Sporting JAX vs Tampa Bay Rowdies, 2026 USL Cup, Group Stage

· USL Cup

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35': Sebastian Cruz
45'+2': Matt Myers

About

Sporting JAX are hosting Tampa Bay Rowdies at Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Cup.

Match Timeline

20': Emil Jääskeläinen (Sporting JAX) Yellow Card at 20'
32': Louis Pérez (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Yellow Card at 32'
35': Sebastian Cruz (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Goal at 35'
45'+2': Matt Myers (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Goal at 45'+2'
45': Pedro Dolabella (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Substitution at 45'
45': Evan Conway (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Substitution at 45'
54': Yanis Leerman (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Substitution at 54'
55': Wan Kuzain (Sporting JAX) Yellow Card at 55'
57': Antonio Gomez (Sporting JAX) Yellow Card at 57'
57': Adonijah Reid (Sporting JAX) Substitution at 57'
57': Harvey Neville (Sporting JAX) Substitution at 57'
58': Luc Granitur (Sporting JAX) Substitution at 58'
66': Mattheus (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Substitution at 66'
66': Ethan Underwood (Sporting JAX) Substitution at 66'
73': Gino Vivi (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Substitution at 73'
79': Piero Elias (Sporting JAX) Substitution at 79'

Statistics

TBR		JAX
19	Fouls	18
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	3
0	Saves	3
57	Possession	43
16	SHOTS	3
5	ON GOAL	0
0.3	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
494	Accurate Passes	352
563	Passes	424
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
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
0	Blocked Shots	1
8	Effective Tackles	5
11	Tackles	8
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
8	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: USL Cup

Venue: Hodges Stadium
Location: Jacksonville, USA
Attendance: 869

USL Cup Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	4	+9	12
2	Miami FC	4	+6	9
3	Sporting JAX	4	-1	4
4	Sarasota Paradise	4	-7	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sporting JAX (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Jake McGuire (GK)
22	Antonio Gomez
4	Ethan Dudley
18	Wahab Ackwei
32	Brem Soumaoro
8	Wan Kuzain
3	Tyshawn Rose
12	Edgardo Rito
16	Emil Jääskeläinen
10	Kieran Sadlier
7	Jacob Evans

Sporting JAX Substitutes:

Ethan Underwood, Adonijah Reid, Rafferty Pedder, Christian Olivares, Harvey Neville, Luc Granitur, Piero Elias, Jordan Rossiter.

Tampa Bay Rowdies (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Jahmali Waite (GK)
3	Brian Schaefer
62	Nathan Dossantos
27	Laurence Wyke
20	Charlie Ostrem
36	Alexander Rodriguez
13	Louis Pérez
30	Sebastian Cruz
23	Max Schneider
9	Matt Myers
16	Marco Micaletto

Tampa Bay Rowdies Substitutes:

Mattheus, Pedro Dolabella, Russell Cicerone, Evan Conway, Joshua Kachurak, Yanis Leerman, Isaiah LeFlore, Austin Pack, Gino Vivi.

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