Colorado Springs 2–1 Charleston Battery

USL Championship 2026 Group Stage · 26 Jul 2026

Colorado Springs vs Charleston Battery in the USL Championship 2026.

At Weidner Field.

Referee: M. Kaleia.

Colorado Springs beat Charleston Battery 2–1. A. Perez opened the scoring for Colorado Springs after 56 minutes. J. Fjeldberg made it 2–1 after 90 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• Colorado Springs: A. Perez 56', J. Fjeldberg 90'
• Charleston Battery: A. Cabrera 81'

Colorado Springs starting lineup

• 22 C. Shutler
• 14 D. Lacroix
• 24 T. Maples
• 23 G. Metusala
• 12 I. Foster
• 80 D. Williams
• 27 J. Tejada
• 10 A. Perez
• 6 S. Williams
• 20 Y. Hanya
• 90 K. Bennett

Charleston Battery starting lineup

• 56 L. Zamudio
• 42 D. Martinez
• 16 G. Smith
• 22 J. Akpunonu
• 3 N. Messer
• 8 E. Ycaza
• 5 S. Suber
• 7 L. Blackstock
• 10 L. Kissiedou
• 29 J. Kelly
• 12 A. Hughes

Match events

• 13′ Charleston Battery: Yellow Card, G. Smith
• 46′ Charleston Battery: Substitution, M. Berry, A. Hughes
• 56′ Colorado Springs: Normal Goal, A. Perez
• 57′ Colorado Springs: Substitution, B. Creek, D. Williams
• 57′ Colorado Springs: Substitution, J. Fjeldberg, A. Perez
• 58′ Charleston Battery: Substitution, M. Foster, L. Blackstock
• 65′ Charleston Battery: Substitution, K. Pakhomov, D. Martinez
• 74′ Colorado Springs: Substitution, S. Masereka, Y. Hanya
• 74′ Charleston Battery: Substitution, A. Cabrera, L. Kissiedou
• 78′ Colorado Springs: Yellow Card, I. Foster
• 81′ Charleston Battery: Normal Goal, A. Cabrera, J. Kelly
• 82′ Colorado Springs: Substitution, S. Echevarria, J. Tejada
• 82′ Colorado Springs: Substitution, M. Mahoney, I. Foster
• 85′ Charleston Battery: Yellow Card, K. Pakhomov
• 90′ Colorado Springs: Normal Goal, J. Fjeldberg, S. Echevarria
• 90+7′ Charleston Battery: Yellow Card, M. Foster

Colorado Springs before this match

• vs Miami FC 2–0 (Miami FC) · Group Stage, 23 Jul 2026
• vs Phoenix Rising 3–1 (Phoenix Rising) · Group Stage, 5 Jul 2026
• vs San Antonio 1–2 (San Antonio) · Group Stage, 25 Jun 2026
• at FC Tulsa 2–1 (FC Tulsa) · Group Stage, 21 Jun 2026
• vs Sacramento Republic 0–1 (Sacramento Republic) · Group Stage, 14 Jun 2026

Charleston Battery before this match

• vs Sacramento Republic 1–1 (Sacramento Republic) · Group Stage, 18 Jul 2026
• at Indy Eleven 0–2 (Indy Eleven) · Group Stage, 4 Jul 2026
• vs Loudoun United 4–1 (Loudoun United) · Group Stage, 24 Jun 2026
• at Sporting JAX 5–2 (Sporting JAX) · Group Stage, 20 Jun 2026
• vs FC Tulsa 5–1 (FC Tulsa) · Group Stage, 13 Jun 2026