New Mexico United vs Oakland Roots, 2026 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship

New Mexico United

6': Cristian Nava
41': Zico Bailey

FT
2 - 1

Oakland Roots

67': Peter Wilson (P)

About

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

Match Timeline

6': Cristian Nava (New Mexico United) Goal at 6'
9': Ousman Jabang (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 9'
21': Keegan Tingey (Oakland Roots) Yellow Card at 21'
36': Kipp Keller (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 36'
41': Zico Bailey (New Mexico United) Goal at 41'
45': Tyler Gibson (Oakland Roots) Substitution at 45'
45': Peter Wilson (Oakland Roots) Substitution at 45'
67': Peter Wilson (Oakland Roots) Penalty - Scored at 67'
68': Luther Archimede (New Mexico United) Substitution at 68'
68': Joseph Quiah (New Mexico United) Substitution at 68'
68': Valentin Noël (New Mexico United) Substitution at 68'
83': Thomas McCabe (Oakland Roots) Yellow Card at 83'
86': Jackson Kiil (Oakland Roots) Substitution at 86'
87': Jackson Kiil (Oakland Roots) Substitution at 87'
87': Tyler Blackett (New Mexico United) Substitution at 87'
90'+2': Cullen Wilkerson (New Mexico United) Substitution at 90'+2'
90'+4': Maliek Howell (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 90'+4'

Statistics

OAK		NMU
6	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	1
47.5	Possession	52.5
7	SHOTS	16
2	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
348	Accurate Passes	402
412	Passes	468
0.8	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
2	Blocked Shots	2
3	Effective Tackles	5
4	Tackles	5
0.8	Tackle %	1.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
20	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Isotopes Park
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Attendance: 14,847

USL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	El Paso Locomotive FC	23	+10	40
2	New Mexico United	21	+10	40
3	Orange County SC	23	+2	36
4	FC Tulsa	22	+7	36

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
10	Greg Hurst
19	Zico Bailey
15	Ousman Jabang
9	Justin Rennicks
5	Dayonn Harris
11	Cristian Nava

New Mexico United Substitutes:

Luther Archimede, Grady Gilchrist, Cullen Wilkerson, Kyle Hofmann, Valentin Noël, Joseph Quiah, Tyler Blackett, Raiko Arozarena, Gedion Zelalem.

Oakland Roots (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Kendall McIntosh (GK)
15	Neveal Hackshaw
34	Michael Edwards
23	Julian Bravo
17	Keegan Tingey
4	Thomas McCabe
6	Bobosi Byaruhanga
11	Jesús De Vicente
21	Tucker Lepley
77	Faysal Bettache
7	Wolfgang Prentice

Oakland Roots Substitutes:

Tyler Gibson, Emilio Sorrosa, Peter Wilson, Charlie Wachs, Raphael Spiegel, Jackson Kiil, Luka Rosic.

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