Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3–1 Charleston Battery

USL Championship 2026 Group Stage · 15 Aug 2026

Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Charleston Battery in the USL Championship 2026.

At Highmark Stadium.

Referee: N. Bensalah.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds beat Charleston Battery 3–1. T. Amann opened the scoring for Pittsburgh Riverhounds after 2 minutes. D. Griffin made it 2–0 after 16 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• Pittsburgh Riverhounds: T. Amann 2', D. Griffin 16', V. Souza 61'
• Charleston Battery: D. Martinez 18'

Pittsburgh Riverhounds starting lineup

• 1 N. Campuzano
• 13 M. Viera
• 5 V. Souza
• 6 O. Mikoy
• 4 L. Kelp
• 37 E. Goldthorp
• 42 J. Walti
• 2 D. Griffin
• 19 S. Bassett
• 7 T. Amann
• 9 A. Dikwa

Charleston Battery starting lineup

• 56 L. Zamudio
• 5 S. Suber
• 16 G. Smith
• 22 J. Akpunonu
• 42 D. Martinez
• 10 L. Kissiedou
• 8 E. Ycaza
• 3 N. Messer
• 99 M. Foster
• 30 C. Swan
• 29 J. Kelly

Match events

• 2′ Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Normal Goal, T. Amann, J. Walti
• 16′ Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Normal Goal, D. Griffin, T. Amann
• 18′ Charleston Battery: Normal Goal, D. Martinez, N. Messer
• 36′ Charleston Battery: Yellow Card, E. Ycaza
• 40′ Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Yellow Card, T. Amann
• 46′ Charleston Battery: Substitution, M. Berry, M. Foster
• 60′ Charleston Battery: Yellow Card, M. Berry
• 61′ Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Normal Goal, V. Souza, S. Bassett
• 62′ Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Substitution, P. Barnes, M. Viera
• 62′ Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Substitution, Y. Tsukanome, T. Amann
• 64′ Charleston Battery: Substitution, N. Houssou, N. Messer
• 64′ Charleston Battery: Substitution, K. Pakhomov, L. Kissiedou
• 64′ Charleston Battery: Substitution, A. Hughes, C. Swan
• 66′ Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Substitution, B. Etou, A. Dikwa
• 67′ Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Yellow Card, O. Mikoy
• 74′ Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Substitution, R. Mertz, D. Griffin
• 74′ Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Substitution, C. Ahl, E. Goldthorp
• 74′ Charleston Battery: Substitution, A. Cabrera, J. Akpunonu
• 78′ Charleston Battery: Yellow Card, D. Martinez
• 81′ Charleston Battery: Yellow Card, D. Martinez
• 81′ Charleston Battery: Red Card, D. Martinez
• 88′ Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Yellow Card, R. Mertz
• 90+1′ Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Yellow Card, Y. Tsukanome

Pittsburgh Riverhounds before this match

• vs Sacramento Republic 0–0 (Sacramento Republic) · Group Stage, 8 Aug 2026
• at Oakland Roots 1–0 (Oakland Roots) · Group Stage, 2 Aug 2026
• vs FC Tulsa 0–1 (FC Tulsa) · Group Stage, 29 Jul 2026
• vs Rhode Island 0–1 (Rhode Island) · Group Stage, 25 Jul 2026
• vs Louisville City 3–1 (Louisville City) · Group Stage, 18 Jul 2026

Charleston Battery before this match

• at Loudoun United 1–0 (Loudoun United) · Group Stage, 8 Aug 2026
• vs Brooklyn 5–0 (Brooklyn) · Group Stage, 1 Aug 2026
• at Colorado Springs 1–2 (Colorado Springs) · Group Stage, 26 Jul 2026
• vs Sacramento Republic 1–1 (Sacramento Republic) · Group Stage, 18 Jul 2026
• at Indy Eleven 0–2 (Indy Eleven) · Group Stage, 4 Jul 2026