Sacramento Republic FC vs Phoenix Rising FC, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship

Sacramento Republic FC

20': Russell Cicerone
32': Noble Okello (OG)
75': Khori Bennett

FT
2 - 2

Phoenix Rising FC

59': Rémi Cabral (P)
79': Ihsan Sacko

About

Sacramento Republic FC are hosting Phoenix Rising FC at Heart Health Park, Sacramento, California, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

20': Russell Cicerone (Sacramento Republic FC) Goal at 20'
31': Ihsan Sacko (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 31'
32': Noble Okello (Phoenix Rising FC) Own Goal at 32'
41': Hope Avayevu (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 41'
45': Cody Baker (Sacramento Republic FC) Substitution at 45'
52': Khori Bennett (Sacramento Republic FC) Yellow Card at 52'
58': Lee Desmond (Sacramento Republic FC) Yellow Card at 58'
59': Rémi Cabral (Phoenix Rising FC) Penalty - Scored at 59'
62': Carl-Fred Sainte (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 62'
62': Collin Smith (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 62'
68': Rodrigo Lopez (Sacramento Republic FC) Substitution at 68'
68': Michelle Benítez (Sacramento Republic FC) Substitution at 68'
68': Cristian Parano (Sacramento Republic FC) Substitution at 68'
68': Darius Johnson (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 68'
75': Khori Bennett (Sacramento Republic FC) Red Card at 75'
79': Ihsan Sacko (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 79'
90'+1': Chibuike Ukaegbu (Sacramento Republic FC) Substitution at 91'
90'+1': Dariusz Formella (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 91'
90'+2': Pape Boye (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 92'
90'+4': Carl-Fred Sainte (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 94'

Statistics

PHX		SAC
18	Fouls	14
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	3
62	Possession	38
10	SHOTS	11
4	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.5
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	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	2
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: Heart Health Park
Location: Sacramento, California, USA
Attendance: 11,569

USL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	FC Tulsa	24	+13	46
2	Sacramento Republic FC	23	+16	38
3	New Mexico United	23	0	33
4	San Antonio FC	23	+1	33

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sacramento Republic FC (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Vitiello (GK)
6	Frederik Kleemann
4	Lee Desmond
21	Rayan Djedje
96	Luis Felipe Fernandes
19	Nick Ross
3	Ryan Spaulding
2	Jack Gurr
90	Khori Bennett
11	Russell Cicerone
20	Blake Willey

Sacramento Republic FC Substitutes:

Michelle Benítez, Justin Portillo, Cody Baker, Rodrigo Lopez, Jared Mazzola, Cristian Parano, Dominik Wanner, Lewis Jamieson, Chibuike Ukaegbu.

Phoenix Rising FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Peter Rakovsky (GK)
33	Rafael Czichos
51	Axel Essengue
87	Daniel Flores
88	Pierce Rizzo
10	Hope Avayevu
17	John Scearce
8	Noble Okello
91	Rémi Cabral
9	Ihsan Sacko
12	Charlie Dennis

Phoenix Rising FC Substitutes:

Carl-Fred Sainte, Dariusz Formella, Collin Smith, Darius Johnson, Pape Boye, Xian Emmers, Triston Henry, Ryan Flood.

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