Hartford Athletic vs Rhode Island FC, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Hartford Athletic
  • 5': Samuel Careaga
  • 73': Kyle Edwards
  • 89': Owen Presthus
FT
3 - 0
Rhode Island FC
  • Red Card 84': Aldair Sanchez

About

Hartford Athletic are hosting Rhode Island FC at Trinity Health Stadium, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 5': Samuel Careaga (Hartford Athletic) Goal at 5'
  • 48': Beverly Makangila (Hartford Athletic) Yellow Card at 48'
  • 50': Adewale Obalola (Hartford Athletic) Yellow Card at 50'
  • 52': Marlon Hairston (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 52'
  • 52': Kyle Edwards (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 52'
  • 57': Matthew Corcoran (Rhode Island FC) Yellow Card at 57'
  • 60': Emmanuel Samadia (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 60'
  • 60': Zachary Herivaux (Rhode Island FC) Substitution at 60'
  • 60': Michee Ngalina (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 60'
  • 60': Maxi Rodriguez (Rhode Island FC) Substitution at 60'
  • 60': Aldair Sanchez (Rhode Island FC) Substitution at 60'
  • 71': Albert Dikwa Lega (Rhode Island FC) Substitution at 71'
  • 71': Amos Shapiro-Thompson (Rhode Island FC) Substitution at 71'
  • 73': Kyle Edwards (Hartford Athletic) Goal at 73'
  • 76': Sebastian Anderson (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 76'
  • 84': Aldair Sanchez (Rhode Island FC) Red Card at 84'
  • 89': Owen Presthus (Hartford Athletic) Goal at 89'
  • 90'+3': Adrián Diz Pe (Hartford Athletic) Yellow Card at 93'

Statistics

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17 Fouls 17
1 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 1
67.3 Possession 32.7
9 SHOTS 9
1 ON GOAL 5
0.1 On Target % 0.6
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 0
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: Trinity Health Stadium
Location: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Attendance: 5,500

USL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Louisville City FC 30 +37 73
2 Charleston Battery 30 +30 62
3 North Carolina FC 30 +1 45
4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 30 +4 44
Full Standings

Line-Ups

HFD Hartford Athletic (5-4-1)

No. Name
77 Gerold Ngnepi (GK)
4 Jordan Scarlett
22 Thomas Presthus
30 Adrián Diz Pe Yellow Card
5 Baboucarr Njie
23 Owen Presthus
10 Samuel Careaga
6 Beverly Makangila Yellow Card
17 Jonathan Jimenez
8 Junior Moreira
81 Adewale Obalola Yellow Card
Hartford Athletic Substitutes:
Jack Panayotou, Sebastian Anderson, Michee Ngalina, Marlon Hairston, Emmanuel Samadia, Kyle Edwards, Justin DiCarlo.

RHI Rhode Island FC (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Koke Vegas (GK)
24 Karifa Yao
6 Aimé Mabika
4 Hugo Bacharach
36 Matthew Corcoran Yellow Card
23 Marc Ybarra
17 Jojea Kwizera
12 Clay Holstad
9 Jerome Williams
7 Dwayne Atkinson
11 Noah Fuson
Rhode Island FC Substitutes:
Maxi Rodriguez, Amos Shapiro-Thompson, Zachary Herivaux, Joseph Brito, Albert Dikwa Lega, Aldair Sanchez, Jackson Lee.

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