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Lexington SC 2-1 North Carolina FC · USL Championship

Lexington SC beat North Carolina FC 2-1 in the USL Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Lexington SC and North Carolina FC met in the USL Championship at Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex in Lexington on Friday, 5 September 2025.

Goalscorers

Lexington SC: F. Ajago 45'; N. Firmino 72'. North Carolina FC: R. d. Costa 87'.

How the match went

The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Lexington SC, 2 for North Carolina FC).

Line-ups

Lexington SC started in a 4-2-3-1: Brooks Thompson, Joe Hafferty, Gaël Gibert, Kendall Burks, Kieran Sargeant, Speedy Williams, Blaine Ferri, Nicolas Firmino, Braudilio Rodrigues, Michael Adedokun, Forster Ajago.

North Carolina FC started in a 5-4-1: Oliver Semmle, Ahmad Al-Qaq, Bryce Washington, Conor Donovan, Paco Craig, Patrick Burner, Evan Conway, Raheem Somersall, Michael Maldonado, Louis Pérez, Oalex Anderson.

More from this competition: USL Championship fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 45+2'Goal! Lexington SC 1-0 North Carolina FC. F. Ajago (Lexington SC) scores, assisted by B. Ferri.
  2. 45'Half-time. Lexington SC 1-0 North Carolina FC.
  3. 72'Goal! Lexington SC 2-0 North Carolina FC. N. Firmino (Lexington SC) scores.
  4. 87'Goal! Lexington SC 2-1 North Carolina FC. R. d. Costa (North Carolina FC) scores, assisted by T. Roberts.
  5. 90'Full-time. Lexington SC 2-1 North Carolina FC.
Full commentary (35 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Lexington SC vs North Carolina FC.
  2. 3'Attempt missed. J. Hafferty (Lexington SC), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  3. 7'Attempt blocked. L. Pérez (North Carolina FC), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  4. 9'Yellow card for G. Gibert (Lexington SC) for foul.
  5. 13'Attempt missed. S. Williams (Lexington SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  6. 18'Attempt missed. M. Adedokun (Lexington SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  7. 31'Attempt missed. S. Williams (Lexington SC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  8. 40'Attempt saved. M. Adedokun (Lexington SC), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  9. 40'Attempt blocked. P. Burner (North Carolina FC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  10. 43'Attempt saved. J. Hafferty (Lexington SC), header. xG 0.04.
  11. 45'Attempt missed. O. Anderson (North Carolina FC), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.24.
  12. 45'4 minutes of added time.
  13. 45+2'Goal! Lexington SC 1-0 North Carolina FC. F. Ajago (Lexington SC) scores, assisted by B. Ferri.
  14. 45+4'Attempt saved. F. Ajago (Lexington SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  15. 45+6'Attempt missed. A. Al-Qaq (North Carolina FC), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  16. 45'Half-time. Lexington SC 1-0 North Carolina FC.
  17. 46'The second half is under way.
  18. 49'Yellow card for M. Maldonado (North Carolina FC) for foul.
  19. 54'Attempt blocked. E. Conway (North Carolina FC), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
  20. 54'Attempt blocked. A. Al-Qaq (North Carolina FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  21. 55'Attempt blocked. L. Pérez (North Carolina FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  22. 64'Substitution, Lexington SC: M. Epps comes on for B. Rodrigues.
  23. 67'Yellow card for P. Craig (North Carolina FC) for foul.
  24. 72'Goal! Lexington SC 2-0 North Carolina FC. N. Firmino (Lexington SC) scores.
  25. 73'Substitution, North Carolina FC: P. Dolabella comes on for M. Maldonado.
  26. 73'Substitution, North Carolina FC: J. Servania comes on for A. Al-Qaq.
  27. 73'Substitution, North Carolina FC: T. Roberts comes on for O. Anderson.
  28. 77'Substitution, Lexington SC: J. Greene comes on for M. Adedokun.
  29. 84'Substitution, North Carolina FC: R. d. Costa comes on for C. Donovan.
  30. 87'Goal! Lexington SC 2-1 North Carolina FC. R. d. Costa (North Carolina FC) scores, assisted by T. Roberts.
  31. 88'Substitution, North Carolina FC: J. Malou comes on for P. Craig.
  32. 89'Substitution, Lexington SC: X. Zengue comes on for N. Firmino.
  33. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  34. 90+3'Attempt blocked. T. Roberts (North Carolina FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  35. 90'Full-time. Lexington SC 2-1 North Carolina FC.
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