SportsMonday, November 9
The Battery came back from 3-0 down to beat Hartford on penalties at Patriots Point
The Morning Mount Pleasant team
If you were in the sellout crowd at Patriots Point on Saturday night, you saw the Charleston Battery come back from 3-0 down at halftime. The Battery tied Hartford Athletic 3-3, then won the Eastern Conference semifinal 5-4 on penalties.
Emilio Ycaza scored on a penalty in the 80th minute, and Colton Swan added a goal in the 83rd. Then Kirill Pakhomov headed home the equalizer in stoppage time.
- Hartford's goals: 13th, 16th and 31st minutes
- John Berner replaced Luis Zamudio with one minute of extra time left
- Shootout: Berner saved Auggie Williams, then Jeremy Kelly scored the winner
Charleston tied Hartford 3-3 and won the shootout 5-4
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Sources: WCIV, Live 5 News
Ycaza joked afterward that going down 3-0 was a "tactical masterclass" from head coach Ben Pirmann. Charleston has now advanced by penalty shootout two weeks in a row.
The comeback by the numbers
- 3-0
- Hartford's lead at halftime
- 10-6
- Charleston's shot edge before halftime
- 3
- Charleston goals in the final 27 minutes
- 5-4
- the penalty shootout score
Source: Live 5 News
Sources: WCIV, Live 5 News