Richmond Kickers vs New York Cosmos, 2026 USL League One, Regular Season

· USL League One

33': Darwin Espinal
53': Darwin Espinal

FT
2 - 0

About

Richmond Kickers are hosting New York Cosmos at City Stadium, Richmond, Virginia, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL League One.

Match Timeline

12': Owen O'Malley (Richmond Kickers) Yellow Card at 12'
33': Darwin Espinal (Richmond Kickers) Goal at 33'
45': Philip Spengler (New York Cosmos) Yellow Card at 45'
45': William Noecker (New York Cosmos) Substitution at 45'
53': Darwin Espinal (Richmond Kickers) Goal at 53'
55': Tyler Freeman (Richmond Kickers) Substitution at 55'
57': Anges Bohui (New York Cosmos) Yellow Card at 57'
57': Davide Galazzini (New York Cosmos) Substitution at 57'
70': Davide Galazzini (New York Cosmos) Yellow Card at 70'
70': Tarik Pannholzer (Richmond Kickers) Substitution at 70'
71': Justin Milovanov (New York Cosmos) Substitution at 71'
72': Nick Zielonka (New York Cosmos) Substitution at 72'
72': Davide Materazzi (New York Cosmos) Substitution at 72'
75': Landon Johnson (Richmond Kickers) Substitution at 75'
76': Austin Amer (Richmond Kickers) Substitution at 76'
76': Ali Sasankhah (Richmond Kickers) Substitution at 76'
78': Ali Sasankhah (Richmond Kickers) Yellow Card at 78'

Statistics

COS		RICH
10	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	4
56.6	Possession	43.4
9	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
372	Accurate Passes	275
439	Passes	329
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
4	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	11
14	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
26	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: USL League One

Venue: City Stadium
Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA
Attendance: 3,878

USL League One Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Charlotte Independence	24	+22	49
2	Union Omaha	25	+16	49
3	Forward Madison FC	24	+22	47
4	One Knoxville	24	+13	43

Full Table

Line-Ups

Richmond Kickers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Yann-Alexandre Fillion (GK)
22	Sean Vinberg
4	Sam Layton
45	Hanson Harold
3	Hayden Anderson
2	Dakota Barnathan
12	Owen O'Malley
19	Darwin Espinal
32	Mathew Bolduc
14	Zahir Vasquez
9	Joshua Kirkland

Richmond Kickers Substitutes:

Axel Aldana Gallegos, Ali Sasankhah, Tyler Freeman, Landon Johnson, Beckett Howell, James Sneddon, Austin Amer, Tarik Pannholzer.

New York Cosmos (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
30	Tristan Stephani (GK)
6	Anderson Holt
25	Sergio Chavez
2	Massimo Morabito
4	Michael Chilaka
20	Nicholas Mendonca
7	Frankie Ljucovic
15	Ozzie Ramos
13	Sebastián Guenzatti
22	Anges Bohui
8	Philip Spengler

New York Cosmos Substitutes:

Nick Zielonka, Justin Milovanov, William Noecker, Augustine Puentes, Davide Materazzi, Javier Garcia, Davide Galazzini.

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