U.S. Open Cup

Lexington vs Flower City Union, 2026 U.S. Open Cup, First Round

· U.S. Open Cup
Lexington
  • 30': Nicolas Firmino
  • 36': Aaron Molloy
  • 40': Marcus Epps
  • 48': Nicolas Firmino
  • 53': Xavier Zengue
  • 61': Phillip Goodrum
  • 68': Blaine Ferri
  • 76': Malik Henry-Scott
  • 83': Tarik Scott (P)
FT
9 - 0
Flower City Union

    About

    Lexington are hosting Flower City Union at Lexington Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky, 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': Attempt missed. Jack Hopson (Flower City Union) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 3': Foul by Rodrigo Almeida (Flower City Union).
    • 3': Javain Brown (Lexington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Javain Brown (Lexington).
    • 5': Rodrigo Almeida (Flower City Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 6': Rodrigo Almeida (Flower City Union) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ely Sidibe with a cross.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Nick Firmino (Lexington) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Epps.
    • 12': Corner, Lexington. Conceded by Ryan Fitzgerald.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Blaine Ferri (Lexington) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfredo Midence.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Nick Firmino (Lexington) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Molloy.
    • 15': Foul by Luca Dodge (Flower City Union).
    • 15': Xavier Zengue (Lexington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Alfredo Midence (Lexington) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Michael Mejia (Flower City Union). Assisted by Nick Firmino.
    • 17': Foul by Xavier Zengue (Lexington).
    • 17': Luca Dodge (Flower City Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Nick Firmino (Lexington) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Epps.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Alfredo Midence (Lexington) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 18': Corner, Lexington. Conceded by Jack Hopson.
    • 19': Foul by Javain Brown (Lexington).
    • 19': Kyle Nelson (Flower City Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Alfredo Midence (Lexington) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Phillip Goodrum.
    • 22': Foul by Ely Sidibe (Flower City Union).
    • 22': Joe Hafferty (Lexington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Dylan Rice (Flower City Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Foul by Blaine Ferri (Lexington).
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Phillip Goodrum (Lexington) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfredo Midence.
    • 26': Aaron Molloy (Lexington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Takumi Horan (Flower City Union).
    • 27': Foul by Rodrigo Almeida (Flower City Union).
    • 27': Javain Brown (Lexington) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Javain Brown (Lexington) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Mejia (Flower City Union). Assisted by Aaron Molloy.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Kendall Burks (Lexington) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Alfredo Midence (Lexington) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kendall Burks following a set piece situation.
    • 30': Goal! Lexington 1, Flower City Union 0. Nick Firmino (Lexington) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Xavier Zengue with a cross.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Xavier Zengue (Lexington) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nick Firmino.
    • 33': Corner, Lexington. Conceded by Michael Mejia.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Javain Brown (Lexington) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aaron Molloy.
    • 36': Goal! Lexington 2, Flower City Union 0. Aaron Molloy (Lexington) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Marcus Epps (Lexington) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Mejia (Flower City Union). Assisted by Alfredo Midence.
    • 40': Goal! Lexington 3, Flower City Union 0. Marcus Epps (Lexington) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
    • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Matt Bamford (Flower City Union).
    • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Foul by Nathan Masucci (Flower City Union).
    • 44': Phillip Goodrum (Lexington) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Nathan Masucci (Flower City Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Offside, Lexington. Phillip Goodrum is caught offside.
    • 45': Foul by Alfredo Midence (Lexington).
    • 45': Ryan Fitzgerald (Flower City Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Foul by Luca Dodge (Flower City Union).
    • 45': Javain Brown (Lexington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Kyle Nelson (Flower City Union).
    • 45'+1': Phillip Goodrum (Lexington) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Blaine Ferri (Lexington) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 45'+3': Handball by Alfredo Midence (Lexington).
    • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Jack Hopson (Flower City Union) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Lexington 3, Flower City Union 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Lexington 3, Flower City Union 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Flower City Union. Gavin Rice replaces Takumi Horan.
    • 45': Substitution, Lexington. Michael Adedokun replaces Marcus Epps.
    • 48': Goal! Lexington 4, Flower City Union 0. Nick Firmino (Lexington) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phillip Goodrum with a through ball.
    • 49': Foul by Kendall Burks (Lexington).
    • 49': Rodrigo Almeida (Flower City Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Aaron Molloy (Lexington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Dylan Rice (Flower City Union).
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Alfredo Midence (Lexington) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Blaine Ferri.
    • 52': Foul by Xavier Zengue (Lexington).
    • 52': Kyle Nelson (Flower City Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Nick Firmino (Lexington) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Mejia (Flower City Union). Assisted by Alfredo Midence with a cross.
    • 53': Goal! Lexington 5, Flower City Union 0. Xavier Zengue (Lexington) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Phillip Goodrum (Lexington) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Michael Mejia (Flower City Union). Assisted by Nick Firmino.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Michael Adedokun (Lexington) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Mejia (Flower City Union). Assisted by Alfredo Midence.
    • 55': Blaine Ferri (Lexington) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
    • 55': Substitution, Flower City Union. Michael Cunningham replaces Ely Sidibe.
    • 56': Substitution, Flower City Union. Nickolas Rippe replaces Luca Dodge.
    • 56': Substitution, Flower City Union. Gaven Egan replaces Nathan Masucci.
    • 58': Substitution, Lexington. Jacob Greene replaces Javain Brown.
    • 58': Substitution, Lexington. Tarik Scott replaces Aaron Molloy.
    • 59': Foul by Blaine Ferri (Lexington).
    • 59': Gaven Egan (Flower City Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Blaine Ferri (Lexington).
    • 59': Gaven Egan (Flower City Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Foul by Phillip Goodrum (Lexington).
    • 60': Nickolas Rippe (Flower City Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Foul by Jacob Greene (Lexington).
    • 61': Nickolas Rippe (Flower City Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Alfredo Midence (Lexington) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 61': Goal! Lexington 6, Flower City Union 0. Phillip Goodrum (Lexington) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alfredo Midence.
    • 64': Foul by Joe Hafferty (Lexington).
    • 64': Jack Hopson (Flower City Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Corner, Lexington. Conceded by Michael Mejia.
    • 66': Foul by Jacob Greene (Lexington).
    • 66': Kyle Nelson (Flower City Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Ryan Fitzgerald (Flower City Union).
    • 67': Michael Adedokun (Lexington) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Ryan Fitzgerald (Flower City Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Goal! Lexington 7, Flower City Union 0. Blaine Ferri (Lexington) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 69': Substitution, Flower City Union. Adam Grover replaces Dylan Rice.
    • 71': Offside, Lexington. Michael Adedokun is caught offside.
    • 72': Substitution, Lexington. Malik Henry-Scott replaces Phillip Goodrum.
    • 73': Corner, Lexington. Conceded by Adam Grover.
    • 73': Foul by Rodrigo Almeida (Flower City Union).
    • 73': Michael Adedokun (Lexington) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Rodrigo Almeida (Flower City Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Michael Adedokun (Lexington) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Alfredo Midence (Lexington) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Michael Mejia (Flower City Union). Assisted by Malik Henry-Scott.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Malik Henry-Scott (Lexington) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Mejia (Flower City Union). Assisted by Tarik Scott with a cross.
    • 76': Goal! Lexington 8, Flower City Union 0. Malik Henry-Scott (Lexington) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom right corner.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Michael Adedokun (Lexington) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfredo Midence.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Blaine Ferri (Lexington) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Michael Mejia (Flower City Union). Assisted by Tarik Scott.
    • 81': Penalty Lexington. Tarik Scott draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 81': Penalty conceded by Michael Mejia (Flower City Union) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 81': Matt Bamford (Flower City Union) is shown the yellow card.
    • 83': Goal! Lexington 9, Flower City Union 0. Tarik Scott (Lexington) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 84': Substitution, Lexington. Jonathan Stout replaces Blaine Ferri.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Nick Firmino (Lexington) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Joe Hafferty.
    • 88': Foul by Tarik Scott (Lexington).
    • 88': Matt Bamford (Flower City Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Tarik Scott (Lexington) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Alfredo Midence with a cross.
    • 90': Corner, Lexington. Conceded by Nickolas Rippe.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Xavier Zengue (Lexington) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Hafferty with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Lexington 9, Flower City Union 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Lexington 9, Flower City Union 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 15
    4 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    0 Corner Kicks 6
    9 Saves 0
    22.7 Possession 77.3
    3 SHOTS 38
    0 ON GOAL 18
    0.0 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 2
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    110 Accurate Passes 583
    191 Passes 647
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 7
    2 Crosses 24
    0.5 Cross % 0.3
    59 Long Balls 33
    24 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 10
    8 Effective Tackles 7
    13 Tackles 12
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    10 Interceptions 1
    31 Effective Clearances 7
    31 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: U.S. Open Cup

