CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Wednesday, September 3, 2025) - Crown Legacy FC returns home to face off against in-state rivals Carolina Core FC tomorrow, September 4 at Mecklenburg County Sportsplex. Kickoff is slated for 7:00 p.m. ET and the match can be streamed on MLS Season Pass.
Matchup Preview
The Foxes enter the match in a battle for a playoff berth with CLFC, sitting in 11th place in the Eastern Conference standings with a 6W-9L-8D record (30 points) and a -2 goal differential. Thursday's match will be the third and final matchup between the Core and CLFC this season, with the previous two matches ending in 2-1 a win for CLFC (Apr. 26) at Truist Field, and a scoreless draw at Mecklenburg County Sportsplex that ended in a penalty shootout win for the Core, 4:2 (July 9).
Last Time Out
CLFC is coming off of a narrow 1-0 defeat to Orlando City B at Osceola Heritage Park on August 31. Orlando pulled ahead in the 97th minute after a long, hard-fought battle. In the match's second-to-last play, Orlando snuck a pass into the box, but defender Mikah Thomas met it for a clearance attempt along with an Orlando City attacker, sending the ball straight up. Fending off two CLFC defenders, Thalles Gomes Ferreira controlled it's decent and got off a volley that dipped just over Isaac Walker.
