Bolton beats Charlotte 3-0 to start preseason tour

Bolton beats Charlotte 3-0 to start preseason tour

Published Jul. 14, 2010 10:41 p.m. ET

Martin Petrov made an immediate impact in his Bolton debut by scoring a goal and setting up another in the Premier League side's 3-0 preseason win over the Charlotte Eagles on Wednesday.

Gary Cahill and Johan Elmander also scored in the first match of Bolton's three-game North American tour.

Bulgarian Petrov, the former Manchester City midfielder, sent a short corner to the near post which Cahill headed into the net in the eighth minute.

Elmander scored in the 50th minute and Petrov made it 3-0 with his strike to the upper left corner from 25 yards out in the 80th minute.

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World Cup players Stuart Holden, Danny Shittu and Lee Chung-yong didn't make the trip.

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