New Mexico United vs Las Vegas Lights FC, 2022 USL Championship, Regular Season
· USL ChampionshipAbout
New Mexico United are hosting Las Vegas Lights FC
at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, starting on
. The match is a part of the USL Championship.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Tabort Preston (New Mexico United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Josh Suggs with a cross.
- 2': Dekel Keinan (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Tabort Preston (New Mexico United).
- 5': Attempt missed. Josh Suggs (New Mexico United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Swartz with a cross.
- 6': Austin Yearwood (New Mexico United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Danny Trejo (Las Vegas Lights FC).
- 9': Cal Jennings (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Justin Portillo (New Mexico United).
- 12': Attempt missed. Tabort Preston (New Mexico United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Neco Brett with a through ball.
- 13': Foul by Justin Portillo (New Mexico United).
- 13': Frank Daroma (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Offside, Las Vegas Lights FC. Mohamed Traore tries a through ball, but Danny Trejo is caught offside.
- 17': Danny Crisostomo (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Justin Portillo (New Mexico United).
- 18': Corner, Las Vegas Lights FC. Conceded by Kalen Ryden.
- 19': Hand ball by Danny Trejo (Las Vegas Lights FC).
- 20': Attempt saved. Cal Jennings (Las Vegas Lights FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dekel Keinan.
- 20': Attempt missed. Tabort Preston (New Mexico United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Justin Portillo.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Danny Trejo (Las Vegas Lights FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Quezada.
- 27': Substitution, New Mexico United. Daniel Bruce replaces Austin Yearwood because of an injury.
- 28': Attempt missed. Danny Trejo (Las Vegas Lights FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomás Romero.
- 29': Hand ball by Tabort Preston (New Mexico United).
- 30': Corner, Las Vegas Lights FC. Conceded by Alexis Souahy.
- 30': Attempt missed. Cal Jennings (Las Vegas Lights FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Danny Crisostomo with a cross following a corner.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Neco Brett (New Mexico United) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Harry Swartz with a cross.
- 35': Daniel Bruce (New Mexico United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Foul by Frank Daroma (Las Vegas Lights FC).
- 36': Attempt blocked. Tabort Preston (New Mexico United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Portillo with a cross.
- 36': Corner, New Mexico United. Conceded by Danny Trejo.
- 37': Goal! New Mexico United 1, Las Vegas Lights FC 0. Harry Swartz (New Mexico United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Justin Portillo with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Corner, Las Vegas Lights FC. Conceded by Sam Hamilton.
- 39': Foul by Danny Crisostomo (Las Vegas Lights FC).
- 39': Harry Swartz (New Mexico United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Justin Portillo (New Mexico United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Swartz.
- 41': Foul by Tony Leone (Las Vegas Lights FC).
- 41': Tabort Preston (New Mexico United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Corner, New Mexico United. Conceded by Álvaro Quezada.
- 44': Foul by Harry Swartz (New Mexico United).
- 44': Álvaro Quezada (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Harry Swartz (New Mexico United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Foul by Daniel Bruce (New Mexico United).
- 45': Frank Daroma (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Cal Jennings (Las Vegas Lights FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Torres.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Harry Swartz (New Mexico United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Wehan.
- 45'+2': Offside, New Mexico United. Harry Swartz tries a through ball, but Tabort Preston is caught offside.
- 45'+4': Foul by Daniel Bruce (New Mexico United).
- 45'+4': Frank Daroma (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, New Mexico United 1, Las Vegas Lights FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins New Mexico United 1, Las Vegas Lights FC 0.
- 48': Daniel Bruce (New Mexico United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Foul by Mohamed Traore (Las Vegas Lights FC).
- 49': Goal! New Mexico United 2, Las Vegas Lights FC 0. Neco Brett (New Mexico United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kalen Ryden with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 50': Corner, New Mexico United. Conceded by Alejandro Lara.
- 51': Attempt missed. Alexis Souahy (New Mexico United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Justin Portillo with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Chris Wehan (New Mexico United) is shown the yellow card.
- 53': Substitution, Las Vegas Lights FC. Darón Iskenderian replaces Christian Torres.
- 59': Foul by Danny Trejo (Las Vegas Lights FC).
- 59': Justin Portillo (New Mexico United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Danny Trejo (Las Vegas Lights FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Attempt missed. Harry Swartz (New Mexico United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 61': Corner, Las Vegas Lights FC. Conceded by Alexis Souahy.
