Charleroi 2:3 Rayo Vallecano: Friendlies Clubs Match Result

Match report

Charleroi played host to Rayo Vallecano in a Club Friendly on 1st August 2026, and the visitors found a way back into it to win 3-2. The match finished with Rayo taking all three points despite Charleroi's early advantage.

R. Nteka opened the scoring for the hosts at the 24th minute, and by then Charleroi looked comfortable. Rayo responded through F. Perez at 61 minutes, and A. Scheidler made it 2-1 just three minutes later. And here's the thing — it was never really in doubt after that point.

Charleroi pulled one back through N. Solheid at 78 minutes, and the match stayed lively until the end. The final goal came at 90+3 minutes, though the scorer was not recorded. There were seven yellow cards in total, with three going to Charleroi and four to Rayo.

Both sides shared possession evenly at 50 per cent, but Charleroi generated more attacks with 97 compared to Rayo's 85. The hosts also earned seven corners to Rayo's one, and there were 14 free kicks for Charleroi against 19 for the visitors. To be fair, the attacking numbers don't tell the whole story of who created the better chances.

Charleroi have been busy in pre-season, with results including a 2-1 win over Serin United and a 2-2 draw with Lance in late July. Rayo arrived with mixed form, having lost to Feyenoord and Hearts of Midlothian in their recent friendlies.

The result gives Rayo Vallecano something to build on ahead of their campaign, while Charleroi will look at how they let a lead slip away. Three or four moments decided this game, and everything else was just background noise.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 50 – 50

Attacks 97 – 85

Corners 7 – 1

Free kicks 14 – 19

🟨 10' I. Balliu — Yellow card ⚽ 24' R. Nteka — Goal 🟨 36' A. Ousou — Yellow card 🟨 55' O. Valentin — Yellow card ⇄ 60' M. Sow — Substitution ⇄ 61' R. Nteka — Substitution ⚽ 61' F. Perez — Goal ⚽ 64' A. Scheidler — Goal ⇄ 70' P. Diaz — Substitution ⇄ 71' F. Perez — Substitution ⇄ 71' P. Guiagon — Substitution ⇄ 77' U. Lopez — Substitution ⇄ 77' A. Ousou — Substitution 🟨 78' Yellow card ⚽ 78' N. Solheid — Goal 🟨 83' Yellow card 🟨 86' Yellow card 🟨 90' Yellow card ⚽ 90+3' Goal

Match events

10' 0:0 Rayo Vallecano Yellow card I. Balliu
24' 0:1 Rayo Vallecano Goal R. Nteka
36' 0:1 Charleroi Yellow card A. Ousou
55' 0:1 Rayo Vallecano Yellow card O. Valentin
60' 0:1 Charleroi Substitution M. Sow off: C. Keita
61' 0:1 Rayo Vallecano Substitution R. Nteka off: Alemao
61' 0:2 Rayo Vallecano Goal F. Perez
64' 1:2 Charleroi Goal A. Scheidler
70' 1:2 Rayo Vallecano Substitution P. Diaz off: I. Palazon
71' 1:2 Rayo Vallecano Substitution F. Perez off: A. Garcia
71' 1:2 Charleroi Substitution P. Guiagon off: A. Bojang
77' 1:2 Rayo Vallecano Substitution U. Lopez off: M. Roman
77' 1:2 Charleroi Substitution A. Ousou off: N. Solheid
78' 1:2 Rayo Vallecano Yellow card
78' 2:2 Charleroi Goal N. Solheid
83' 2:2 Charleroi Yellow card
86' 2:2 Rayo Vallecano Yellow card
90' 2:2 Charleroi Yellow card
90+3' 2:3 Rayo Vallecano Goal

Statistics

50 Possession, % 50

97 Attacks 85

7 Corners 1

14 Free kicks 19

2 Offsides 2

3 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

0 Goal kicks 0

0 Throw-ins 1

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