San Antonio FC vs Phoenix Rising FC, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season
· USL Championship1 - 2
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Match Timeline
- 38': Noble Okello (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 38'
- 61': Rémi Cabral (Phoenix Rising FC) Penalty - Scored at 61'
- 63': Triston Henry (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 63'
- 65': Jorge Hernandez (San Antonio FC) Penalty - Scored at 65'
- 67': Jearl Margaritha (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 67'
- 69': Dariusz Formella (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 69'
- 70': Nelson Blanco (San Antonio FC) Substitution at 70'
- 70': Luis Paredes (San Antonio FC) Substitution at 70'
- 70': Alex Greive (San Antonio FC) Substitution at 70'
- 76': Mohamed Traore (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 76'
- 76': Hope Avayevu (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 76'
- 79': Nelson Blanco (San Antonio FC) Yellow Card at 79'
- 82': Darius Johnson (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 82'
- 83': Alex Crognale (San Antonio FC) Yellow Card at 83'
- 88': Diogo Pacheco (San Antonio FC) Substitution at 88'
- 88': Dominick Hernandez (San Antonio FC) Substitution at 88'
- 90'+6': Jorge Hernandez (San Antonio FC) Yellow Card at 96'
Statistics
 PHX |
SAFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 37.4 | Possession | 62.6 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 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 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Toyota Field
Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Attendance: 7,498
USL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange County SC | 7 | +4 | 14 |
| 2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 5 | +9 | 13 |
| 3 | San Antonio FC | 7 | +2 | 12 |
| 4 | Sacramento Republic FC | 6 | +3 | 9 |
Line-Ups
San Antonio FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Sánchez (GK) |
| 5 | Alexis Souahy |
| 21 | Alex Crognale  |
| 94 | Jimmy Medranda |
| 34 | Juan Osorio |
| 10 | Jorge Hernandez |
| 14 | Lucio Berrón |
| 18 | Almir de Jesús Soto |
| 17 | Juan Agudelo |
| 7 | Luke Haakenson |
| 9 | Jake LaCava |
Phoenix Rising FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Triston Henry (GK) |
| 34 | Braxton Montgomery |
| 2 | Collin Smith |
| 14 | Emil Cuello |
| 3 | Harvey Neville |
| 8 | Noble Okello |
| 17 | John Scearce |
| 19 | Damian Rivera |
| 7 | Jearl Margaritha |
| 91 | Rémi Cabral |
| 9 | Ihsan Sacko |
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