Darren Spicer scored the winner as the Battery beat Miami
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Match Summary
Half 1
Half 2
OT 1
OT 2
Final
Charleston Battery
0
1
0
0
1
Miami FC Blues
0
0
0
0
0
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero Assistant Referees: Alan Scechtman, Jeremy Brooks Attendance: 2,554 Weather: Clear. 75 Blackbaud Player of the Game: Darren Spicer
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - Charleston, SC Spicer goal lifts Charleston over Miami
CHARLESTON, SC—The Charleston Battery remains the lone unbeaten side in USL-1 topping Miami F.C. Blues 1-0 Wednesday night at Blackbaud Stadium. Darren Spicer netted the game-winner finishing off a Nelson Akwari header in the 77th minute. The win moves the Battery (3-0-4, 13 points) into a three-way tie at the top of the USL-1 table with Carolina and Rochester. The Battery host Rochester (4-2-1, 13 points) Saturday night.
Battery goalkeeper Dusty Hudock earned his fifth clean sheet on the season, and second in consecutive matches. Hudock enters next Saturday’s match having not conceded a goal in 197 minutes.
“Miami came out with a defensive game plan tonight. It worked for about 65 or 70 minutes but then we finally started to wear them down,” said Battery head coach Mike Anhaeuser.
Spicer’s goal came as the result of a Tyler Hemming free kick from the right flank finding Akwari on the far post. Akwari headed the ball back across the crowded goalmouth for Spicer to push in.
“Nelly did a great job betting the ball back across,” Spicer said. “All I had to do was be there.”
Midfielder Kenji Treschuck, who started in the central midfield in the absence of injured Stephen Armstrong and Ian Fuller, nearly doubled the score in injury time, forcing Miami goalkeeper Pat Hanning to save spectacularly to his left.
Next up for the Charleston Battery is co-leader Rochester on Saturday night at Blackbaud Stadium in game two of a three-game home stand. Kickoff is set for 7:30 PM ($10 - $18, (843) 971-GOAL / charlestonbattery.com).
Scoring Summary
Goal (Assist)
Minute
Charleston Battery
Spicer (Akwari)
77
Team Summary
Charleston Battery
Players
Dusty Hudock, Nelson Akwari, Matt Bobo, Frankie Sanfilippo, John Wilson (Nigel Marples 86), Scott Buete, Kenji Treschuk, Tyler Hemming, Tsuyoshi Yoshitake (Yeniel Bermudez 81), Dan Antoniuk (Darren Spicer 59), Randi Patterson (Tom Heinemann 69)
Players
Pat Hanning, Tim Merrit (Paulo Junior 72), Fercundo Erpen, Cristiano Diaz, Walter Ramirez, John Pulido (Orlando Bueso 80), Edwin Miranda, Pedro Faife, Leo Inacio, Reynier Alcantra, Allen Marcina
Players Not Used - Kenny Schoeni, Chris Williams, Jarryd Goldberg, Jack Traynor, Nicolas Torres
