Lexington vs New Mexico United, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

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Lexington

66': Sofiane Djeffal
73': Xavier Zengue

FT
2 - 1

New Mexico United

45'+6': Luiz Fernando

About

Lexington are hosting New Mexico United at Lexington SC Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

3': Alfredo Midence (Lexington) Yellow Card at 3'
22': Kendall Burks (Lexington) Yellow Card at 22'
25': Will Seymore (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 25'
35': Gedion Zelalem (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 35'
42': Xavier Zengue (Lexington) Yellow Card at 42'
45'+6': Luiz Fernando (New Mexico United) Goal at 51'
48': Chris Gloster (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 48'
65': Sergio Rivas (New Mexico United) Substitution at 65'
65': Daniel Bruce (New Mexico United) Substitution at 65'
66': Sofiane Djeffal (Lexington) Goal at 66'
73': Xavier Zengue (Lexington) Goal at 73'
77': Jaylin Lindsey (New Mexico United) Substitution at 77'
82': Tomas Pondeca (New Mexico United) Substitution at 82'
83': Gael Gibert (Lexington) Substitution at 83'
83': Devon Williams (Lexington) Substitution at 83'
83': Jacob Greene (Lexington) Substitution at 83'
86': Michael Adedokun (Lexington) Yellow Card at 86'
90'+5': Hugo Mbongue (Lexington) Substitution at 95'
90'+9': Daniel Barbir (Lexington) Substitution at 99'

Statistics

NMU		LEX
12	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	3
69.4	Possession	30.6
12	SHOTS	16
4	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.3
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
2	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

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Lexington SC Stadium
Location: Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Attendance: 3,471

USL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sacramento Republic FC	1	+2	3
2	San Antonio FC	1	+1	3
3	Oakland Roots	1	+1	3
4	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	1	0	1

Full Table

Line-Ups

Lexington (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Brooks Thompson (GK)
5	Kendall Burks
6	Joe Hafferty
24	Kieran Sargeant
12	Xavier Zengue
11	Marcus Epps
8	Nicolas Firmino
3	Sofiane Djeffal
33	Forster Ajago
71	Michael Adedokun
23	Alfredo Midence

Lexington Substitutes:

Devon Williams, Edrey Caceres, Gael Gibert, Hugo Mbongue, Jacob Greene, Daniel Barbir, Daniel Wu.

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

No.	Name
1	Alexandros Tabakis (GK)
22	Kalen Ryden
12	Jon-Talen Maples
3	Chris Gloster
16	Will Seymore
8	Marlon Vargas
6	Gedion Zelalem
15	Ousman Jabang
10	McKinze Gaines
9	Luiz Fernando
11	Mukwelle Akale

New Mexico United Substitutes:

Jaylin Lindsey, Thomas Amang, Ricks Ford, Kristopher Shakes, Daniel Bruce, Sergio Rivas, Tomas Pondeca.

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