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

· USL Championship
Phoenix Rising FC
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    Lexington
    • 34': Michael Adedokun

    About

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

    Match Commentary

    • 34': Michael Adedokun (Lexington) Goal at 34'
    • 45': Gael Gibert (Lexington) Substitution at 45'
    • 55': Darius Johnson (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 55'
    • 58': Devon Williams (Lexington) Substitution at 58'
    • 74': Emil Cuello (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 74'
    • 74': Ihsan Sacko (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 74'
    • 74': Daniel Barbir (Lexington) Substitution at 74'
    • 74': Jamison Ping (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 74'
    • 80': Daniel Wu (Lexington) Substitution at 80'
    • 81': Hugo Mbongue (Lexington) Substitution at 81'
    • 86': Braxton Montgomery (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 86'

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 9
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 4
    1 Saves 2
    46.8 Possession 53.2
    8 SHOTS 8
    3 ON GOAL 0
    0.4 On Target % 0.0
    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
    0 Blocked Shots 3
    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: 4,814

    USL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 FC Tulsa 30 +20 57
    2 Sacramento Republic FC 30 +17 48
    3 New Mexico United 30 +4 48
    4 El Paso Locomotive FC 30 +2 41
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Peter Rakovsky (GK)
    6 Carl-Fred Sainte
    51 Axel Essengue
    23 Ryan Flood
    2 Collin Smith
    10 Hope Avayevu
    17 John Scearce
    80 Xian Emmers
    29 Dariusz Formella
    7 Jearl Margaritha
    12 Charlie Dennis
    Phoenix Rising FC Substitutes:
    Braxton Montgomery, Triston Henry, Emil Cuello, Ihsan Sacko, Jamison Ping, Jan Villegas, Darius Johnson, Alexander Balanzar De La Cruz, Anthony Capetillo Hernandez.

    LEX 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:
    Gael Gibert, Devon Williams, Daniel Wu, Daniel Barbir, Hugo Mbongue, Logan Ketterer, Edrey Caceres.

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