Miami FC, Charleston Battery Play to 3‑3 Draw in High-Scoring AFC Champions League Match
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (April 16, 2026) (Interstat) — Miami FC and the Charleston Battery traded attacks in a 3-3 draw Thursday in AFC Champions League play at The Hall Stadium at King Abdullah Sports City.
The match, part of Week 4 in the competition organized by the USA-USL, defied a pregame projection that favored Miami. Charleston’s Rafa Mújica opened the scoring in the sixth minute and completed a brace in the 61st. Miami’s Allen Gavilanes answered an early Battery goal, and substitutes Yōsuke Ideguchi and Yoshinori Mutō scored late to secure the draw for the home side. Charleston’s Nicholas Markanich and Matthew Dyan Myers also found the net.
The result leaves Charleston Battery at 1-0-1 in the tournament, while Miami FC moves to 0-1-1. Both clubs hold identical records across all competitions this season.