By: Battery Media
After a pair of home victories to start the month, the Charleston Battery travel to Tennessee to face Memphis 901 FC on Friday, September 16th. Kickoff at AutoZone Park is scheduled for 8 pm.
The Battery are seeking revenge against 901 FC after the Tennessee outfit won the first meeting, 0-2, at Patriots Point in May. The two clubs only met twice prior to this season, in 2019, with the Battery winning both matches. The Black and Yellow were victorious in their last visit to AutoZone Park thanks to a 90th-minute match-winner from Dante Marini, a 0-1 triumph.
Memphis return home after blanking Atlanta United 2 last Wednesday, 0-4, in Georgia. Phillip Goodrum scored three goals in a span of roughly 20 minutes, two just before halftime and one shortly after. Memphis tacked on a fourth in the 64th minute via Handwalla Bwana. Memphis currently sit second in the Eastern Conference table and, with a game in hand, will look to gain ground on leaders Louisville City FC.
Charleston enter Friday's fixture on a three-match unbeaten run, their longest of the season, after defeating the Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-1 on Saturday in comeback fashion. Tampa Bay, fighting for the top spot in the Eastern Conference, struck in the third minute via Sebastian Guenzatti. Andrew Booth, however, had other ideas and scored a pair of goals on either side of halftime to power Charleston past the Rowdies. The victory was Charleston's first over Tampa Bay since 2020.
Memphis' Phillip Goodrum will be a player to keep an eye on for the Battery. The No. 10 needed less than an hour’s worth of game time to score the hat trick against Atlanta. He was named the league's player of the week for his performance.
Goalkeeper Hugo Fauroux is a player to watch for the Battery. The shot-stopper tallied five saves against Memphis in the first meeting and will be vying for his third clean sheet of 2022 on Friday.
Dominic Oduro will be returning to his old stomping grounds Friday as the midfielder spent 2021 with 901 FC.
Romario Piggott will miss the next two contests for the Battery due to yellow card accumulation.
Friday will feature a set of former USMNT teammates squaring off, in a way, with Head Conor Casey leading the Battery from the touchline and Tim Howard leading Memphis as the club's sporting director.
