August 5, 2006 USL Charleston Battery vs Toronto Lynx (from Charleston Battery website)

Match Summary 		Half 1 Half 2 OT 1 OT 2 Final 
   Charleston Battery 	  1 	1 	0   0 	2 
   Toronto Lynx 	  0 	1 	0   0 	1 
 Referee: Jozef Batko
Assistant Referees: Eric Proctor, Carlos Arango
Attendance: 3,894
Weather: Clear 90
Blackbaud Player of the Game: Ugo Okoye  

Saturday, August 5, 2006 - Charleston, SC
Charleston defeats Toronto 2-1 Hollingsworth and Okoye tally as the Battery climbs to second position

Charleston, SC. The Charleston Battery defeated the Toronto Lynx by a score of two goals to one tonight at Blackbaud Stadium in front of 3,894. Ben Hollingsworth and Ugo Okoye supplied the goals as Charleston improved to 2nd position in the USL First Division (10-7-4, 34 points).

After a slow start Charleston broke the deadlock in the 26th minute. Midfielder Omar Daley slipped a pass down the line to defender Tim Karalexis. Karalexis controlled the pass, looked up then chipped a cross to the back-post towards forward Ben Hollingsworth. Hollingsworth met the pass and headed down past goalkeeper Theo Zagar into the goal.

Toronto fought back and five minutes later came close to leveling the game after David DiPlacido picked up a loose ball twenty-yards out. DiPlacido fired at the goal but his right-footed attempt was deflected wide for a corner-kick.

Charleston added a second goal in the 50th minute after Hollingsworth weighted a square ball to midfielder Ugo Okoye just outside the box. Okoye lashed a first-time shot past Zagar into the top-right corner to record his first ever Battery goal.

The Lynx continued to press and were rewarded with a goal in the 80th minute after goalkeeper Dusty Hudock failed to stop a knuckling shot from midfielder Neto.

The Battery had the final word however as midfielder Luke Vercollone surged forward at the end of the game. He cut the ball onto his right foot but his hard shot was blocked behind for a corner.

Charleston remains at home for a Wednesday night match versus the Puerto Rico Islanders; kick off is set for 7:30 PM.

Scoring Summary Goal (Assist) Minute
Charleston Battery Hollingsworth (Karalexis) 26
Charleston Battery Okoye (Hollingsworth) 50
Toronto Lynx Neto 80

Team Summary Charleston Battery

Players
Dusty Hudock, Tim Karalexis, Mark Watson, Anthony Catalano, Stephen Armstrong, Lazo Alavanja, Omar Daley (Troy Lesesne 62), Ugo Okoye (Armando Romero 50), Luke Vercollone (Jordie Hughes 90), Ben Hollingsworth (Luc Harrington 70), Gavin Glinton (Teba McKnight 76)

Players Not Used - Keith Wiggans, Lawrence Smith

SHOTS: 11 (Vercollone 4); SAVES: 1 (Hudock 1); FOULS: 6 (Hollingsworth 3); CORNER KICKS: 1; OFFSIDES: 2; PENALTY KICKS: (NONE); CAUTIONS: Watson 55; EJECTIONS: (NONE)

Team Summary Toronto Lynx

Players
Theo Zagar, Andres Arango, Aaron Steele (Marco Bedenikovich 45), Neils Dekker (Edgar Bartolomu 70), Chris Williams, Jamie Dodds, Gordon Chin, Rob Aristodem (Matthew Palleschi 60), David Diplacido, Kevin Jeffriy, Damien Pottinger (Osni Neto 45)

Players Not Used - Richard Goddard, Shawn Faria

SHOTS: 7 (Diplacido 2); SAVES: 1 (Zagar 1); FOULS: 13 (Arango 2); CORNER KICKS: 2; OFFSIDES: 3; PENALTY KICKS: (NONE); CAUTIONS: Steele 17, Dodds 55, Jeffriy 90; EJECTIONS: (NONE)

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