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Phoenix vs El Paso: match report

Phoenix Rising FC hosted El Paso Locomotive FC at Phoenix Rising Stadium at 38th St/Washington on Sunday 20 September 2026, in the USL Championship (round 1). Servando Berna Rico is the referee, averaging 4.7 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.7.

Result and scorers

Phoenix 1-3 El Paso. Goals: Rubio Rubín 11' for El Paso; Rafael Czichos 41' for Phoenix; Eric Calvillo 51' for El Paso; Rubio Rubín 90'+6' for El Paso. Attendance: 7,061.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 8' Yellow card: Tony Alfaro (El Paso)
  • 11' Goal: Rubio Rubín (El Paso)
  • 23' Yellow card: Noah Dollenmayer (El Paso)
  • 27' Yellow card: Juan Torres (Phoenix)
  • 41' Goal: Rafael Czichos (Phoenix)
  • 48' Yellow card: Jean Eric Moursou (Phoenix)
  • 51' Goal: Eric Calvillo (El Paso)
  • 63' Yellow card: Robert Coronado (El Paso)
  • 67' Yellow card: Nicolás Cardona (El Paso)
  • 78' Yellow card: Luke Biasi (Phoenix)
  • 80' Red card: Luke Biasi (Phoenix)
  • 90'+6' Goal: Rubio Rubín (El Paso)
Match stats (contains the result)
52.6%Possession47.4%
17Shots11
4Shots on target5
6Corners3
17Fouls22
3Offsides0
2Saves2
2Yellow cards4
1Red cards0

Line-ups

Phoenix 4-2-3-1

Coach: Pa-Modou Kah

  1. 1 Patrick Rakovsky GK
  2. 20 Luke Biasi DEF
  3. 51 Ascel Essengue DEF
  4. 5 Rafael Czichos DEF
  5. 87 Daniel Flores DEF
  6. 13 Jean Moursou MID
  7. 17 John Scearce MID
  8. 70 Juan Torres MID
  9. 8 Diego Gómez MID
  10. 19 Damián Rivera FWD
  11. 23 Dominique Badji FWD

Bench

  • 7 Ihsan Sacko FWD
  • 28 Kelvin Arase FWD
  • 48 Tate Schmitt MID
  • 11 Gunnar Studenhofft FWD
  • 24 Adrián Pelayo DEF
  • 14 Chituru Odunze GK
  • 47 Noah Cross DEF
  • 4 Pape Boye DEF
  • 68 Jaethan Irwin MID

El Paso 3-4-2-1

Coach: Junior Gonzalez

  1. 4 Pedro Oliveira GK
  2. 15 Noah Dollenmayer DEF
  3. 8 Carl Sainté DEF
  4. 93 Tony Alfaro DEF
  5. 2 Nicolás Cardona DEF
  6. 30 Robert Coronado MID
  7. 6 Eric Calvillo MID
  8. 16 Gabriel Torres MID
  9. 19 Alex Méndez MID
  10. 10 Amando Moreno FWD
  11. 14 Rubio Rubín FWD

Bench

  • 5 Daniel Gomez MID
  • 11 Jimmy Farkarlun FWD
  • 13 Roberto Avila FWD
  • 29 Kenneth Hoban DEF
  • 12 Ricardo Ruiz DEF
  • 99 Abraham Romero GK
  • 23 Memo Diaz DEF
  • 28 Omar Mora FWD
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 14 June 2026: El Paso Locomotive FC 1-1 Phoenix Rising FC
  • Sunday 2 November 2025: El Paso Locomotive FC 0-1 Phoenix Rising FC
  • Sunday 31 August 2025: Phoenix Rising FC 3-3 El Paso Locomotive FC
  • Sunday 20 July 2025: El Paso Locomotive FC 2-2 Phoenix Rising FC
  • Sunday 16 March 2025: El Paso Locomotive FC 4-4 Phoenix Rising FC