- 62': Daniel Bruce (New Mexico United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Darón Iskenderian (Las Vegas Lights FC).
- 63': Substitution, New Mexico United. Sergio Rivas replaces Tabort Preston.
- 65': Daniel Bruce (New Mexico United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Mohamed Traore (Las Vegas Lights FC).
- 65': Mohamed Traore (Las Vegas Lights FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Las Vegas Lights FC. Christopher Jaime replaces Frank Daroma.
- 68': Substitution, Las Vegas Lights FC. Jorge Almaguer replaces Álvaro Quezada.
- 68': Attempt missed. Danny Trejo (Las Vegas Lights FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Darón Iskenderian.
- 75': Attempt missed. Neco Brett (New Mexico United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sergio Rivas.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Cal Jennings (Las Vegas Lights FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Crisostomo.
- 78': Offside, Las Vegas Lights FC. Cal Jennings tries a through ball, but Darón Iskenderian is caught offside.
- 78': Offside, New Mexico United. Alexander Tambakis tries a through ball, but Sergio Rivas is caught offside.
- 80': Attempt saved. Alexis Souahy (New Mexico United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 80': Corner, New Mexico United. Conceded by Tomás Romero.
- 81': Attempt saved. Neco Brett (New Mexico United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 82': Substitution, Las Vegas Lights FC. Bruce El Mesmari replaces Dekel Keinan.
- 83': Attempt saved. Sergio Rivas (New Mexico United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 87': Substitution, New Mexico United. Carl Sainté replaces Harry Swartz.
- 88': Danny Crisostomo (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Neco Brett (New Mexico United).
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Bruce El Mesmari (Las Vegas Lights FC) with an attempt from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Tony Leone with a cross.
- 90'+2': Chris Wehan (New Mexico United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Alejandro Lara (Las Vegas Lights FC).
- 90'+2': Daniel Bruce (New Mexico United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Danny Trejo (Las Vegas Lights FC).
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, New Mexico United 2, Las Vegas Lights FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, New Mexico United 2, Las Vegas Lights FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, New Mexico United 2, Las Vegas Lights FC 0.
Statistics
![]() |
NMU![]() |
|
---|---|---|
11 | Fouls | 9 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 2 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
3 | Saves | 2 |
56.1 | Possession | 43.9 |
8 | SHOTS | 16 |
2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
330 | Accurate Passes | 243 |
455 | Passes | 353 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
18 | Crosses | 16 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
86 | Long Balls | 66 |
32 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
18 | Tackles | 12 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
13 | Interceptions | 8 |
18 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
18 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: USL Championship
Venue: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Attendance: 11,247
Venue: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Attendance: 11,247
USL Championship Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FC Tulsa | 21 | +14 | 42 |
2 | Sacramento Republic FC | 20 | +12 | 31 |
3 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 20 | +6 | 31 |
4 | San Antonio FC | 20 | -1 | 29 |
Line-Ups
New Mexico United (3-4-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alexandros Tabakis (GK) |
22 | Kalen Ryden |
3 | Austin Yearwood |
6 | Alexis Souahy |
43 | Justin Portillo |
4 | Sam Hamilton |
41 | Chris Wehan ![]() |
5 | Josh Suggs |
33 | Harry Swartz |
19 | Preston Tabortetaka |
7 | Neco Brett |
Las Vegas Lights FC (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
30 | Tomas Romero (GK) |
42 | Dekel Keinan |
28 | Antonio Leone |
3 | Mohamed Traore ![]() |
24 | Álvaro Quezada |
4 | Alejandro Lara |
20 | Frank Daroma |
15 | Daniel Crisostomo |
26 | Cal Jennings |
21 | Christian Torres |
10 | Daniel Trejo ![]() |
USL Championship News

Will USL's move to pro-rel change U.S. soccer, threaten MLS?
USL's introduction of promotion-relegation could change U.S. soccer forever, but it's still unclear how it will work.

Gomez: Promotion and relegation is desperately needed in the USA
Herculez Gomez reacts to the USL's decision to adopt a promotion and relegation system.

How will MLS react to USL adopting a promotion and relegation system?
Alejandro Moreno debates whether MLS would ever consider bringing in promotion and relegation.

The best, worst, wildest U.S. soccer kits outside MLS, NWSL
Without leaguewide kit deals, U.S. soccer's lower-league clubs are making their mark with eye-catching shirts.

USL to adopt promotion-relegation in historic 1st for U.S. soccer
United Soccer League (USL) club owners voted on Wednesday for a promotion and relegation system, marking the first time the European-style system would be implemented in the United States.