Orange County SC vs New Mexico United, 2026 USL Championship, Regular Season

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32': Niall Reid-Stephen (P)

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Orange County SC are hosting New Mexico United at Championship Soccer Stadium, Irvine, California, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

32': Niall Reid-Stephen (New Mexico United) Penalty - Scored at 32'
40': Christopher Hegardt (Orange County SC) Yellow Card at 40'
52': Chris Gloster (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 52'
60': Will Seymore (New Mexico United) Substitution at 60'
62': Lyam Mackinnon (Orange County SC) Yellow Card at 62'
64': Ousmane Sylla (Orange County SC) Substitution at 64'
64': Yaniv Bazini (Orange County SC) Substitution at 64'
73': Jake LaCava (New Mexico United) Substitution at 73'
73': Justin Rennicks (New Mexico United) Substitution at 73'
75': Ousman Jabang (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 75'
80': Greg Hurst (New Mexico United) Substitution at 80'
80': Arturo Astorga (New Mexico United) Substitution at 80'
80': Jamir Johnson (Orange County SC) Substitution at 80'
80': Grayson Doody (Orange County SC) Substitution at 80'
85': Garrison Tubbs (Orange County SC) Substitution at 85'

Statistics

NMU		OCSC
17	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	0
40.5	Possession	59.5
6	SHOTS	15
1	ON GOAL	1
0.2	On Target %	0.1
2	Penalty Goals	0
1	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
1	Blocked Shots	4
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 Championship

Venue: Championship Soccer Stadium
Location: Irvine, California, USA
Attendance: 3,726

USL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Orange County SC	8	+4	15
2	San Antonio FC	8	+3	15
3	El Paso Locomotive FC	6	+8	13
4	Oakland Roots	7	+3	12

Full Table

Line-Ups

Orange County SC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Alexander Rando (GK)
15	Tyson Espy
5	Tom Brewitt
19	Kevin Partida
4	Nico Benalcazar
21	Mouhamadou War
27	Stephen Kelly
18	Marcelo Palomino
10	Christopher Hegardt
9	Ethan Zubak
11	Lyam Mackinnon

Orange County SC Substitutes:

Tetsuya Kadono, Efren Solis, Oliver Kurnik, Grayson Doody, Jamir Johnson, Yaniv Bazini, Ousmane Sylla, Garrison Tubbs, Apolo Marinch.

New Mexico United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Kristopher Shakes (GK)
2	Niko Hamalainen
27	Maliek Howell
3	Chris Gloster
15	Ousman Jabang
28	Cullen Wilkerson
19	Zico Bailey
11	Cristian Nava
7	Niall Reid-Stephen
21	Valentin Noël
29	Luther Archimede

New Mexico United Substitutes:

Arturo Astorga, Justin Rennicks, Dayonn Harris, Will Seymore, Jake LaCava, Raiko Arozarena, Greg Hurst.

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