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

· USL Championship

New Mexico United

2': Kipp Keller

FT
1 - 1

Orange County SC

18': Nico Benalcazar

About

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

Match Timeline

2': Kipp Keller (New Mexico United) Goal at 2'
18': Nico Benalcazar (Orange County SC) Goal at 18'
58': Nicola Ciotta (Orange County SC) Substitution at 58'
69': Justin Rennicks (New Mexico United) Substitution at 69'
69': Tyler Blackett (New Mexico United) Substitution at 69'
75': Brandon Cambridge (Orange County SC) Substitution at 75'
83': Pedro Guimaraes (Orange County SC) Substitution at 83'
83': Efren Solis (Orange County SC) Substitution at 83'
88': Ousmane Sylla (Orange County SC) Yellow Card at 88'
89': Cristian Nava (New Mexico United) Substitution at 89'

Statistics

OCSC		NMU
9	Fouls	18
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	0
37.2	Possession	62.8
15	SHOTS	13
1	ON GOAL	3
0.1	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
206	Accurate Passes	394
274	Passes	471
0.8	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
5	Blocked Shots	4
8	Effective Tackles	7
11	Tackles	7
0.7	Tackle %	1.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
17	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Isotopes Park
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Attendance: 8

USL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Orange County SC	17	+8	31
2	San Antonio FC	17	+3	28
3	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	16	+5	25
4	New Mexico United	14	+4	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
27	Maliek Howell
15	Ousman Jabang
19	Zico Bailey
6	Gedion Zelalem
10	Greg Hurst
5	Dayonn Harris
7	Niall Reid-Stephen

New Mexico United Substitutes:

Marlon Vargas, Justin Rennicks, Tyler Blackett, Luther Archimede, Cristian Nava, Taren Wente, Cullen Wilkerson, Raiko Arozarena.

Orange County SC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Alexander Rando (GK)
6	Garrison Tubbs
5	Tom Brewitt
23	Ryan Doghman
2	Grayson Doody
27	Stephen Kelly
4	Nico Benalcazar
10	Christopher Hegardt
11	Lyam Mackinnon
12	Yaniv Bazini
8	Ousmane Sylla

Orange County SC Substitutes:

Efren Solis, Tyson Espy, Brandon Cambridge, Jamir Johnson, Tetsuya Kadono, Pedro Guimaraes, Marcelo Palomino, Nicola Ciotta, Apolo Marinch.

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