Phoenix Rising FC vs Las Vegas Lights FC, 2026 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Phoenix Rising FC
  • 24': Ihsan Sacko
  • 30': Gunnar Studenthofft
  • 45'+9': Ihsan Sacko (P)
FT
3 - 2
Las Vegas Lights FC
  • 77': Patrick Leal
  • 85': Oalex Anderson

About

Phoenix Rising FC are hosting Las Vegas Lights FC at Phoenix Rising Stadium at 38th St/Washington, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 24': Ihsan Sacko (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 24'
  • 30': Gunnar Studenthofft (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 30'
  • 37': Luke Biasi (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 37'
  • 45'+8': Triston Henry (Las Vegas Lights FC) Yellow Card at 45'+8'
  • 45'+9': Ihsan Sacko (Phoenix Rising FC) Penalty - Scored at 45'+9'
  • 45': Manuel Arteaga (Las Vegas Lights FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Nathaniel Jones (Las Vegas Lights FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Conrad Ambursley (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 59': Axel Essengue (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 59'
  • 64': Dominique Badji (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 64'
  • 68': Patrick Leal (Las Vegas Lights FC) Substitution at 68'
  • 77': Patrick Leal (Las Vegas Lights FC) Goal at 77'
  • 77': Blake Pope (Las Vegas Lights FC) Substitution at 77'
  • 83': Collin Smith (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 83'
  • 83': Adrian Pelayo (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 83'
  • 85': Oalex Anderson (Las Vegas Lights FC) Goal at 85'
  • 90'+4': Pape Boye (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 90'+4'
  • 90'+6': Dominique Badji (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 90'+6'

Statistics

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16 Fouls 22
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 1
66.5 Possession 33.5
9 SHOTS 15
3 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
424 Accurate Passes 182
499 Passes 246
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
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
0 Blocked Shots 6
12 Effective Tackles 11
20 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
12 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Phoenix Rising Stadium at 38th St/Washington
Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Attendance: 6,238

USL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 El Paso Locomotive FC 28 +12 50
2 New Mexico United 28 +11 49
3 Sacramento Republic FC 28 +12 45
4 Lexington 28 +16 44
Full Standings

Line-Ups

PHX Phoenix Rising FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
14 Chituru Odunze (GK)
51 Axel Essengue Yellow Card
4 Pape Boye Yellow Card
87 Daniel Flores
13 Jean Eric Moursou
8 Diego Gómez
48 Tate Schmitt
17 John Scearce
11 Gunnar Studenthofft
7 Ihsan Sacko
28 Kevin Arase
Phoenix Rising FC Substitutes:
Alexander Balanzar De La Cruz, Juan Torres, Luke Biasi, Conrad Ambursley, Dominique Badji, Peter Rakovsky, Collin Smith, Adrian Pelayo, Noah Cross.

LVL Las Vegas Lights FC (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
1 Triston Henry (GK) Yellow Card
33 Aaron Guillen
30 Benjamin Ofeimu
81 Themi Antonoglou
6 Nykolas Sessock
14 Johnny Rodriguez
27 Giorgio Probo
11 Christian Pinzon
18 Carson Locker
8 Kyle Scott
25 Oalex Anderson
Las Vegas Lights FC Substitutes:
Charlie Lanphier, Callum Stretch, Patrick Leal, Manuel Arteaga, Nathaniel Jones, Marc Ybarra, Blake Pope.

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