NY Cosmos 3–2 Charlotte Independence

USL League One 2026 Regular season · 3 Apr 2026

NY Cosmos vs Charlotte Independence in the USL League One 2026.

At Hinchliffe Stadium.

NY Cosmos beat Charlotte Independence 3–2. A. Spengler opened the scoring for NY Cosmos after 6 minutes. A. Spengler made it 3–2 after 81 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• NY Cosmos: A. Spengler 6' (pen), A. Spengler 22' (pen), A. Spengler 81' (pen)
• Charlotte Independence: V. Ortiz 13', J. Amaya 45'

NY Cosmos starting lineup

• 1 D. Chan
• 17 D. Galazzini
• 24 W. Noecker
• 25 J. Chavez
• 6 A. Holt
• 16 D. Mason
• 33 D. Sidoel
• 20 N. Mendonca
• 18 C. Koffi
• 8 A. Spengler
• 13 S. Guenzatti

Charlotte Independence starting lineup

• 28 M. Levy
• 17 C. Dimick
• 14 R. Manin
• 5 J. Romero
• 21 T. Nare
• 8 C. Jaime
• 24 J. Amaya
• 13 M. Guffroy
• 47 L. Alvarez
• 11 V. Ortiz
• 19 E. Martinez

Match events

• 6′ NY Cosmos: Penalty, A. Spengler
• 13′ Charlotte Independence: Normal Goal, V. Ortiz
• 20′ Charlotte Independence: Yellow Card, R. Manin
• 22′ NY Cosmos: Penalty, A. Spengler
• 24′ NY Cosmos: Substitution, J. Milovanov, D. Sidoel
• 42′ Charlotte Independence: Substitution, M. Lyons, T. Nare
• 44′ NY Cosmos: Yellow Card, N. Mendonca
• 45′ Charlotte Independence: Normal Goal, J. Amaya
• 45+2′ Charlotte Independence: Yellow Card, C. Dimick
• 45+4′ NY Cosmos: Substitution, M. Morabito, D. Mason
• 45+7′ NY Cosmos: Yellow Card, J. Milovanov
• 64′ Charlotte Independence: Yellow Card, M. Lyons
• 72′ Charlotte Independence: Substitution, J. Nyandjo, M. Guffroy
• 75′ NY Cosmos: Red Card, W. Noecker
• 81′ NY Cosmos: Penalty, A. Spengler
• 84′ Charlotte Independence: Substitution, J. Bakero, J. Amaya
• 86′ NY Cosmos: Substitution, N. Cabrera, A. Spengler
• 86′ NY Cosmos: Substitution, N. Zielonka, C. Koffi
• 86′ NY Cosmos: Substitution, A. Puentes, S. Guenzatti

NY Cosmos before this match

• vs Fort Wayne 2–0 (Fort Wayne) · Regular season, 28 Mar 2026
• at Greenville Triumph 2–3 (Greenville Triumph) · Regular season, 25 Mar 2026
• at Spokane Velocity 1–3 (Spokane Velocity) · Regular season, 21 Mar 2026
• vs Portland Hearts of Pine 1–3 (Portland Hearts of Pine) · Regular season, 14 Mar 2026

Charlotte Independence before this match

• vs Spokane Velocity 4–0 (Spokane Velocity) · Regular season, 27 Mar 2026
• at Westchester SC 1–1 (Westchester SC) · Regular season, 14 Mar 2026