Sports stats



USL-1 Charleston Battery

Battery braces for Impact Saturday night at Blackbaud Stadium

June 5, 2008 - USL First Division (USL-1)
Charleston Battery News Release


Charleston, SC. The Charleston Battery takes on the Montreal Impact this Saturday night (June 7) at Blackbaud Stadium; gates open at 6:30 PM, kick off is set for 7:30 PM ($8 - $15, 971-GOAL / charlestonbattery.com). This is the second meeting of the season between the teams; Charleston (5-2-2, 17 points) defeated Montreal (2-5-2, 11 points) 1-0 on May 14 in a game played at Blackbaud Stadium.

The Battery faces the Impact one more time in the regular season; Charleston travels to Montreal next Friday night (June 13) for the match.

The Charleston Battery has not played since its May 28, 2-0 loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps; prior to the game versus Vancouver Charleston had won five games straight.

Montreal earned a 0-0 tie with the Miami FC Blues on Wednesday night in Montreal. The Impact remains winless at home but has won twice so far on the road, defeating Miami on April 19 and Puerto Rico on May 2.

Despite the ten day gap since the Battery's last game Charleston remains in second position in the USL First Division heading into the weekend fixtures; the Impact enters the weekend in 9th position.

In 2007 Charleston split the series with Montreal losing 3-2 at Blackbaud Stadium then defeated the Impact 1-0 in the return fixture in Montreal.

Montreal advanced to the 2007 USL1 playoffs but lost in the first round to the Puerto Rico Islanders. Head coach Nick DeSantis has been with the club since its inception in 1993. DeSantis was the club captain from 1993-2003 and led Montreal to the 2004 title in his first year as head coach.

Montreal has made a couple of roster moves since the game at Blackbaud Stadium on May 14. Forwards Rocco Placentino, Nicolas Lesage, midfielder Hector Contreras and defender Davy Uwimana have all been called up from the Impact reserve squad, the Trois-Rivières Attak. Defender Luis Aguilar and striker Dwight Barnett have both been released.

Family Night presented by Charleston Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

It's Family Night on Saturday presented by Charleston Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and families can get four tickets, four hot dogs and four sodas all for only $28, a $20 saving. The Bud Light Beer Garden will be offering $2 drafts until kick off plus there will be fun and prizes at half time. Tickets are available for $8 - $15, to purchase tickets or for more information please call (843) 971-GOAL or visit www.charlestonbattery.com.

Check out the Charleston Battery Statistics

• Discuss this story on the USL First Division message board...

USL First Division Stories from June 5, 2008


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central