New Mexico United vs Phoenix Rising FC, 2024 USL Championship, Western Conference Playoffs - Quarterfinals

· USL Championship

New Mexico United

58': Will Seymore
85': Mukwelle Akale

FT
2 - 1

Phoenix Rising FC

49': Federico Varela

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New Mexico United are hosting Phoenix Rising 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

49': Federico Varela (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 49'
58': Will Seymore (New Mexico United) Goal at 58'
61': Alejandro Fuenmayor (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 61'
63': Laurence Wyke (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 63'
68': Darius Johnson (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 68'
73': Avionne Flanagan (New Mexico United) Substitution at 73'
77': Anthony Herbert (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 77'
82': Sergio Rivas (New Mexico United) Substitution at 82'
84': Dariusz Formella (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 84'
85': Mukwelle Akale (New Mexico United) Goal at 85'
89': Juan Azócar (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 89'
90': Rémi Cabral (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 90'
90': John Scearce (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 90'
90'+2': Dominick Hernandez (New Mexico United) Substitution at 92'
90'+2': Kalen Ryden (New Mexico United) Substitution at 92'

Statistics

PHX		NMU
13	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	5
50.8	Possession	49.2
14	SHOTS	7
6	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
4	Blocked Shots	1
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Attendance: 11,447

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Alexandros Tabakis (GK)
12	Jon-Talen Maples
4	Anthony Herbert
3	Chris Gloster
16	Will Seymore
10	Marco Micaletto
19	Zico Bailey
91	Houssou Landry
17	Greg Hurst
11	Mukwelle Akale
18	Marlon Vargas

New Mexico United Substitutes:

Jacobo Reyes, Sergio Rivas, Avionne Flanagan, Kristopher Shakes, Dominick Hernandez, Daniel Bruce, Kalen Ryden.

Phoenix Rising FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Rocco Ríos Novo (GK)
30	Alejandro Fuenmayor
4	Pape Boye
26	Renzo Zambrano
14	Emil Cuello
27	Laurence Wyke
10	Federico Varela
12	Charlie Dennis
71	Jearl Margaritha
72	Edgardo Rito
9	Tomás Ángel

Phoenix Rising FC Substitutes:

Peter Rakovsky, John Scearce, Darius Johnson, Dariusz Formella, Juan Azócar, José Hernández, Rémi Cabral.

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