Charlotte Independence 2–4 Hartford Athletic

USL League One Cup 2026 Quarter-finals · 12 Aug 2026

Charlotte Independence vs Hartford Athletic in the USL League One Cup 2026.

At American Legion Memorial Stadium.

Referee: E. Koroleva.

Hartford Athletic beat Charlotte Independence 4–2. S. Anaku opened the scoring for Hartford Athletic after 22 minutes. A. Obalola made it 0–3 after 52 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• Charlotte Independence: J. Scarlett 72' (og), R. Manin 85'
• Hartford Athletic: S. Anaku 22', S. Anaku 36', A. Obalola 52', A. Williams 67'

Charlotte Independence starting lineup

• 28 M. Levy
• 17 C. Dimick
• 14 R. Manin
• 4 S. Coulibaly
• 5 J. Romero
• 3 J. Skinner
• 10 J. Bakero
• 8 C. Jaime
• 24 J. Amaya
• 47 L. Alvarez
• 26 S. Marou

Hartford Athletic starting lineup

• 77 A. Siaha
• 15 A. Diz
• 4 J. Scarlett
• 25 B. Fischer
• 2 S. Anderson
• 6 B. Makangila
• 7 M. Adedokun
• 19 E. Samadia
• 8 J. Moreira
• 9 A. Williams
• 17 S. Anaku

Match events

• 16′ Hartford Athletic: Yellow Card, S. Anderson
• 22′ Hartford Athletic: Normal Goal, S. Anaku, A. Williams
• 26′ Charlotte Independence: Yellow Card, J. Bakero
• 36′ Hartford Athletic: Normal Goal, S. Anaku
• 39′ Hartford Athletic: Substitution, A. Obalola, S. Anaku
• 52′ Hartford Athletic: Normal Goal, A. Obalola, E. Samadia
• 54′ Hartford Athletic: Substitution, B. Njie, E. Samadia
• 54′ Hartford Athletic: Substitution, T. Presthus, S. Anderson
• 54′ Hartford Athletic: Substitution, C. Hadjipaschalis, B. Makangila
• 60′ Hartford Athletic: Yellow Card, A. Siaha
• 63′ Charlotte Independence: Substitution, Stefano Pinho, L. Alvarez
• 63′ Charlotte Independence: Substitution, F. Ngah, J. Skinner
• 63′ Charlotte Independence: Substitution, K. Riascos, J. Amaya
• 63′ Charlotte Independence: Substitution, M. Guffroy, J. Bakero
• 67′ Hartford Athletic: Normal Goal, A. Williams, M. Adedokun
• 72′ Charlotte Independence: Own Goal, J. Scarlett
• 74′ Hartford Athletic: Substitution, M. Ngalina
• 75′ Charlotte Independence: Yellow Card, S. Coulibaly
• 85′ Charlotte Independence: Normal Goal, R. Manin, C. Dimick
• 90+6′ Hartford Athletic: Yellow Card, A. Diz
• 90+8′ Charlotte Independence: Substitution, M. Lyons, C. Jaime

Charlotte Independence before this match

• vs Greenville Triumph 1–0 (Greenville Triumph) · Regular season, 24 Jun 2026
• at Richmond Kickers 2–1 (Richmond Kickers) · Regular season, 25 Apr 2026

Hartford Athletic before this match

• vs Westchester SC 2–1 (Westchester SC) · Regular season, 11 Jul 2026
• at NY Cosmos 4–1 (NY Cosmos) · Regular season, 6 Jun 2026
• at Brooklyn 2–0 (Brooklyn) · Regular season, 16 May 2026