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New Mexico United 2-1 Lexington SC · USL Championship

New Mexico United beat Lexington SC 2-1 in the USL Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

New Mexico United and Lexington SC met in the USL Championship at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque on Thursday, 27 August 2026.

Goalscorers

New Mexico United: K. Keller 73'; N. Reid-Stephen 78'. Lexington SC: M. Muir 51'.

How the match went

New Mexico United saw more of the ball, 66% of it. New Mexico United had 17 shots with 4 on target, Lexington SC 13 with 3 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 6 to New Mexico United and 7 to Lexington SC. New Mexico United conceded 5 fouls, Lexington SC 14. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (4 for New Mexico United, 2 for Lexington SC).

Line-ups

New Mexico United started in a 4-2-3-1: Kristopher Shakes, Jake LaCava, Kipp Keller, Niko Hämäläinen, Chris Gloster, Ousman Jabang, Zico Bailey, Niall Reid-Stephen, Greg Hurst, Dayonn Harris, Justin Rennicks.

Lexington SC started in a 4-2-3-1: Oliver Semmle, Xavier Zengue, Marqes Muir, Kendall Burks, Jacob Greene, Aaron Molloy, Noble Okello, Malcolm Fry, Nicolas Firmino, Marcus Epps, Tarik Scott.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. New Mexico United 0-0 Lexington SC.
  2. 51'Goal! New Mexico United 0-1 Lexington SC. M. Muir (Lexington SC) scores.
  3. 73'Goal! New Mexico United 1-1 Lexington SC. K. Keller (New Mexico United) scores, assisted by G. Hurst.
  4. 78'Goal! New Mexico United 2-1 Lexington SC. N. Reid-Stephen (New Mexico United) scores, assisted by D. Harris.
  5. 90'Full-time. New Mexico United 2-1 Lexington SC.
Full commentary (51 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: New Mexico United vs Lexington SC.
  2. 4'Off the woodwork! J. LaCava (New Mexico United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  3. 5'Attempt blocked. N. Firmino (Lexington SC), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  4. 7'Attempt blocked. N. Reid-Stephen (New Mexico United), left-footed shot. xG 0.24.
  5. 9'Attempt missed. O. Jabang (New Mexico United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  6. 10'Yellow card for O. Semmle (Lexington SC) for time wasting.
  7. 16'Attempt missed. D. Harris (New Mexico United), header. xG 0.16.
  8. 19'Attempt blocked. N. Firmino (Lexington SC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  9. 21'Attempt saved. T. Scott (Lexington SC), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  10. 23'Attempt blocked. A. Molloy (Lexington SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  11. 24'Attempt blocked. A. Molloy (Lexington SC), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
  12. 29'Yellow card for G. Hurst (New Mexico United) for foul.
  13. 30'Attempt saved. G. Hurst (New Mexico United), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  14. 33'Attempt missed. C. Gloster (New Mexico United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  15. 34'Attempt blocked. C. Gloster (New Mexico United), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  16. 34'Attempt saved. D. Harris (New Mexico United), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  17. 39'Attempt missed. J. Rennicks (New Mexico United), right-footed shot. xG 0.72.
  18. 42'Attempt blocked. Z. Bailey (New Mexico United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  19. 43'Off the woodwork! D. Harris (New Mexico United), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.18.
  20. 45'Attempt missed. M. Epps (Lexington SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  21. 45'1 minute of added time.
  22. 45'Half-time. New Mexico United 0-0 Lexington SC.
  23. 46'The second half is under way.
  24. 46'Substitution, Lexington SC: B. Ferri comes on for M. Fry.
  25. 51'Goal! New Mexico United 0-1 Lexington SC. M. Muir (Lexington SC) scores.
  26. 56'Substitution, Lexington SC: J. Brown comes on for T. Scott.
  27. 57'Attempt missed. N. Reid-Stephen (New Mexico United), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  28. 62'Attempt saved. B. Ferri (Lexington SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  29. 63'Yellow card for Z. Bailey (New Mexico United) for foul.
  30. 64'Attempt missed. J. Brown (Lexington SC), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  31. 66'Attempt missed. J. LaCava (New Mexico United), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  32. 67'Substitution, New Mexico United: T. Blackett comes on for C. Gloster.
  33. 67'Substitution, New Mexico United: C. Wilkerson comes on for J. LaCava.
  34. 67'Substitution, New Mexico United: G. Zelalem comes on for O. Jabang.
  35. 68'Yellow card for T. Blackett (New Mexico United) for foul.
  36. 70'Attempt missed. K. Keller (New Mexico United), header. xG 0.14.
  37. 71'Attempt blocked. A. Molloy (Lexington SC), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
  38. 71'Attempt missed. N. Firmino (Lexington SC), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.15.
  39. 73'Goal! New Mexico United 1-1 Lexington SC. K. Keller (New Mexico United) scores, assisted by G. Hurst.
  40. 75'Substitution, Lexington SC: P. Seagrist comes on for N. Firmino.
  41. 77'Attempt blocked. K. Keller (New Mexico United), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  42. 78'Goal! New Mexico United 2-1 Lexington SC. N. Reid-Stephen (New Mexico United) scores, assisted by D. Harris.
  43. 82'Yellow card for P. Seagrist (Lexington SC) for foul.
  44. 84'Substitution, Lexington SC: M. Yosef comes on for X. Zengue.
  45. 85'Substitution, New Mexico United: L. Archimede comes on for G. Hurst.
  46. 85'Substitution, New Mexico United: C. Nava comes on for D. Harris.
  47. 87'Attempt blocked. B. Ferri (Lexington SC), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
  48. 90'Attempt blocked. M. Epps (Lexington SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  49. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  50. 90+4'Yellow card for C. Wilkerson (New Mexico United) for time wasting.
  51. 90'Full-time. New Mexico United 2-1 Lexington SC.
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