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Sporting JAX vs Lexington: match report

Sporting JAX hosted Lexington at Hodges Stadium on Saturday 5 September 2026, in the USL Championship (round 1). Carlos Rodriguez is the referee, averaging 4.4 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.5.

Result and scorers

Sporting JAX 3-2 Lexington. Goals: Kieran Sadlier 19' for Sporting JAX; Marcus Epps 73' for Lexington; Xavier Zengue 84' for Lexington; Emil Jääskeläinen 88' for Sporting JAX; Ahmad Al-Qaq 90'+4' for Sporting JAX. Attendance: 1,175.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 19' Goal: Kieran Sadlier (Sporting JAX)
  • 60' Yellow card: Jordan Rossiter (Sporting JAX)
  • 73' Goal: Marcus Epps (Lexington)
  • 84' Goal: Xavier Zengue (Lexington)
  • 88' Goal: Emil Jääskeläinen (Sporting JAX)
  • 90'+4' Goal: Ahmad Al-Qaq (Sporting JAX)
  • 90'+4' Yellow card: Ahmad Al-Qaq (Sporting JAX)
Match stats (contains the result)
31.3%Possession68.7%
16Shots19
12Shots on target7
2Corners9
12Fouls8
3Offsides1
5Saves9
2Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Sporting JAX 4-1-4-1

Coach: Liam Fox

  1. 1 Jake McGuire GK
  2. 12 Edgardo Rito MID
  3. 18 Wahab Ackwei DEF
  4. 15 Ryan Edwards DEF
  5. 21 Marcus Godinho DEF
  6. 8 Wan Kuzain MID
  7. 19 Rafferty Pedder MID
  8. 14 Jean Mota MID
  9. 6 Jordan Rossiter MID
  10. 10 Kieran Sadlier FWD
  11. 16 Emil Jääskeläinen FWD

Bench

  • 2 Harvey Neville DEF
  • 24 Thomas Roberts MID
  • 11 Ahmad Al-Qaq FWD
  • 22 Antonio Gomez DEF
  • 9 Adam Luckhurst FWD
  • 42 Esteban Casas GK
  • 27 Danny Wilson DEF
  • 28 Ethan Underwood MID

Lexington 4-2-3-1

Coach: Masaki Hemmi

  1. 17 Oliver Semmle GK
  2. 12 Xavier Zengue DEF
  3. 5 Kendall Burks DEF
  4. 23 Javain Brown DEF
  5. 2 Jacob Greene DEF
  6. 16 Blaine Ferri MID
  7. 15 Noble Okello MID
  8. 34 Malcolm Fry FWD
  9. 8 Nicolas Firmino FWD
  10. 7 Marcus Epps FWD
  11. 9 Phillip Goodrum FWD

Bench

  • 20 Milo Yosef FWD
  • 19 Tarik Scott FWD
  • 98 Patrick Seagrist DEF
  • 40 Garret Addams GK
  • 14 Andrew Caborn DEF
  • 24 Brady Stockton DEF
  • 21 Marqes Muir DEF