Sporting JAX 2-5 Charleston Battery
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Charleston Battery won: Sporting JAX 2-5 Charleston Battery in the USL Championship (Round 1) on Sun, 21 Jun 2026 at Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida. Sporting JAX goals: Wan Kuzain 44', Wan Kuzain 47'. Charleston Battery goals: Maalique Foster 12', Jeremy Kelly 14', Miguel Berry 19', Miguel Berry 53', Alec Hughes 82'. Sent off: Ryan Edwards (81'). Possession: 48-52. Player of the match: Miguel Berry (9.3).
Match report
Charleston Battery rout Sporting JAX 5-2
Charleston Battery swept aside Sporting JAX 5-2 away from home at Hodges Stadium on Sunday 21 June in the USL Championship.
Maalique Foster put Charleston Battery ahead on 12' (0-1), Jeremy Kelly made it 0-2 on 14', Miguel Berry made it 0-3 on 19', Wan Kuzain pulled one back for Sporting JAX on 44' (1-3), added another on 47' (2-3), Miguel Berry made it 2-4 on 53' and Alec Hughes made it 2-5 on 82'.
Ryan Edwards (Sporting JAX) was sent off on 81'.
Sporting JAX had 48% of the ball, shots were 10-12 (4-7 on target).
Miguel Berry (Charleston Battery) was player of the match with a 9.3 rating.
Attendance: 446. Referee: Muhammad Hassan.
Match stats
| Sporting JAX | Charleston Battery | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 48 | 52 |
| Total shots | 10 | 12 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 7 |
| Touches in opposition box | 17 | 18 |
| Big chances | 3 | 3 |
| Big chances missed | 1 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 373 (85%) | 427 (87%) |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
| Corners | 3 | 2 |
| Total shots | 10 | 12 |
| Shots off target | 5 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 7 |
| Blocked shots | 1 | 0 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 1 |
| Shots inside box | 8 | 7 |
| Shots outside box | 2 | 5 |
Lineups
Sporting JAX (4-4-2): Christian Olivares, Harvey Neville, Ryan Edwards, Antonio Gomez, Tyshawn Rose, Wan Kuzain, Raheem Sommersall, Jordan Rossiter, Kieran Sadlier, Rafferty Pedder, Emil Jääskeläinen
Charleston Battery (4-2-3-1): Luis Zamudio, Sean Suber, Graham Smith, Joey Akpunonu, Nathan Messer, Emilio Ycaza, Kirill Pakhomov, Maalique Foster, Miguel Berry, Jeremy Kelly, Colton Swan
Key events
- 12' · Goal · Maalique Foster (Charleston Battery)
- 14' · Goal · Jeremy Kelly (Charleston Battery)
- 19' · Goal · Miguel Berry (Charleston Battery)
- 44' · Goal · Wan Kuzain (Sporting JAX)
- 46' · Substitution · Wilmer Cabrera for Maalique Foster (Charleston Battery)
- 47' · Goal · Wan Kuzain (Sporting JAX)
- 50' · Yellow card · Kirill Pakhomov (Charleston Battery)
- 53' · Goal · Miguel Berry (Charleston Battery)
- 54' · Substitution · Chris Allan for Kirill Pakhomov (Charleston Battery)
- 58' · Yellow card · Jordan Rossiter (Sporting JAX)
- 59' · Yellow card · Ryan Edwards (Sporting JAX)
- 64' · Substitution · Edgardo Rito for Raheem Sommersall (Sporting JAX)
- 71' · Substitution · Alec Hughes for Colton Swan (Charleston Battery)
- 71' · Substitution · Laurent Kissiedou for Jeremy Kelly (Charleston Battery)
- 71' · Yellow card · Emil Jääskeläinen (Sporting JAX)
- 81' · Red card · Ryan Edwards (Sporting JAX)
- 82' · Goal · Alec Hughes (Charleston Battery)
- 83' · Substitution · Jack Wayne for Miguel Berry (Charleston Battery)
- 83' · Substitution · Wahab Ackwei for Kieran Sadlier (Sporting JAX)
- 86' · Substitution · Jacob Evans for Wan Kuzain (Sporting JAX)
All-time head-to-head
Sporting JAX vs Charleston Battery: full head-to-head record
Questions
Who won Sporting JAX vs Charleston Battery?
Charleston Battery won, 2-5 (USL Championship) on Sun, 21 Jun 2026.
When and where is Sporting JAX vs Charleston Battery?
Sun, 21 Jun 2026, 01:30 UTC at Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida, USL Championship.