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.
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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