U.S. Open Cup

FT Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Spokane Velocity FC WWLWW 2
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VCF Ventura County Fusion LLLLL 1
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Team Stats

14
Fouls
19
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
1
0
Saves
0
53.8
Possession
46.2
4
SHOTS
7
2
ON GOAL
1
0.5
On Target %
0.1
2
Penalty Goals
2
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
393
Accurate Passes
340
478
Passes
413
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
12
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.2
83
Long Balls
56
44
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
0
16
Effective Tackles
20
18
Tackles
29
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
8
14
Effective Clearances
11
14
Clearances
11

Lineups

VCF · 4-4-2

  1. 1Nicholas MccuneG
  2. 17Viggo GustavssonCD-L
  3. 18Nico BaltazarCD-R
  4. 12Siddiq LezzarLB
  5. 15Jackson D'AlessandroRB
  6. 16Beto ApolinarCM-L
  7. 11Papa SowCM-R
  8. 3Ryan GuerraLM
  9. 8Jorge López Jr.RM
  10. 9Bakuena RamakatsaCF-L
  11. 20Andrija RadonjicCF-R

SPV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sean LewisG
  2. 12Camron MillerCD-L
  3. 5Gagi MargvelashviliCD-R
  4. 33Moses MensahLB
  5. 11Shavon John-BrownRB
  6. 8Nil VinyalsAM
  7. 19Jack DentonLM
  8. 77Andre LewisRM
  9. 16Anuar PeláezF
  10. 22Rocky WellsAM-L
  11. 10Luis GilAM-R

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Ventura County Fusion 0, Spokane Velocity 1. Anuar Peláez (Spokane Velocity) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shavon John-Brown with a headed pass.
  2. 45' Substitution, Ventura County Fusion. Abubakar Fofanah replaces Andrija Radonjic.
  3. 45' Substitution, Spokane Velocity. Nick Spielman replaces Gagi Margvelashvili.
  4. 45' Substitution, Spokane Velocity. Simon Fitch replaces Shavon John-Brown.
  5. 63' Substitution, Spokane Velocity. Joe Gallardo replaces Nil Vinyals.
  6. 63' Substitution, Spokane Velocity. Derek Waldeck replaces Luis Gil.
  7. 73' Substitution, Ventura County Fusion. Hasan Alsakati replaces Papa Sow.
  8. 75' Substitution, Spokane Velocity. Neco Brett replaces Anuar Peláez.
  9. 77' Moses Mensah (Spokane Velocity) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 78' Substitution, Ventura County Fusion. Matti Richter replaces Jackson D'Alessandro because of an injury.
  11. 79' Goal! Ventura County Fusion 1, Spokane Velocity 1. Abubakar Fofanah (Ventura County Fusion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  12. 80' Ryan Guerra (Ventura County Fusion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 86' Hasan Alsakati (Ventura County Fusion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 87' Nicky McCune (Ventura County Fusion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 89' Goal! Ventura County Fusion 1, Spokane Velocity 2. Joe Gallardo (Spokane Velocity) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  16. 89' Substitution, Ventura County Fusion. Tarek Hamideh replaces Ryan Guerra.

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