Phoenix Rising FC vs Detroit City FC, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship

Phoenix Rising FC

42': Collin Smith
71': Hope Avayevu

FT
2 - 3

Detroit City FC

87': Darren Smith
89': Darren Smith
90': Jeciel Cedeno

About

Phoenix Rising FC are hosting Detroit City FC at Phoenix Rising Stadium at 38th St/Washington, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Commentary

11': Rhys Williams (Detroit City FC) Yellow Card at 11'
15': Noble Okello (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 15'
42': Collin Smith (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 42'
50': Jearl Margaritha (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 50'
57': Casey Walls (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 57'
57': John Scearce (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 57'
59': Ben Morris (Detroit City FC) Substitution at 59'
59': Darren Smith (Detroit City FC) Substitution at 59'
69': Darius Johnson (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 69'
69': Damian Rivera (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 69'
70': Morey Doner (Detroit City FC) Substitution at 70'
71': Hope Avayevu (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 71'
78': Dariusz Formella (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 78'
87': Darren Smith (Detroit City FC) Goal at 87'
89': Darren Smith (Detroit City FC) Goal at 89'
90': Jeciel Cedeno (Detroit City FC) Goal at 90'
90'+3': Shane Wiedt (Detroit City FC) Substitution at 93'

Statistics

DET		PHX
16	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	2
48	Possession	52
17	SHOTS	11
5	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.4
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	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: Phoenix Rising Stadium at 38th St/Washington
Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Attendance: 4,861

USL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Charleston Battery	10	+14	24
2	Louisville City FC	10	+10	22
3	Loudoun United FC	10	+9	21
4	North Carolina FC	11	+5	20

Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
13	Triston Henry (GK)
34	Braxton Montgomery
4	Pape Boye
14	Emil Cuello
2	Collin Smith
10	Hope Avayevu
6	Carl-Fred Sainte
8	Noble Okello
91	Rémi Cabral
7	Jearl Margaritha
9	Ihsan Sacko

Phoenix Rising FC Substitutes:

Peter Rakovsky, Jamison Ping, John Scearce, Harvey Neville, Cyrus Kowall, Damian Rivera, Casey Walls, Darius Johnson, Dariusz Formella.

Detroit City FC (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
21	Carlos Herrera (GK)
5	Stephen Carroll
30	Devon Amoo-Mensah
12	Michael Bryant
39	Ryan Williams
6	Jay Chapman
10	Jeciel Cedeno
3	Alex Villanueva
2	Rhys Williams
99	Jordan Adebayo-Smith
11	Connor Rutz

Detroit City FC Substitutes:

Ben Morris, Darren Smith, Marcello Polisi, Dominic Gasso, Morey Doner, Carlos Saldaña, Shane Wiedt.

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