Charlotte Independ. Scores Five Unanswered in Win Over FC Naples

CHARLOTTE (Interstat) — Charlotte Independ. scored five unanswered goals before FC Naples pulled one back in a 5-1 victory Sunday at American Legion Memorial Stadium. Christopher Jamie led Charlotte Independ. with one goal and two assists. Luca Mastrantonio scored FC Naples’ goal. Prince Saydee opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time, and Jamie scored in the 59th minute. Stefano Pinho scored twice in 17 minutes, in the 79th and 84th. Mastrantonio scored in the 88th minute. Omar Ciss and Joseph Skinner each recorded an assist. Yellow cards went to Charlotte Independ.’s J. Fuchs and J. Bakero and FC Naples’ J. Osorio; Charlotte Independ.’s S. Coulibaly also was booked. FC Naples entered after wins over Spokane Velocity, Sarasota Paradise and Corpus Christi FC. Charlotte Independ. had beaten Greenville and New York Cosmos but lost to Portland Hearts of Pine. Both teams stand 3-1 in the competition and across all competitions. FC Naples made substitutions at the 46th, 61st, 67th and 67th minutes; Charlotte Independ. made changes at the 73rd, 73rd, 78th, 86th and 88th.