New Mexico United vs Charleston Battery, 2026 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship

81': Kipp Keller

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New Mexico United are hosting Charleston Battery at Isotopes Park, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

36': Zico Bailey (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 36'
39': Miguel Berry (Charleston Battery) Yellow Card at 39'
57': Gedion Zelalem (New Mexico United) Substitution at 57'
58': Nathan Messer (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 58'
65': Ousman Jabang (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 65'
66': Nathan Messer (Charleston Battery) Yellow Card at 66'
67': Wilmer Cabrera (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 67'
67': Colton Swan (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 67'
75': Cullen Wilkerson (New Mexico United) Substitution at 75'
75': Cristian Nava (New Mexico United) Substitution at 75'
81': Kipp Keller (New Mexico United) Goal at 81'
83': Greg Hurst (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 83'
83': Douglas Martínez (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 83'
86': Justin Rennicks (New Mexico United) Substitution at 86'
86': Maliek Howell (New Mexico United) Substitution at 86'
88': Kristopher Shakes (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 88'
90'+7': Gedion Zelalem (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 97'

Statistics

CHS		NMU
8	Fouls	17
2	Yellow Cards	5
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	5
46.1	Possession	53.9
13	SHOTS	12
5	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.4
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
3	Blocked Shots	3
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: Isotopes Park
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Attendance: 8,513

USL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	17	+13	35
2	Charleston Battery	17	+8	27
3	Detroit City FC	16	+8	27
4	Louisville City FC	16	+1	24

Full Table

Line-Ups

New Mexico United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Kristopher Shakes (GK)
2	Niko Hamalainen
4	Kipp Keller
3	Chris Gloster
17	Jake LaCava
21	Valentin Noël
19	Zico Bailey
15	Ousman Jabang
10	Greg Hurst
5	Dayonn Harris
7	Niall Reid-Stephen

New Mexico United Substitutes:

Raiko Arozarena, Will Seymore, Gedion Zelalem, Maliek Howell, Cristian Nava, Justin Rennicks, Cullen Wilkerson.

Charleston Battery (5-4-1)

No.	Name
56	Luis Zamudio (GK)
16	Graham Smith
22	Joey Akpunonu
5	Sean Suber
91	Houssou Landry
7	Langston Blackstock
88	Kirill Pakhomov
8	Emilio Ycaza
29	Jeremy Kelly
99	Maalique Foster
90	Miguel Berry

Charleston Battery Substitutes:

Nathan Messer, Kruz Held, Wilmer Cabrera, Douglas Martínez, John Berner, Jack Wayne, Colton Swan.

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