U.S. Open Cup

New Mexico United vs Cruizers FC, 2026 U.S. Open Cup, First Round

· U.S. Open Cup
New Mexico United
  • 12': Ignacio Flores (OG)
  • 38': Grady Gilchrist
  • 90': Cristian Nava
  • Red Card 90'+6': Cullen Wilkerson
FT
3 - 2
Cruizers FC
  • 16': Ariel Mbumba
  • 45'+3': Ariel Mbumba
  • Red Card 90'+9': Jorge Medina

About

New Mexico United are hosting Cruizers FC at UNM Soccer Complex, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 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.
  • 2': Foul by Christian Velarde (Cruizers).
  • 2': Zico Bailey (New Mexico United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Corner, New Mexico United. Conceded by Tyrik Trotman.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Grady Gilchrist (New Mexico United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cristian Nava with a cross following a corner.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Luther Archimède (New Mexico United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake LaCava.
  • 7': Corner, New Mexico United. Conceded by Tyrik Trotman.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Grady Gilchrist (New Mexico United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cristian Nava with a cross following a corner.
  • 8': Foul by Erik Centeno (Cruizers).
  • 8': Grady Gilchrist (New Mexico United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Justin Rennicks (New Mexico United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Niko Hämäläinen.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Ariel Mbumba (Cruizers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Velarde.
  • 11': Foul by Andres Garcia-Diaz (Cruizers).
  • 11': Justin Rennicks (New Mexico United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Own Goal by Ignacio Flores, Cruizers. New Mexico United 1, Cruizers 0.
  • 13': Erik Centeno (Cruizers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13': Foul by Grady Gilchrist (New Mexico United).
  • 14': Attempt missed. Bryan Gutierrez (Cruizers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Marlon Vargas (New Mexico United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Angel Ruiz-Hernandez (Cruizers). Assisted by Cristian Nava.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Ariel Mbumba (Cruizers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andres Garcia-Diaz.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Andres Garcia-Diaz (Cruizers) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Raiko Arozarena (New Mexico United).
  • 16': Goal! New Mexico United 1, Cruizers 1. Ariel Mbumba (Cruizers) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 18': Alfonso Ocampo-Chávez (Cruizers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Jake LaCava (New Mexico United).
  • 20': Handball by Ariel Mbumba (Cruizers).
  • 21': Alex Kryazhev (Cruizers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Cullen Wilkerson (New Mexico United).
  • 21': Offside, Cruizers. Ariel Mbumba is caught offside.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Zico Bailey (New Mexico United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Angel Ruiz-Hernandez (Cruizers). Assisted by Grady Gilchrist.
  • 24': Handball by Alex Kryazhev (Cruizers).
  • 25': Attempt saved. Alex Kryazhev (Cruizers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Raiko Arozarena (New Mexico United). Assisted by Ariel Mbumba.
  • 26': Corner, New Mexico United. Conceded by Tyrik Trotman.
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Alfonso Ocampo-Chávez (Cruizers).
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Justin Rennicks (New Mexico United).
  • 28': Substitution, New Mexico United. Greg Hurst replaces Justin Rennicks because of an injury.
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Luther Archimède (New Mexico United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marlon Vargas.
  • 33': Alex Kryazhev (Cruizers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 33': Substitution, Cruizers. Nicholas Potts replaces Alex Kryazhev because of an injury.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Grady Gilchrist (New Mexico United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Angel Ruiz-Hernandez (Cruizers). Assisted by Marlon Vargas.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Cristian Nava (New Mexico United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Angel Ruiz-Hernandez (Cruizers).
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Grady Gilchrist (New Mexico United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 35': Bryan Gutierrez (Cruizers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Grady Gilchrist (New Mexico United).
  • 36': Foul by Jose Cazares (Cruizers).
  • 36': Marlon Vargas (New Mexico United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Goal! New Mexico United 2, Cruizers 1. Grady Gilchrist (New Mexico United) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by Marlon Vargas.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Greg Hurst (New Mexico United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Angel Ruiz-Hernandez (Cruizers). Assisted by Zico Bailey.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Jake LaCava (New Mexico United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zico Bailey.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Cristian Nava (New Mexico United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Greg Hurst.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Cristian Nava (New Mexico United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zico Bailey.
  • 43': Corner, New Mexico United. Conceded by Jose Cazares.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Grady Gilchrist (New Mexico United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Nava with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Andres Garcia-Diaz (Cruizers).
  • 45'+1': Jake LaCava (New Mexico United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Bryan Gutierrez (Cruizers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Grady Gilchrist (New Mexico United).
  • 45'+3': Goal! New Mexico United 2, Cruizers 2. Ariel Mbumba (Cruizers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nicholas Potts.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Greg Hurst (New Mexico United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Nava.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Andres Garcia-Diaz (Cruizers).
  • 45'+5': Jake LaCava (New Mexico United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+6': Attempt missed. Grady Gilchrist (New Mexico United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Niko Hämäläinen.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, New Mexico United 2, Cruizers 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins New Mexico United 2, Cruizers 2.
  • 47': Foul by Will Seymore (New Mexico United).
  • 47': Nicholas Potts (Cruizers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Offside, New Mexico United. Cristian Nava is caught offside.
  • 50': Offside, New Mexico United. Cristian Nava is caught offside.
  • 52': Offside, Cruizers. Erik Centeno is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Zico Bailey (New Mexico United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Grady Gilchrist with a cross.
  • 54': Alfonso Ocampo-Chávez (Cruizers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Will Seymore (New Mexico United).
  • 55': Attempt missed. Grady Gilchrist (New Mexico United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jake LaCava.
  • 56': Ariel Mbumba (Cruizers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Foul by Grady Gilchrist (New Mexico United).
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Bryan Gutierrez (Cruizers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfonso Ocampo-Chávez.
  • 58': Bryan Gutierrez (Cruizers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Grady Gilchrist (New Mexico United).
  • 58': Ariel Mbumba (Cruizers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Foul by Cullen Wilkerson (New Mexico United).
  • 60': Attempt saved. Ignacio Flores (Cruizers) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Raiko Arozarena (New Mexico United). Assisted by Ariel Mbumba.
  • 60': Foul by Jake LaCava (New Mexico United).
  • 60': Nicholas Potts (Cruizers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Jake LaCava (New Mexico United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Substitution, New Mexico United. Valentin Noël replaces Zico Bailey.
  • 61': Substitution, New Mexico United. Ousman Jabang replaces Will Seymore.
  • 61': Substitution, New Mexico United. Christopher Gloster replaces Niko Hämäläinen.
  • 62': Foul by Cullen Wilkerson (New Mexico United).
  • 62': Nicholas Potts (Cruizers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Cullen Wilkerson (New Mexico United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Erik Centeno (Cruizers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
  • 63': Offside, New Mexico United. Grady Gilchrist is caught offside.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Valentin Noël (New Mexico United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cullen Wilkerson.
  • 65': Corner, New Mexico United. Conceded by Jose Cazares.
  • 66': Substitution, Cruizers. Jorge Medina replaces Alfonso Ocampo-Chávez.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Cullen Wilkerson (New Mexico United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Angel Ruiz-Hernandez (Cruizers). Assisted by Marlon Vargas with a cross.
  • 68': Corner, New Mexico United. Conceded by Angel Ruiz-Hernandez.
  • 69': Substitution, New Mexico United. Niall Reid-Stephen replaces Jake LaCava.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Cristian Nava (New Mexico United) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marlon Vargas.
  • 70': Corner, New Mexico United. Conceded by Nicholas Potts.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Niall Reid-Stephen (New Mexico United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Angel Ruiz-Hernandez (Cruizers). Assisted by Ousman Jabang.
  • 71': Angel Ruiz-Hernandez (Cruizers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Luther Archimède (New Mexico United).
  • 72': Luther Archimède (New Mexico United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Andres Garcia-Diaz (Cruizers).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Substitution, Cruizers. Axel Bravo replaces Andres Garcia-Diaz.
  • 77': Foul by Ariel Mbumba (Cruizers).
  • 77': Ousman Jabang (New Mexico United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Ariel Mbumba (Cruizers).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Cristian Nava (New Mexico United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Christopher Gloster.
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Ariel Mbumba (Cruizers).
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Substitution, Cruizers. Zachariah Rodriguez replaces Ariel Mbumba because of an injury.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Erik Centeno (Cruizers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Zachariah Rodriguez.
  • 87': Luther Archimède (New Mexico United) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ousman Jabang with a cross.
  • 89': Foul by Grady Gilchrist (New Mexico United).
  • 89': Nicholas Potts (Cruizers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Goal! New Mexico United 3, Cruizers 2. Cristian Nava (New Mexico United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Greg Hurst with a headed pass.
  • 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Cullen Wilkerson (New Mexico United).
  • 90'+3': Jorge Medina (Cruizers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Greg Hurst (New Mexico United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+6': Erik Centeno (Cruizers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Cullen Wilkerson (New Mexico United).
  • 90'+6': Second yellow card to Cullen Wilkerson (New Mexico United) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Corner, New Mexico United. Conceded by Axel Bravo.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Jorge Medina (Cruizers).
  • 90'+8': Greg Hurst (New Mexico United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+8': Substitution, New Mexico United. Kyle Hofmann replaces Luther Archimède.
  • 90'+9': Foul by Jorge Medina (Cruizers).
  • 90'+9': Greg Hurst (New Mexico United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+9': Second yellow card to Jorge Medina (Cruizers) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+12': Corner, New Mexico United. Conceded by Tyrik Trotman.
  • 90'+12': Second Half ends, New Mexico United 3, Cruizers 2.
  • 0': Match ends, New Mexico United 3, Cruizers 2.

