Lights FC Hosts Home Opener by Taking on Charleston
May 5, 2023 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Las Vegas Lights FC News Release
Las Vegas Lights FC's Emmanuel Ledesma battles Charleston Battery's Nick Markanich
(Las Vegas Lights FC)
After starting the 2023 USL Championship season by playing their first six games on the road, Lights FC hosted the team's home opener by facing Charleston Battery, who came into the game with the second-best record in the league's Eastern Conference.
Las Vegas had a busy first half, where the team had 5 shots, including three of them on target, despite the visiting side having possession of the ball 61.6% of the time before halftime.
After a scoreless first half, for the fourth time this season in seven games, Lights FC was called a penalty kick against and Charleston took advantage of it by going ahead in the 59th minute with a goal from Augustine Williams, Sierra Leone National Team member.
The Lights' had an opportunity to level the score with a penalty kick of their own, but the shot from Eric "Cubo" Torres was brilliantly saved by goalkeeper Trey Muse, who obtained his third clean sheet of the season to defeat Las Vegas 1-0.
NEXT GAME:
Lights FC will conclude the team's home opener weekend by facing the defending USL Championship title holders on Sunday afternoon. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m.
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