    Venue: Lexington Stadium
    Location: Lexington, Kentucky, USA
    Attendance: 1,894

    Line-Ups

    LEX Lexington (4-1-2-1-2)

    No. Name
    17 Oliver Semmle (GK)
    5 Kendall Burks
    23 Javain Brown
    6 Aaron Molloy
    22 Joe Hafferty
    12 Xavier Zengue
    16 Blaine Ferri
    11 Alfredo Midence
    7 Marcus Epps
    9 Phillip Goodrum
    8 Nicolas Firmino
    Lexington Substitutes:
    Michael Adedokun, Jonathan Stout, Malik Henry-Scott, Jacob Greene, Arturo Ordoñez, Garrett Addams, Tarik Scott.

    FCU Flower City Union (3-4-3-d)

    No. Name
    13 Michael Mejia (GK)
    98 Kyle Nelson
    6 Matt Bamford Yellow Card
    3 Ryan Fitzgerald Yellow Card
    20 Takumi Horan
    14 Jack Hopson
    5 Luca Dodge
    12 Nathan Masucci Yellow Card
    10 Dylan Rice
    28 Rodrigo Almeida Yellow Card
    9 Ely Sidibe
    Flower City Union Substitutes:
    Adam Grover, Christian Burkhart, Nickolas Rippe, Michael Cunningham, Ryan Brown, Gavin Rice, Gaven Egan.

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