North Carolina FC vs Phoenix Rising FC, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship

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35': Charlie Dennis
61': Collin Smith

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North Carolina FC are hosting Phoenix Rising FC at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Commentary

1': Daniel Flores (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 1'
35': Charlie Dennis (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 35'
38': Darius Johnson (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 38'
45': Oalex Anderson (North Carolina FC) Substitution at 45'
55': Conor Donovan (North Carolina FC) Yellow Card at 55'
61': Collin Smith (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 61'
64': Patrick Burner (North Carolina FC) Substitution at 64'
70': Ihsan Sacko (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 70'
85': Noble Okello (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 85'
85': Jayson Quintanilla (North Carolina FC) Substitution at 85'
85': Xian Emmers (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 85'
90'+3': Triston Hodge (North Carolina FC) Substitution at 93'

Statistics

PHX		NC
19	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	1
42.2	Possession	57.8
11	SHOTS	7
3	ON GOAL	1
0.3	On Target %	0.1
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	1
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: First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 2,526

USL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	FC Tulsa	29	+17	54
2	Sacramento Republic FC	29	+18	48
3	New Mexico United	29	+3	45
4	El Paso Locomotive FC	29	+5	41

Full Standings

Line-Ups

North Carolina FC (5-3-2)

No.	Name
22	Oliver Semmle (GK)
20	Conor Donovan
5	Paco Craig
66	Finn Sundstrom
15	Michael Maldonado
19	Ahmad Al-Qaq
44	Raheem Somersall
13	Louis Pérez
8	Pedro Dolabella
6	Thomas Roberts
16	Rodrigo da Costa

North Carolina FC Substitutes:

Trevor Mulqueen, Triston Hodge, Jayson Quintanilla, Oalex Anderson, Jake McGuire, Bryce Washington, Patrick Burner, Akira Fitzgerald.

Phoenix Rising FC (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Peter Rakovsky (GK)
33	Rafael Czichos
51	Axel Essengue
4	Pape Boye
17	John Scearce
20	Jean Eric Moursou
87	Daniel Flores
2	Collin Smith
10	Hope Avayevu
22	Darius Johnson
12	Charlie Dennis

Phoenix Rising FC Substitutes:

Rémi Cabral, Xian Emmers, Pierce Rizzo, Ryan Flood, Triston Henry, Ihsan Sacko, Noble Okello.

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