CHARLOTTE (Interstat) — Charlotte Independ. defeated Forward Madison 2-1 on Sunday at American Legion Memorial Stadium. Jon Bakero had a goal and an assist for Charlotte Independ., while Sega Coulibaly also scored. H. Karamoko scored for Forward Madison, and Ryan Carmichael provided an assist. Bakero opened the scoring in the 9th minute before Karamoko equalized in the 11th. Coulibaly netted the deciding goal in the 40th. Yellow cards went to Charlotte Independ.’s R. Manin in the 70th, Forward Madison’s S. Gyamfi in the 80th and Charlotte Independ.’s C. Dimick in the 90+4th. Forward Madison is now 2-2-1 in the competition and across all competitions. Charlotte Independ. is 4-1 in the competition and across all competitions. Charlotte Independ. used substitutes P. Saydee in the 73rd, S. Marou and J. Romero in the 85th, J. Fuchs in the 90+1st and S. Coulibaly in the 90+8th. Forward Madison brought on M. Segbers, J. Bolma and G. Kanyane in the 69th and E. Munjoma in the 78th.