New Mexico United vs Las Vegas Lights FC, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
New Mexico United
  • 5': Valentin Noël
  • Red Card 66': Jon-Talen Maples
  • 87': Thomas Amang
FT
2 - 2
Las Vegas Lights FC
  • 12': Anthony Herbert
  • 74': Nighte Pickering

About

New Mexico United are hosting Las Vegas Lights FC at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 5': Valentin Noël (New Mexico United) Goal at 5'
  • 12': Anthony Herbert (Las Vegas Lights FC) Goal at 12'
  • 24': Gennaro Michael Nigro (Las Vegas Lights FC) Yellow Card at 24'
  • 44': Christopher Pearson (Las Vegas Lights FC) Yellow Card at 44'
  • 45': Dayonn Harris (New Mexico United) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Jon-Talen Maples (New Mexico United) Substitution at 45'
  • 58': Thomas McNamara (Las Vegas Lights FC) Substitution at 58'
  • 59': Chris Gloster (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 59'
  • 64': Jon-Talen Maples (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 64'
  • 66': Jon-Talen Maples (New Mexico United) Red Card at 66'
  • 68': Sergio Rivas (New Mexico United) Substitution at 68'
  • 70': Kristopher Shakes (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 70'
  • 74': Nighte Pickering (Las Vegas Lights FC) Goal at 74'
  • 76': Nighte Pickering (Las Vegas Lights FC) Yellow Card at 76'
  • 78': McKinze Gaines (Las Vegas Lights FC) Substitution at 78'
  • 80': Thomas Amang (New Mexico United) Substitution at 80'
  • 80': Tomas Pondeca (New Mexico United) Substitution at 80'
  • 84': Nathaniel Jones (Las Vegas Lights FC) Substitution at 84'
  • 87': Thomas Amang (New Mexico United) Goal at 87'
  • 90'+6': Younes Boudadi (Las Vegas Lights FC) Yellow Card at 96'
  • 90'+6': Greg Hurst (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 96'

Statistics

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9 Fouls 15
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 5
0 Saves 2
45.3 Possession 54.7
13 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
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
2 Blocked Shots 6
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: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Attendance: 11,581

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

NMU New Mexico United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Kristopher Shakes (GK) Yellow Card
24 Jaylin Lindsey
16 Will Seymore
3 Chris Gloster Yellow Card
19 Zico Bailey
8 Marlon Vargas
6 Gedion Zelalem
15 Ousman Jabang
17 Greg Hurst Yellow Card
21 Valentin Noël
11 Mukwelle Akale
New Mexico United Substitutes:
Jon-Talen Maples, Kalen Ryden, Kyle Hofmann, Alexandros Tabakis, Tomas Pondeca, Sergio Rivas, Ricks Ford, Dayonn Harris, Thomas Amang.

LVL Las Vegas Lights FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
56 Raiko Arozarena (GK)
5 Elias Gärtig
4 Anthony Herbert
33 Gennaro Michael Nigro Yellow Card
23 Younes Boudadi Yellow Card
14 Johnny Rodriguez
17 Patrick Leal
6 Christopher Pearson Yellow Card
30 Stefan Stojanovic
8 Coleman Gannon
9 Nighte Pickering
Las Vegas Lights FC Substitutes:
Joseph-Claude Gyau, Nathaniel Jones, Vaughn Covil, Jack Singer, Nicholas Ammeter, McKinze Gaines, Thomas McNamara.

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