Lexington vs North Carolina FC, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
  • 45'+2': Forster Ajago
  • 72': Nicolas Firmino
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2 - 1
  • 87': Rodrigo da Costa

About

Lexington are hosting North Carolina FC at Lexington SC Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 9': Gael Gibert (Lexington) Yellow Card at 9'
  • 45'+2': Forster Ajago (Lexington) Goal at 47'
  • 49': Michael Maldonado (North Carolina FC) Yellow Card at 49'
  • 64': Marcus Epps (Lexington) Substitution at 64'
  • 67': Paco Craig (North Carolina FC) Yellow Card at 67'
  • 72': Nicolas Firmino (Lexington) Goal at 72'
  • 73': Thomas Roberts (North Carolina FC) Substitution at 73'
  • 73': Pedro Dolabella (North Carolina FC) Substitution at 73'
  • 73': Jaden Servania (North Carolina FC) Substitution at 73'
  • 77': Jacob Greene (Lexington) Substitution at 77'
  • 84': Rodrigo da Costa (North Carolina FC) Substitution at 84'
  • 87': Rodrigo da Costa (North Carolina FC) Goal at 87'
  • 88': Justin Malou (North Carolina FC) Substitution at 88'
  • 89': Xavier Zengue (Lexington) Substitution at 89'

Statistics

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14 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 1
3 Saves 0
46.9 Possession 53.1
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
6 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: Lexington SC Stadium
Location: Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Attendance: 4,233

USL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Louisville City FC 29 +36 70
2 Charleston Battery 29 +29 59
3 Hartford Athletic 29 +13 44
4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 29 +4 43
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LEX Lexington (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Brooks Thompson (GK)
5 Kendall Burks
27 Gael Gibert Yellow Card
24 Kieran Sargeant
6 Joe Hafferty
72 Braudílio Rodrigues
13 Blaine Ferri
80 Devon Williams
33 Forster Ajago
71 Michael Adedokun
8 Nicolas Firmino

NC North Carolina FC (5-4-1)

No. Name
22 Oliver Semmle (GK)
20 Conor Donovan
5 Paco Craig Yellow Card
27 Bryce Washington
11 Patrick Burner
19 Ahmad Al-Qaq
15 Michael Maldonado Yellow Card
44 Raheem Somersall
13 Louis Pérez
7 Evan Conway
9 Oalex Anderson

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