U.S. Open Cup

Richmond Kickers vs Northern Virginia FC, 2026 U.S. Open Cup, First Round

· U.S. Open Cup
Richmond Kickers
  • 31': Joshua Kirkland
  • 89': Lucca Dourado
FT
2 - 0
Northern Virginia FC
  • Red Card 90'+4': Huber Letona

About

Richmond Kickers are hosting Northern Virginia FC at City Stadium, Richmond, Virginia, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the U.S. Open Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, Richmond Kickers. Conceded by Tyler Clegg.
  • 7': Austin Amer (Richmond Kickers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Chris Niblock (Northern Virginia (NOVA)).
  • 8': Chris Niblock (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Owen O'Malley (Richmond Kickers).
  • 11': Foul by Oniel Fisher (Northern Virginia (NOVA)).
  • 11': Tyler Freeman (Richmond Kickers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13': Offside, Richmond Kickers. Tarik Pannholzer is caught offside.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Gage Lyons (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Yann Fillion (Richmond Kickers). Assisted by George Khalaf.
  • 16': Foul by Chong Gyuwon (Northern Virginia (NOVA)).
  • 16': Tarik Pannholzer (Richmond Kickers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Corner, Richmond Kickers. Conceded by Noah Gold.
  • 18': Corner, Richmond Kickers. Conceded by Declan Quill.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Mujeeb Murana (Richmond Kickers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 19': Corner, Richmond Kickers. Conceded by George Khalaf.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Sean Vinberg (Richmond Kickers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Joshua Kirkland (Richmond Kickers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Owen O'Malley.
  • 22': Foul by George Khalaf (Northern Virginia (NOVA)).
  • 22': Joshua Kirkland (Richmond Kickers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Gage Lyons (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Niblock with a cross.
  • 26': Dakota Barnathan (Richmond Kickers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Foul by Noah Gold (Northern Virginia (NOVA)).
  • 27': Foul by João Gomiero (Northern Virginia (NOVA)).
  • 27': Owen O'Malley (Richmond Kickers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': João Gomiero (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Tarik Pannholzer (Richmond Kickers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tyler Freeman.
  • 29': Foul by Sam Layton (Richmond Kickers).
  • 29': Gage Lyons (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Goal! Richmond Kickers 1, Northern Virginia (NOVA) 0. Joshua Kirkland (Richmond Kickers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dakota Barnathan with a through ball.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Declan Quill (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Khalaf.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Gage Lyons (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by George Khalaf with a cross.
  • 36': Foul by Chris Niblock (Northern Virginia (NOVA)).
  • 36': Sam Layton (Richmond Kickers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Chris Niblock (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Tarik Pannholzer (Richmond Kickers) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Tyler Freeman with a cross.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Joshua Kirkland (Richmond Kickers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tarik Pannholzer.
  • 40': Foul by Tarik Pannholzer (Richmond Kickers).
  • 40': Oniel Fisher (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Tyler Clegg (Northern Virginia (NOVA)).
  • 41': Tyler Freeman (Richmond Kickers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Austin Amer (Richmond Kickers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 42': Corner, Richmond Kickers. Conceded by Ahmed-Rahman Ismail.
  • 43': Noah Gold (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) is shown the yellow card.
  • 44': Offside, Richmond Kickers. Tyler Freeman is caught offside.
  • 45': Delay in match (Northern Virginia (NOVA)).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Chong Gyuwon (Northern Virginia (NOVA)).
  • 45'+2': Tarik Pannholzer (Richmond Kickers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Dakota Barnathan (Richmond Kickers).
  • 45'+3': João Gomiero (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Chris Niblock (Northern Virginia (NOVA)).
  • 45'+4': Owen O'Malley (Richmond Kickers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Richmond Kickers 1, Northern Virginia (NOVA) 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Richmond Kickers 1, Northern Virginia (NOVA) 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Northern Virginia (NOVA). Matthew Dean replaces Chong Gyuwon.
  • 46': Offside, Richmond Kickers. Joshua Kirkland is caught offside.
  • 47': Foul by Chris Niblock (Northern Virginia (NOVA)).
  • 47': Sean Vinberg (Richmond Kickers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Hayden Anderson (Richmond Kickers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by TJ Bush (Northern Virginia (NOVA)). Assisted by Owen O'Malley with a headed pass.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Tyler Freeman (Richmond Kickers) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by TJ Bush (Northern Virginia (NOVA)).
  • 48': Chris Niblock (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Foul by Hayden Anderson (Richmond Kickers).
  • 49': Attempt saved. Matthew Dean (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Yann Fillion (Richmond Kickers).
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Tyler Freeman (Richmond Kickers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Kirkland.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Austin Amer (Richmond Kickers) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Mujeeb Murana.
