, Max Viera, Victor Souza, Owen Mikoy, Lasse Jonathan Kelp, Eliot Goldthorp, Jackson Walti, Danny Griffin, Samuel Bassett, Trevor Amann, Albert Dikwa.
Charleston Battery started in a 3-4-3: Luis Zamudio, Sean Suber, Graham Smith, Joey Akpunonu, Douglas Martínez, Maalique Foster, Emilio Ycaza, Nathan Messer, Laurent Kissiedou, Colton Swan, Jeremy Kelly.
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Minute by minute
- 2'Goal! Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1-0 Charleston Battery. T. Amann (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) scores, assisted by J. Walti.
- 16'Goal! Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2-0 Charleston Battery. D. Griffin (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) scores, assisted by T. Amann.
- 18'Goal! Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2-1 Charleston Battery. D. Martínez (Charleston Battery) scores, assisted by N. Messer.
- 45'Half-time. Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2-1 Charleston Battery.
- 61'Goal! Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3-1 Charleston Battery. V. Souza (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) scores, assisted by S. Bassett.
- 81'Second yellow card for D. Martínez (Charleston Battery), who is sent off.
- 90'Full-time. Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3-1 Charleston Battery.
Full commentary (52 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Charleston Battery.
- 2'Goal! Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1-0 Charleston Battery. T. Amann (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) scores, assisted by J. Walti.
- 6'Attempt missed. A. Dikwa (Pittsburgh Riverhounds), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 8'Attempt saved. E. Goldthorp (Pittsburgh Riverhounds), left-footed shot. xG 0.36.
- 8'Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
- 16'Goal! Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2-0 Charleston Battery. D. Griffin (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) scores, assisted by T. Amann.
- 18'Goal! Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2-1 Charleston Battery. D. Martínez (Charleston Battery) scores, assisted by N. Messer.
- 26'Attempt missed. D. Griffin (Pittsburgh Riverhounds), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 28'Attempt missed. L. Kissiedou (Charleston Battery), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 34'Offside, Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
- 36'Yellow card for E. Ycaza (Charleston Battery) for foul.
- 40'Yellow card for T. Amann (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) for foul.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt missed. J. Kelly (Charleston Battery), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 45'Half-time. Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2-1 Charleston Battery.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Charleston Battery: M. Berry comes on for M. Foster.
- 48'Attempt blocked. E. Ycaza (Charleston Battery), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 48'Corner, Charleston Battery.
- 51'Attempt missed. J. Kelly (Charleston Battery), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 52'Attempt saved. E. Ycaza (Charleston Battery), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 53'Attempt blocked. J. Kelly (Charleston Battery), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 54'Corner, Charleston Battery.
- 56'Attempt saved. A. Dikwa (Pittsburgh Riverhounds), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 56'Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
- 59'Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
- 60'Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
- 60'Attempt blocked. D. Griffin (Pittsburgh Riverhounds), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 60'Yellow card for M. Berry (Charleston Battery) for argument.
- 61'Goal! Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3-1 Charleston Battery. V. Souza (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) scores, assisted by S. Bassett.
- 62'Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Y. Tsukanome comes on for T. Amann.
- 62'Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds: P. Barnes comes on for M. Viera.
- 64'Substitution, Charleston Battery: H. Landru comes on for N. Messer.
- 64'Substitution, Charleston Battery: K. Pakhomov comes on for L. Kissiedou.
- 64'Substitution, Charleston Battery: A. Hughes comes on for C. Swan.
- 66'Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds: B. Etou comes on for A. Dikwa.
- 67'Yellow card for O. Mikoy (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) for foul.
- 71'Attempt missed. H. Landru (Charleston Battery), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 74'Substitution, Charleston Battery: A. Cabrera comes on for J. Akpunonu.
- 74'Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds: R. Mertz comes on for D. Griffin.
- 74'Substitution, Pittsburgh Riverhounds: C. Ahl comes on for E. Goldthorp.
- 78'Yellow card for D. Martínez (Charleston Battery) for foul.
- 81'Second yellow card for D. Martínez (Charleston Battery), who is sent off.
- 84'Attempt missed. A. Hughes (Charleston Battery), header. xG 0.13.
- 86'Attempt blocked. M. Berry (Charleston Battery), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 86'Corner, Charleston Battery.
- 88'Yellow card for R. Mertz (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) for foul.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Yellow card for Y. Tsukanome (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) for foul.
- 90+2'Corner, Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
- 90+2'Attempt blocked. J. Walti (Pittsburgh Riverhounds), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 90'Full-time. Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3-1 Charleston Battery.