Lexington vs New Mexico United, 2026 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Lexington
  • 70': Phillip Goodrum
FT
1 - 4
New Mexico United
  • 43': Greg Hurst (P)
  • 45'+3': Valentin Noël
  • 62': Greg Hurst
  • 68': Joseph Quiah

About

Lexington are hosting New Mexico United at Lexington Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 28': Tyler Blackett (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 28'
  • 40': Arturo Ordoñez (Lexington) Yellow Card at 40'
  • 43': Greg Hurst (New Mexico United) Penalty - Scored at 43'
  • 45'+3': Valentin Noël (New Mexico United) Goal at 45'+3'
  • 45'+5': Jacob Greene (Lexington) Yellow Card at 45'+5'
  • 61': Tarik Scott (Lexington) Substitution at 61'
  • 62': Greg Hurst (New Mexico United) Goal at 62'
  • 64': Blaine Ferri (Lexington) Yellow Card at 64'
  • 65': Michael Adedokun (Lexington) Substitution at 65'
  • 65': Joe Hafferty (Lexington) Substitution at 65'
  • 66': Michael Adedokun (Lexington) Substitution at 66'
  • 68': Joseph Quiah (New Mexico United) Goal at 68'
  • 69': Luther Archimede (New Mexico United) Substitution at 69'
  • 69': Cullen Wilkerson (New Mexico United) Substitution at 69'
  • 70': Luther Archimede (New Mexico United) Substitution at 70'
  • 70': Cullen Wilkerson (New Mexico United) Substitution at 70'
  • 70': Phillip Goodrum (Lexington) Goal at 70'
  • 83': Milo Yosef (Lexington) Substitution at 83'
  • 85': Javain Brown (Lexington) Yellow Card at 85'
  • 86': Gedion Zelalem (New Mexico United) Substitution at 86'
  • 86': Dayonn Harris (New Mexico United) Substitution at 86'
  • 90': Gedion Zelalem (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 90'
  • 90'+2': Niall Reid-Stephen (New Mexico United) Substitution at 90'+2'

Statistics

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9 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
1 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 0
59.5 Possession 40.5
12 SHOTS 11
4 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
416 Accurate Passes 259
481 Passes 319
0.9 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
4 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 6
14 Tackles 8
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
12 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Lexington Stadium
Location: Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Attendance: 4,411

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

LEX Lexington (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
17 Oliver Semmle (GK)
23 Javain Brown Yellow Card
4 Arturo Ordoñez Yellow Card
2 Jacob Greene Yellow Card
12 Xavier Zengue
27 Braudílio Rodrigues
6 Aaron Molloy
16 Blaine Ferri Yellow Card
9 Phillip Goodrum
7 Marcus Epps
8 Nicolas Firmino
Lexington Substitutes:
Joe Hafferty, Milo Yosef, Brooks Thompson, Marqes Muir, Andrew Caborn, Tarik Scott, Michael Adedokun, Malik Henry-Scott.

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

No. Name
13 Kristopher Shakes (GK)
2 Niko Hamalainen
24 Tyler Blackett Yellow Card
3 Chris Gloster
27 Maliek Howell
21 Valentin Noël
19 Zico Bailey
15 Ousman Jabang
10 Greg Hurst
31 Joseph Quiah
11 Cristian Nava
New Mexico United Substitutes:
Cullen Wilkerson, Kipp Keller, Raiko Arozarena, Gedion Zelalem, Niall Reid-Stephen, Luther Archimede, Dayonn Harris.

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