Charlotte’s goalkeeper, Elliot Panicco, finished the game with a season-high nine saves, but it was not enough as the 49ers fell on the road to the Radford Highlanders 2-1 in double overtime. With this overtime loss, Charlotte (6-3-1) falls to 2-3-1 on the road this season.
The 49ers came out of the gates aggressive on the offensive end. Charlotte finished the first half with eight shots, but could not capitalize on any of those scoring opportunities.
Radford made some substitutions to start the second half and it paid off for the Highlanders. At the 46:22 mark, Amadou Diop came off the bench and scored the first goal of the game when he maneuvered his way around Panicco and kicked the ball into the back of the net.