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

· USL Championship
Lexington
  • 29': Forster Ajago
  • 79': Michael Adedokun
FT
2 - 0
Phoenix Rising FC

    About

    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 Commentary

    • 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

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    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 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

    LEX 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.

    PHX Phoenix Rising FC (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    13 Triston Henry (GK)
    51 Axel Essengue Yellow Card
    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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