CHARLOTTE (Interstat) — Joseph Skinner led Charlotte Independ. with one goal and one assist over the full 90 minutes as the home side beat New York Cosmos 3-0 on Saturday at American Legion Memorial Stadium. Christopher Jamie scored in the 18th minute and added an assist before being substituted in the 65th. Souaibou Marou scored in first-half stoppage time, the 45th minute plus two. Jon Bakero recorded an assist. New York Cosmos could not score against Charlotte Independ., which improved to 1-0 in this competition and across all competitions. New York Cosmos fell to 0-1 in this competition and across all competitions. Materazzi D. received a yellow card in the 60th minute for New York Cosmos. Charlotte Independ. received yellow cards to Levy M. in the 85th and Coulibaly S. in the 90th minute plus five. New York Cosmos made three substitutions at halftime and two more in the 78th, while Charlotte Independ. made changes in the 56th, 65th and 85th minutes.