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Winnipeg Free Press
2 days ago
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Wilfried Zaha and Kristijan Kahlina lead Charlotte to 1-0 victory over Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (AP) — Wilfried Zaha scored late in the second half and Kristijan Kahlina finished with seven saves as Charlotte FC beat FC Cincinnati 1-0 on Sunday night to run its win streak to five and complete a season sweep. Cincinnati (15-7-4) was forced to play a man down after the 70th minute when midfielder Tah Brian Anunga was tagged with a red card. Zaha gave Charlotte the lead in the 85th minute when he used an assist from Idan Toklomati to score his seventh goal. It was the third assist for Toklomati. Kahlina earned his seventh clean sheet of the season for Charlotte (13-11-2). His final two saves came in stoppage time on shots by Evander Da Silva Ferreira and Miles Robinson. Kahlina had three saves in the first half. Roman Celentano finished with three saves for Cincinnati. Celantano set a club record by playing his 12,390th minute. Luciano Acosta set the record with 12,381. Cincinnati forward Luca Orellano left the match with an apparent right leg injury just before halftime. Ender Echenique, a 21-year-old forward, replaced him to begin the second half in his league debut. Charlotte defender Bill Tuiloma left with a hamstring injury seven minutes into the second half and was replaced by Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty. Zaha saw a six-match streak with an assist come to an end for Charlotte, which beat Cincinnati at home 2-0. Cincinnati missed a chance to grab the lead in the Eastern Conference and Supporters' Shield races. Charlotte, currently in seventh place in the East, won without captain Ashley Westwood after he was suspended for the match due to yellow-card accumulation. Charlotte leads the series 4-2-2 and is 2-2-0 in Cincinnati. Cincinnati is winless in four straight matchups with Charlotte. The club plays five of last eight matches at home where they are 7-3-2. Charlotte will host Real Salt Lake on Saturday. Cincinnati travels to play the Portland Timbers on Saturday. ___ AP soccer:
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11-04-2025
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Charlotte FC goalie describes how unique pre-match tradition fuels his focus
In the midst of tension, Charlotte FC goalie Kristijan Kahlina thrives. 'You can play 85 minutes – a great game, have amazing saves and make one small mistake, even a small one, and it can be decided that we will lose the game,' Kahlina told Channel 9′s DaShawn Brown. Advertisement Kahlina added, 'For the goalkeepers…you need to concentrate on every small part of the game.' ALSO READ: QB Bryce Young hosts youth football camp It starts before the match, where the league's reigning goalkeeper of the year is consistently in search of an edge – often on film – and quite literally everywhere. 'It started when I came here because it was the first time that I came to America,' said Kahlina, who is also the reigning Major League Soccer Goalkeeper of The Year. When Kahlina first signed with Charlotte FC from a club in Europe, he'd venture out on pre-match walks to keep himself occupied during road trips alert. Advertisement It evolved when two staffers joined him, pinpointing at least one stop unique to each city they traveled to over the course of the season. Three years later, he's changed it up again, gathering any bit of insight every step of the way. 'Now, I walk with a really good friend. Then you are speaking about the game, which players they have, how the weather will be…you are taking some concentration to be focused on the game,' Kahlina said. With Kristijan Kahlina, it's focus that's never wavered, even with the honors, and the expectations. 'Until 26, I wasn't a professional footballer. I was an amateur, without a contract, without an agent or anything serious. Even now, yes, I am goalkeeper of the year from the last year,' Kahlina said. 'It's a big thing for me, but why can't I do this again this year?' Watch Kahlina's full interview with Channel 9′s DaShawn Brown in the video above. VIDEO: Construction starts on new Hornets practice facility in Uptown
