Lexington vs Phoenix Rising FC, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship

29': Forster Ajago
79': Michael Adedokun

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2 - 0

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Lexington are hosting Phoenix Rising FC at Lexington SC Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

29': Forster Ajago (Lexington) Goal at 29'
45': Daniel Flores (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 45'
56': Darius Johnson (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 56'
58': Axel Essengue (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 58'
66': John Scearce (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 66'
66': Hope Avayevu (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 66'
71': Christopher Olney (Lexington) Substitution at 71'
79': Michael Adedokun (Lexington) Goal at 79'
80': Rémi Cabral (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 80'
84': Devon Williams (Lexington) Substitution at 84'
84': Xavier Zengue (Lexington) Substitution at 84'
89': Jacob Greene (Lexington) Substitution at 89'
90'+4': Daniel Flores (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 94'

Statistics

PHX		LEX
14	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	1
49.1	Possession	50.9
5	SHOTS	11
1	ON GOAL	3
0.2	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
1	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: 4,233

USL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	FC Tulsa	23	+12	43
2	Sacramento Republic FC	22	+16	37
3	El Paso Locomotive FC	22	+5	32
4	Lexington	23	-4	31

Full Table

Line-Ups

Lexington (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
31	Brooks Thompson (GK)
5	Kendall Burks
24	Kieran Sargeant
27	Gael Gibert
3	Sofiane Djeffal
13	Blaine Ferri
11	Marcus Epps
6	Joe Hafferty
33	Forster Ajago
71	Michael Adedokun
8	Nicolas Firmino

Lexington Substitutes:

Kimani Stewart-Baynes, Xavier Zengue, Alfredo Midence, Devon Williams, Jacob Greene, Logan Ketterer, Christopher Olney.

Phoenix Rising FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Triston Henry (GK)
51	Axel Essengue
4	Pape Boye
23	Ryan Flood
88	Pierce Rizzo
80	Xian Emmers
8	Noble Okello
14	Emil Cuello
12	Charlie Dennis
29	Dariusz Formella
9	Ihsan Sacko

Phoenix Rising FC Substitutes:

Alexander Balanzar De La Cruz, Rémi Cabral, John Scearce, Hope Avayevu, Darius Johnson, Peter Rakovsky, Damian Rivera, Anthony Capetillo Hernandez, Daniel Flores.

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