Phoenix Rising FC vs New Mexico United, 2026 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship

13': Ihsan Sacko (P)
75': John Scearce
82': Ihsan Sacko

FT
3 - 0

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Phoenix Rising FC are hosting New Mexico United at Phoenix Rising Stadium at 38th St/Washington, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

13': Ihsan Sacko (Phoenix Rising FC) Penalty - Scored at 13'
25': Maliek Howell (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 25'
34': John Scearce (Phoenix Rising FC) Penalty - Saved at 34'
45'+3': John Scearce (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 48'
51': Jean Eric Moursou (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 51'
61': Dayonn Harris (New Mexico United) Substitution at 61'
61': Justin Rennicks (New Mexico United) Substitution at 61'
62': Greg Hurst (New Mexico United) Substitution at 62'
63': Chris Gloster (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 63'
74': Daniel Flores (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 74'
75': John Scearce (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 75'
76': Jake LaCava (New Mexico United) Substitution at 76'
76': Sofiane Djeffal (New Mexico United) Substitution at 76'
80': Valentin Noël (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 80'
81': Charlie Dennis (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 81'
82': Ihsan Sacko (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 82'
89': Anthony Capetillo Hernandez (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 89'
89': Pape Boye (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 89'
89': Gunnar Studenthofft (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 89'
90': Greg Hurst (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 90'

Statistics

NMU		PHX
18	Fouls	18
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	1
6	Saves	1
54.8	Possession	45.2
7	SHOTS	11
1	ON GOAL	9
0.1	On Target %	0.8
0	Penalty Goals	2
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	2
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
3	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 Championship

Venue: Phoenix Rising Stadium at 38th St/Washington
Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Attendance: 6,230

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	Sacramento Republic FC	7	+3	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Phoenix Rising FC (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Peter Rakovsky (GK)
6	Aleksandar Vukovic
24	Adrian Pelayo
13	Jean Eric Moursou
20	Luke Biasi
2	Collin Smith
17	John Scearce
10	Hope Avayevu
22	Darius Johnson
7	Ihsan Sacko
8	Diego Gómez

Phoenix Rising FC Substitutes:

Chituru Odunze, Jackson Gaydon, Anthony Capetillo Hernandez, Gunnar Studenthofft, Charlie Dennis, Daniel Flores, Pape Boye, Eziah Ramirez, Jamison Ping.

New Mexico United (4-4-1-1)

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
29	Luther Archimede
21	Valentin Noël

New Mexico United Substitutes:

Raiko Arozarena, Will Seymore, Sofiane Djeffal, Justin Rennicks, Greg Hurst, Jake LaCava, Dayonn Harris.

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