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New Mexico vs Phoenix: match report

New Mexico United hosted Phoenix Rising FC at Isotopes Park on Sunday 4 October 2026, in the USL Championship (round 1). Ekaterina Koroleva is the referee, averaging 3.4 yellow cards a game against a league average of 2.6.

Result and scorers

New Mexico 2-1 Phoenix. Goals: Greg Hurst 5' for New Mexico; Kevin Arase 72' for Phoenix; Cullen Wilkerson 81' for New Mexico. Attendance: 8,958.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 5' Goal: Greg Hurst (New Mexico)
  • 22' Yellow card: Daniel Flores (Phoenix)
  • 35' Yellow card: Ousman Jabang (New Mexico)
  • 43' Yellow card: Kevin Arase (Phoenix)
  • 65' Yellow card: Charlie Dennis (New Mexico)
  • 72' Goal: Kevin Arase (Phoenix)
  • 80' Yellow card: Jean Eric Moursou (Phoenix)
  • 81' Goal: Cullen Wilkerson (New Mexico)
  • 90' Yellow card: Diego Gómez (Phoenix)
  • 90'+3' Yellow card: Chris Gloster (New Mexico)
  • 90'+5' Yellow card: Kristopher Shakes (New Mexico)
Match stats (contains the result)
46.1%Possession53.9%
11Shots24
6Shots on target5
4Corners4
21Fouls16
1Offsides0
4Saves4
4Yellow cards4
0Red cards0

Line-ups

New Mexico 4-2-3-1

Coach: Dennis Sanchez

  1. 13 Kristopher Shakes GK
  2. 27 Maliek Howell DEF
  3. 4 Kipp Keller DEF
  4. 24 Tyler Blackett DEF
  5. 3 Chris Gloster DEF
  6. 15 Ousman Jabang MID
  7. 28 Cullen Wilkerson MID
  8. 14 Charlie Dennis FWD
  9. 21 Valentin Noël MID
  10. 31 Joseph Melto Quiah FWD
  11. 10 Greg Hurst FWD

Bench

  • 19 Zico Bailey MID
  • 9 Justin Rennicks FWD
  • 17 Jake LaCava DEF
  • 11 Cristian Nava FWD
  • 29 Luther Archimède FWD
  • 33 Andrew Pannenberg GK
  • 6 Gedion Zelalem MID

Phoenix 5-4-1

Coach: Pa-Modou Kah

  1. 1 Patrick Rakovsky GK
  2. 51 Ascel Essengue DEF
  3. 4 Pape Boye DEF
  4. 8 Diego Gómez MID
  5. 13 Jean Moursou MID
  6. 87 Daniel Flores DEF
  7. 17 John Scearce MID
  8. 19 Damián Rivera FWD
  9. 28 Kelvin Arase FWD
  10. 70 Juan Torres MID
  11. 7 Ihsan Sacko FWD

Bench

  • 48 Tate Schmitt MID
  • 27 Conrad Ambursley FWD
  • 10 Hope Kodzo Avayevu FWD
  • 2 Collin Smith DEF
  • 20 Luke Biasi DEF
  • 14 Chituru Odunze GK
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 7 June 2026: New Mexico United 4-0 Phoenix Rising FC
  • Sunday 12 April 2026: Phoenix Rising FC 3-0 New Mexico United
  • Sunday 5 October 2025: Phoenix Rising FC 0-1 New Mexico United
  • Sunday 1 June 2025: Phoenix Rising FC 3-3 New Mexico United
  • Sunday 11 May 2025: New Mexico United 1-2 Phoenix Rising FC