Josh Saunders brings Luke Vercollone down in the box to earn the Battery a late PK
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Match Summary
Half 1
Half 2
OT 1
OT 2
Final
Charleston Battery
1
2
0
0
3
Portland Timbers
1
0
0
0
1
Referee: Ronnie Canales Assistant Referees: Jeremy Brooks, Bob Wern Attendance: 1,437 Weather: Clear 90 Blackbaud Player of the Game: Ben Hollingsworth
Wednesday, July 12, 2006 - Charleston, SC Battery downs Timbers to advance to US Open Cup Fourth Round
Charleston, SC. The Charleston Battery defeated the Portland Timbers 3-1 Wednesday night at Blackbaud Stadium in a third round US Open Cup match. Charleston advances to face Major League Soccer’s FC Dallas in a fourth round fixture at Blackbaud Stadium on Wednesday, August 2; kick off is set for 7:30 PM.
The Battery came from behind to earn the win after the Timbers scored an early goal in the 5th minute. Winger Mumba Chisoni broke down the left flank, he played a ball across the box and it deflected to Luke Kraemelmeyer ten-yards out. Kraemelmeyer hit a first-time left-footed shot that flew in past Battery goalkeeper Dusty Hudock.
The Battery fought back and Ian Fuller almost scored from the half-way line in the 25th minute after spotting Portland goalkeeper Josh Saunders off his line. Fuller drove a long-range effort at the target but it dipped over the bar and landed on the top of the goal.
Charleston equalized ten minutes later after earning a corner on the right-side. Luke Vercollone swept a cross into the middle for Ben Hollingsworth who snapped a header past Saunders and into the goal.
After the break the Battery continued to enjoy long spells of possession and Hollingsworth came close to scoring a second in the 73rd minute. The ball was played into the penalty-area and Hollingsworth attempted a bicycle-kick at the edge of the six-yard box that Saunders just managed to turn around his post for a corner.
Charleston took the lead in the 78th minute as Fuller weighted a ball over the Portland back four. Gavin Glinton ran onto the pass and as Saunders approached he touched the ball past the goalkeeper into the empty net.
Charleston added a third late in the game after Vercollone was felled having rounded Saunders. Hollingsworth took the PK neatly slotting into the bottom-left corner of the goal.
The Battery and the Timbers play again on Friday night in a USL: First Division fixture at Blackbaud Stadium; kick off is set for 7:30 PM.
Scoring Summary
Goal (Assist)
Minute
Portland Timbers
Kraemelmeyer (Chisoni)
5
Charleston Battery
Hollingsworth (Vercollone)
36
Charleston Battery
Glinton (Fuller)
78
Charleston Battery
Hollingsworth (PK)
87
Team Summary
Charleston Battery
Players
Dusty Hudock, Tim Karalexis, Mark Watson, Brandon Curran, Anthony Catalano, Omar Daley (Troy Lesesne 84), Lazo Alavanja, Ben Hollingsworth, Luke Vercollone (Armando Romero 89), Ian Fuller, Gavin Glinton (Teba McKnight 87)
Players Not Used - Keith Wiggans, Luc Harrington, Jordan Hughes, Ugo Okoye