  • 53': Offside, Richmond Kickers. Hayden Anderson is caught offside.
  • 54': Substitution, Northern Virginia (NOVA). Henok Tilahun replaces Ahmed-Rahman Ismail.
  • 54': Substitution, Northern Virginia (NOVA). Bernardo Majano replaces João Gomiero.
  • 57': Offside, Northern Virginia (NOVA). Gage Lyons is caught offside.
  • 57': Substitution, Richmond Kickers. Landon Johnson replaces Tarik Pannholzer.
  • 57': Substitution, Richmond Kickers. Lucca Dourado replaces Joshua Kirkland.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Bernardo Majano (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 61': Bernardo Majano (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Austin Amer (Richmond Kickers).
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Gage Lyons (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Quill.
  • 62': Corner, Northern Virginia (NOVA). Conceded by Austin Amer.
  • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Dakota Barnathan (Richmond Kickers).
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Substitution, Richmond Kickers. Ali Sasankhah replaces Dakota Barnathan because of an injury.
  • 66': Substitution, Northern Virginia (NOVA). Ismail Abdul-Azim replaces George Khalaf.
  • 66': Substitution, Northern Virginia (NOVA). Jean-Philippe Ayolmbong replaces Declan Quill.
  • 68': Foul by Sam Layton (Richmond Kickers).
  • 68': Gage Lyons (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Oniel Fisher (Northern Virginia (NOVA)).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Foul by Lucca Dourado (Richmond Kickers).
  • 75': Tyler Clegg (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Noah Gold (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 75': Corner, Northern Virginia (NOVA). Conceded by Sam Layton.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Noah Gold (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bernardo Majano with a cross.
  • 77': Foul by Ismail Abdul-Azim (Northern Virginia (NOVA)).
  • 77': Lucca Dourado (Richmond Kickers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Tyler Freeman (Richmond Kickers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by TJ Bush (Northern Virginia (NOVA)).
  • 79': Attempt missed. Lucca Dourado (Richmond Kickers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Owen O'Malley.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Jean-Philippe Ayolmbong (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 81': Ali Sasankhah (Richmond Kickers).
  • 81': Oniel Fisher (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Substitution, Richmond Kickers. Beckett Howell replaces Owen O'Malley.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Lucca Dourado (Richmond Kickers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tyler Freeman following a fast break.
  • 83': Corner, Northern Virginia (NOVA). Conceded by Sam Layton.
  • 85': Foul by Ali Sasankhah (Richmond Kickers).
  • 85': Noah Gold (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Tyler Clegg (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Henok Tilahun.
  • 86': Huber Letona (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Goal! Richmond Kickers 2, Northern Virginia (NOVA) 0. Lucca Dourado (Richmond Kickers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Freeman following a fast break.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Matthew Dean (Northern Virginia (NOVA)).
  • 90'+1': Mujeeb Murana (Richmond Kickers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Matthew Dean (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Mujeeb Murana (Richmond Kickers).
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Gage Lyons (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Mujeeb Murana (Richmond Kickers).
  • 90'+4': Huber Letona (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) is shown the red card.
  • 90'+4': Mujeeb Murana (Richmond Kickers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Austin Amer (Richmond Kickers).
  • 90'+5': Oniel Fisher (Northern Virginia (NOVA)) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Richmond Kickers 2, Northern Virginia (NOVA) 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Richmond Kickers 2, Northern Virginia (NOVA) 0.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 12
5 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 2
59.9 Possession 40.1
11 SHOTS 16
2 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
317 Accurate Passes 186
418 Passes 271
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 6
15 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.3
67 Long Balls 59
25 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 12
15 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.9
7 Interceptions 17
18 Effective Clearances 31
18 Clearances 31

Game Information

Competition: U.S. Open Cup

Venue: City Stadium
Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA

Line-Ups

RICH Richmond Kickers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Yann-Alexandre Fillion (GK)
22 Sean Vinberg
4 Sam Layton
3 Hayden Anderson
26 Mujeeb Murana Yellow Card
23 Tyler Freeman
18 Austin Amer
2 Dakota Barnathan
9 Joshua Kirkland
12 Owen O'Malley
11 Tarik Pannholzer
Richmond Kickers Substitutes:
James Sneddon, Ali Sasankhah, Daniel Moore, Lucca Dourado, Beckett Howell, Andrew Richman, Landon Johnson.

NVA Northern Virginia FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Tj Bush (GK)
6 Noah Gold Yellow Card
2 Tyler Clegg
17 Oniel Fisher
16 George Khalaf
8 Ahmed Ismail
19 João Silva Yellow Card
15 Gyuwon Chong
7 Declan Quill
9 Gage Lyons
11 Chris Niblock Yellow Card
Northern Virginia FC Substitutes:
Jean-Philippe Ayolmbong, Ismail Abdul-Azim, Diego Avelar, Matthew Dean, Huber Letona, Henok Tilahun, Bernardo Majano.

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