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Charleston started the game brightly, pressed Cincinnati high and looked dangerous on several occasions during the opening twenty minutes. Midfield: Zack Prince, Justin Portillo, Attaullah Guerra, Maikel Changįorwards: Ricky Garbanzo, Heviel CordovesįC Cincinnati set up in a formation which was reported as a 4-3-3 but looked more like a 4-2-3-1 as the match took shape, with Walker and Tomaselli as the holding midfielders and Wiedeman, Bone and McLaughlin supporting Okoli as the striker.ĭisjointed play characterized the first ten minutes of the game as players struggled to cope with the waterlogged conditions. Players often opted to play longer balls in the air because it was difficult to measure the distance of passes played over the water-pooled surface. NOTE: USL teams are allowed 5 substitutions per match! Really? Yes, really.Ĭharleston Battery Starting 11: Charleston Battery set up in a 4-4-2, with Cuban Heviel Cordoves serving as the lead striker with Garbanzo dropping back into midfield to pick up the ball and play-make.ĭefense: (R-L): Taylor Mueller, Shawn Ferguson, Forrest Lasso, O’Brian Woodbine Substitutions: 45′ Paul Nicholson (for Harrison Delbridge), 63′ Antoine Hoppenot (for Andrew Wiedeman), 86′ Luke Spencer (for Sean Okoli), 88 Omar Mohammed (for Jimmy McLaughlin)

Midfield: Kenney Walker, Corben Bone, Ross Tomaselliįront 3: Andrew Wiedeman, Sean Okoli, Jimmy McLaughlin

Now that that’s settled, on to the match.įC Cincinnati set up in the following formation reported as a 4-3-3:ĭefense: (R-L): Pat McMahon, Harrison Delbridge, Austin Berry, Tyler Polak After much debate between Cincinnati Soccer Talk staff we assembled a marketing panel, three PhDs, and a member of the Vatican to convene and they agreed that all Cincinnati Soccer Talk match reports will display the home team first whether in written or logo format.

The match kickoff was delayed 45 minutes due to a strong weather system that traveled through the Charleston area Saturday evening.īefore we get to the match report, we must tackle an administrative matter. FC Cincinnati was defeated in its opening match of the USL season by a heartbreaking 94th minute goal from Charleston Battery’s substitute Jamaican forward Romario Williams.