Phoenix Rising FC vs Louisville City FC, 2026 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Phoenix Rising FC
    FT
    0 - 2
    Louisville City FC
    • 53': Mukwelle Akale
    • 67': Zach Duncan

    About

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

    Match Timeline

    • 6': Luke Biasi (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 6'
    • 27': Jean Eric Moursou (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 27'
    • 34': Pape Boye (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 34'
    • 53': Mukwelle Akale (Louisville City FC) Goal at 53'
    • 58': Aleksandar Vukovic (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 58'
    • 63': Amadou Dia (Louisville City FC) Yellow Card at 63'
    • 63': Daniel Flores (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 63'
    • 64': Gunnar Studenthofft (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 64'
    • 65': Jansen Wilson (Louisville City FC) Substitution at 65'
    • 65': Ray Serrano Lopez (Louisville City FC) Substitution at 65'
    • 67': Zach Duncan (Louisville City FC) Goal at 67'
    • 76': Eziah Ramirez (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 76'
    • 76': Jamison Ping (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 76'
    • 83': Tola Showunmi (Louisville City FC) Substitution at 83'
    • 83': Carlos Moguel (Louisville City FC) Substitution at 83'
    • 84': Daniel Flores (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 84'
    • 85': Cyrus Kowall (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 85'
    • 89': Quenzi Huerman (Louisville City FC) Substitution at 89'

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 16
    1 Yellow Cards 5
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 7
    5 Saves 3
    30.6 Possession 69.4
    12 SHOTS 19
    5 ON GOAL 5
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    158 Accurate Passes 464
    234 Passes 529
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    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 2
    5 Effective Tackles 3
    8 Tackles 4
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    32 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: USL Championship

    Venue: Phoenix Rising Stadium at 38th St/Washington
    Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
    Attendance: 3,174

    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 17 +2 27
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    PHX Phoenix Rising FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Peter Rakovsky (GK)
    4 Pape Boye Yellow Card
    17 John Scearce
    20 Luke Biasi Yellow Card
    2 Collin Smith
    7 Ihsan Sacko
    6 Aleksandar Vukovic Yellow Card
    13 Jean Eric Moursou Yellow Card
    19 Damian Rivera
    37 Gilberto Rivera
    8 Diego Gómez
    Phoenix Rising FC Substitutes:
    Jackson Gaydon, Cyrus Kowall, Gunnar Studenthofft, Eziah Ramirez, Noah Cross, Adrian Pelayo, Chituru Odunze, Daniel Flores, Jamison Ping.

    LOU Louisville City FC (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    12 Daniel Faundez (GK)
    5 Brandon Dayes
    32 Kyle Adams
    4 Sean Totsch
    6 Zach Duncan
    8 Taylor Davila
    13 Amadou Dia Yellow Card
    2 Aiden Mcfadden
    9 Chris Donovan
    27 Evan Davila
    47 Mukwelle Akale
    Louisville City FC Substitutes:
    Thomas Weinrich, Tola Showunmi, Quenzi Huerman, Carlos Moguel, Ray Serrano Lopez, Jake Morris, Jansen Wilson, Hugo Fauroux.

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