LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP: Da Costa nets brace as North Carolina FC advances past in-state rival Charlotte Independence
- Dan Stickradt
- Apr 16
- 2 min read
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MATTHEWS, N.C. — Survive and advance. That’s exactly what North Carolina FC did on Tuesday night – and against an in-state rival.
Rodrigo Da Costa netted the brace, including the game-winning goal, and North Carolina FC advanced to the fourth round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup after defeating Charlotte Independence, 3-1, at the Mecklenburg County Sportsplex.
NCFC rallied back after trailing 1-0 early in the second half.
Charlotte quickly grabbed a lead in the second half after Jon Bakero got past North Carolina FC Akira Fitzgerald but the lead was short-lived.
In the 70th minute, Oalex Anderson found the back of the net for his first goal of the season to get NCFC on the board and tie the game at 1-1.
Da Costa netted his first goal of the season in the 73rd minute to give NCFC the lead and completed his brace just three minutes later with a 76th minute tally to cap the scoring.
UP NEXT
NCFC returns to regular season play on Saturday, April 19, traveling down to South Florida to face Miami FC at 7 p.m. ET at FIU Pitbull Stadium. Miami currently sits in 11th place in the Eastern Conference table at 1-4-0 (3 points). This match will be streamed on ESPN+.
BOX SCORE
NCFC: 3
CLT: 1
Goals:
NCFC: O. Anderson – 70′ (P. Dolabella), R. Da Costa – 73′ (M. Maldonado), 76′ (O. Anderson)
CLT: J. Bakero – 48′
Cautions:
NCFC: –
CLT: O. Ciss – 10′, P. Ousmanou – 67′, A. Sorenson – 90’+2′, L. Alvarez – 90’+4′
Ejections:
NCFC: None
CLT: None
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