Statistics

CRU NMUhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/19408.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
11 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 3
0 Corner Kicks 9
7 Saves 3
23.9 Possession 76.1
11 SHOTS 27
5 ON GOAL 9
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
104 Accurate Passes 527
191 Passes 608
0.5 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 7
6 Crosses 23
0.2 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 41
11 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.2 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 7
14 Effective Tackles 13
19 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.9
13 Interceptions 4
27 Effective Clearances 9
27 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: U.S. Open Cup

Venue: UNM Soccer Complex
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Attendance: 857

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
56 Raiko Arozarena (GK)
2 Niko Hamalainen
16 Will Seymore
48 Grady Gilchrist
28 Cullen Wilkerson Yellow Card
9 Justin Rennicks
19 Zico Bailey
8 Marlon Vargas
29 Luther Archimede Yellow Card
11 Cristian Nava
17 Jake LaCava Yellow Card
New Mexico United Substitutes:
Chris Gloster, Niall Reid-Stephen, Ousman Jabang, Valentin Noël, Kyle Hofmann, Kristopher Shakes, Greg Hurst.

CRU Cruizers FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Angel Ruiz-Hernandez (GK)
4 Ignacio Flores
3 Tyrik Trotman
6 Andres Garcia-Diaz
20 Bryan Gutierrez
12 José Cazares
8 Ariel Mbumba
15 Christian Velarde
10 Erik Centeno
9 Alfonso Ocampo-Chávez
19 Alex Kryazhev Yellow Card
Cruizers FC Substitutes:
Robert Sams, Javier Guerrero, Zachariah Rodriguez, Axel Bravo, Jorge Medina, Obed Bravo, Nicholas Potts, Sergio Garibay.

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