Hartford Athletic vs Rhode Island FC, 2026 USL Cup, Group Stage

· Rhode Island FC win 4-3 on penalties

90': Sadat Anaku

FT - Penalties
0 - 0
Rhode Island FC win 4-3 on penalties

About

Hartford Athletic are hosting Rhode Island FC at Trinity Health Stadium, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Cup.

Match Timeline

55': Junior Moreira (Hartford Athletic) Yellow Card at 55'
57': Hugo Bacharach (Rhode Island FC) Substitution at 57'
57': Leo Afonso (Rhode Island FC) Substitution at 57'
57': Samuel Careaga (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 57'
57': Barry Coffey (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 57'
66': Jerome Williams (Rhode Island FC) Substitution at 66'
66': Agustín Rodríguez (Rhode Island FC) Substitution at 66'
66': Matthew Real (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 66'
75': Sadat Anaku (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 75'
82': Hamady Diop (Rhode Island FC) Substitution at 82'
89': Sadat Anaku (Hartford Athletic) Yellow Card at 89'
90': Sadat Anaku (Hartford Athletic) Red Card at 90'
90'+4': Clay Holstad (Rhode Island FC) Yellow Card at 94'
91': Adrián Diz Pe (Hartford Athletic) Penalty - Scored at 91'
92': Hamady Diop (Rhode Island FC) Penalty - Scored at 92'
94': Barry Coffey (Hartford Athletic) Penalty - Scored at 94'
95': Hugo Bacharach (Rhode Island FC) Penalty - Scored at 95'
96': Matthew Real (Hartford Athletic) Penalty - Scored at 96'
96': Agustín Rodríguez (Rhode Island FC) Penalty - Scored at 96'
97': Jordan Scarlett (Hartford Athletic) Penalty - Scored at 97'
98': Nicholas Scardina (Rhode Island FC) Penalty - Scored at 98'
99': Samuel Careaga (Hartford Athletic) Penalty - Missed at 99'
100': Karifa Yao (Rhode Island FC) Penalty - Scored at 100'

Statistics

RHI		HFD
10	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	2
51.5	Possession	48.5
20	SHOTS	6
2	ON GOAL	2
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
12	Blocked Shots	1
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: USL Cup

Venue: Trinity Health Stadium
Location: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Attendance: 2,983

USL Cup Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Hartford Athletic	4	+6	10
2	Brooklyn FC	4	+5	7
3	Rhode Island FC	4	+2	7
4	Portland Hearts of Pine	4	-3	6

Full Table

Line-Ups

Hartford Athletic (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
77	Gerold Ngnepi (GK)
4	Jordan Scarlett
25	Britton Fischer
15	Adrián Diz Pe
6	Beverly Makangila
81	Adewale Obalola
8	Junior Moreira
22	Thomas Presthus
2	Sebastian Anderson
9	Augustine Williams
11	Michee Ngalina

Hartford Athletic Substitutes:

Samuel Careaga, Sadat Anaku, Enzo Carvalho, Andrés Hernández, Matthew Real, Barry Coffey, Christos Hadjipaschalis, Spencer Gordon.

Rhode Island FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Koke Vegas (GK)
5	Grant D. Stoneman
24	Karifa Yao
3	Aldair Sanchez
22	Nicholas Scardina
11	Noah Fuson
21	Zachary Herivaux
12	Clay Holstad
14	Logan Dorsey
7	Dwayne Atkinson
17	Jojea Kwizera

Rhode Island FC Substitutes:

Jacob Castro, Frank Nodarse, Jerome Williams, Hamady Diop, Leo Afonso, Hugo Bacharach, Agustín Rodríguez.

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