CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Richmond Kickers (2-1-1, 1st) claimed a 2-1 victory over the Charlotte Independence (1-1-1, 5th) on Monday evening at American Legion Memorial Stadium. In the 12 prior meetings between the pair of former USL Championship clubs, Richmond had never won on the road.

The match – thoroughly dominated by the visitors – saw the Kickers open the scoring less than six minutes into the contest as Leonardo Baima curled in a perfect cross to find the head of fellow countryman Emiliano Terzaghi who headed the ball past Adrian Zendejas in goal. Charlotte did equalize on a header of their own, as Shalom Dutey headed in a well-placed Ayrton Paez corner kick in the 37th minute. The finishing blow came from another perfect assist from Baima who slotted a ball to the feet of a wide-open Matt Bentley who converted the chance in the 55th minute. The Richmond victory was all but confirmed following a Tresor Mbuyu ejection for violent conduct in the 69th minute.

USLLeagueOne.com Player of the Match

Leonardo Baima (RIC) – Contributing to both of Richmond's scores, Baima recorded a pair of assists and created a quartet of chances in a strong outing.

Scoring Summary
RIC – Terzaghi (Baima) 6'
CLT – Dutey (Paez) 37'
RIC – Bentley (Baima) 55'

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