Sacramento Republic FC 2-1 Rhode Island Union · USL Championship
Sacramento Republic FC beat Rhode Island Union 2-1 in the USL Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Sacramento Republic FC and Rhode Island Union met in the USL Championship at Papa Murphy's Park in Sacramento on Thursday, 9 July 2026.
Goalscorers
Sacramento Republic FC: K. Edwards 19'; M. Malango 44'. Rhode Island Union: H. Bacharach 24'.
How the match went
Sacramento Republic FC saw more of the ball, 53% of it. Sacramento Republic FC had 8 shots with 3 on target, Rhode Island Union 14 with 3 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 7 to Sacramento Republic FC and 3 to Rhode Island Union. Sacramento Republic FC conceded 12 fouls, Rhode Island Union 11. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Sacramento Republic FC, 1 for Rhode Island Union).
Line-ups
Sacramento Republic FC started in a 4-2-3-1: Danny Vitiello, Jack Gurr, Jared Timmer, Lee Desmond, Ryan Spaulding, Pep Casas, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Arturo Rodriguez, Memo Rodríguez, Mayele Malango, Kyle Edwards.
Rhode Island Union started in a 4-4-2: Koke, Nicholas Scardina, Karifa Yao, Grant Stoneman, Frank Nodarse, Leo Afonso, Amos Shapiro-Thompson, Hugo Bacharach, Aldair Sanchez, Noah Fuson, Jerome Williams.
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Minute by minute
- 19'Goal! Sacramento Republic FC 1-0 Rhode Island Union. K. Edwards (Sacramento Republic FC) scores, assisted by M. Kaye.
- 24'Goal! Sacramento Republic FC 1-1 Rhode Island Union. H. Bacharach (Rhode Island Union) scores, assisted by A. Shapiro-Thompson.
- 44'Goal! Sacramento Republic FC 2-1 Rhode Island Union. M. Malango (Sacramento Republic FC) scores, assisted by M. Kaye.
- 45'Half-time. Sacramento Republic FC 2-1 Rhode Island Union.
- 90'Full-time. Sacramento Republic FC 2-1 Rhode Island Union.
Full commentary (55 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Sacramento Republic FC vs Rhode Island Union.
- 1'Attempt blocked. L. Afonso (Rhode Island Union), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.06.
- 2'Corner, Sacramento Republic FC.
- 2'Corner, Sacramento Republic FC.
- 11'Corner, Rhode Island Union.
- 13'Corner, Sacramento Republic FC.
- 14'Attempt missed. M. Malango (Sacramento Republic FC), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.11.
- 16'Attempt blocked. M. Rodríguez (Sacramento Republic FC), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
- 17'Attempt missed. A. Shapiro-Thompson (Rhode Island Union), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 18'Corner, Sacramento Republic FC.
- 19'Goal! Sacramento Republic FC 1-0 Rhode Island Union. K. Edwards (Sacramento Republic FC) scores, assisted by M. Kaye.
- 22'Offside, Sacramento Republic FC.
- 24'Attempt blocked. H. Bacharach (Rhode Island Union), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 24'Goal! Sacramento Republic FC 1-1 Rhode Island Union. H. Bacharach (Rhode Island Union) scores, assisted by A. Shapiro-Thompson.
- 26'Yellow card for R. Spaulding (Sacramento Republic FC).
- 28'Corner, Sacramento Republic FC.
- 38'Corner, Sacramento Republic FC.
- 40'Attempt missed. H. Bacharach (Rhode Island Union), header. xG 0.14.
- 44'Goal! Sacramento Republic FC 2-1 Rhode Island Union. M. Malango (Sacramento Republic FC) scores, assisted by M. Kaye.
- 45'5 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt missed. N. Fuson (Rhode Island Union), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
- 45+1'Attempt missed. A. Shapiro-Thompson (Rhode Island Union), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
- 45+2'Attempt missed. J. Williams (Rhode Island Union), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 45'Half-time. Sacramento Republic FC 2-1 Rhode Island Union.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 48'Attempt missed. A. Shapiro-Thompson (Rhode Island Union), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 50'Attempt missed. M. Rodríguez (Sacramento Republic FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.35.
- 51'Yellow card for A. Sanchez (Rhode Island Union).
- 54'Offside, Sacramento Republic FC.
- 55'Corner, Sacramento Republic FC.
- 58'Substitution, Rhode Island Union: A. Rodríguez comes on for N. Scardina.
- 58'Substitution, Rhode Island Union: J. Kwizera comes on for A. Sanchez.
- 59'Attempt missed. L. Afonso (Rhode Island Union), header from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 60'Corner, Sacramento Republic FC.
- 61'Off the woodwork! A. Rodriguez (Sacramento Republic FC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 63'Corner, Rhode Island Union.
- 66'Substitution, Sacramento Republic FC: F. Ajago comes on for K. Edwards.
- 67'Attempt missed. A. Rodríguez (Rhode Island Union), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 67'Attempt saved. M. Rodríguez (Sacramento Republic FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 74'Substitution, Sacramento Republic FC: T. Wolff comes on for M. Malango.
- 74'Substitution, Rhode Island Union: D. Atkinson comes on for N. Fuson.
- 74'Substitution, Sacramento Republic FC: D. Crisostomo comes on for P. Casas.
- 78'Offside, Sacramento Republic FC.
- 79'Offside, Rhode Island Union.
- 81'Substitution, Sacramento Republic FC: B. Willey comes on for A. Rodriguez.
- 82'Substitution, Rhode Island Union: K. Vang comes on for A. Shapiro-Thompson.
- 82'Substitution, Rhode Island Union: D. Rovira comes on for L. Afonso.
- 83'Offside, Rhode Island Union.
- 84'Attempt blocked. D. Atkinson (Rhode Island Union), header. xG 0.03.
- 85'Corner, Rhode Island Union.
- 85'Attempt saved. D. Atkinson (Rhode Island Union), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 88'Attempt missed. F. Ajago (Sacramento Republic FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt saved. A. Rodríguez (Rhode Island Union), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 90'Full-time. Sacramento Republic FC 2-1 Rhode Island Union.