Making his first appearance of the season, Enzo Martinez made an immediate impact on his return from injury with a brace at Saint Louis FC on Saturday night to hand Charlotte Independence their first win of 2017.
The Rapids’ USL affiliate were 0-1-2 for the meeting in Saint Louis, and heading to a side sitting third in the standings before play.
Charlotte’s night took a backward step just four minutes in, when an under hit back-pass from Bilal Duckett let in Jose Angulo, who slid the ball beyond Cody Mizell.
Martinez would level just four minutes later, chasing down a long ball before beating two defenders with some fine individual skill and then popping a shot past Devala Gorrick.