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 Sunday, 28 September 2025.
Goalscorers
New Mexico United: M. Vargas 7'; J. Maples 10'. Lexington SC: M. Epps 64'.
How the match went
New Mexico United saw more of the ball, 61% of it. New Mexico United had 4 shots with 2 on target, Lexington SC 8 with 3 on target. There were 6 corners in total, 4 to New Mexico United and 2 to Lexington SC. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (2 for New Mexico United, 0 for Lexington SC) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
New Mexico United started in a 4-2-3-1: Kristopher Shakes, Jaylin Lindsey, Will Seymore, Jon-Talen Maples, Chris Gloster, Zico Bailey, Gedion Zelalem, Mukwelle Akale, Marlon Vargas, Dayonn Harris, Greg Hurst.
Lexington SC started in a 4-2-3-1: Logan Ketterer, Joe Hafferty, Gaël Gibert, Daniel Wu, Kieran Sargeant, Speedy Williams, Blaine Ferri, Nicolas Firmino, Braudilio Rodrigues, Marcus Epps, Forster Ajago.
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Minute by minute
- 7'Goal! New Mexico United 1-0 Lexington SC. M. Vargas (New Mexico United) scores, assisted by J. Lindsey.
- 10'Goal! New Mexico United 2-0 Lexington SC. J. Maples (New Mexico United) converts the penalty.
- 38'Red card! D. Wu (Lexington SC) is sent off for professional foul last man.
- 45'Half-time. New Mexico United 2-0 Lexington SC.
- 64'Goal! New Mexico United 2-1 Lexington SC. M. Epps (Lexington SC) scores, assisted by B. Ferri.
- 90'Full-time. New Mexico United 2-1 Lexington SC.
Full commentary (30 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: New Mexico United vs Lexington SC.
- 7'Goal! New Mexico United 1-0 Lexington SC. M. Vargas (New Mexico United) scores, assisted by J. Lindsey.
- 10'Goal! New Mexico United 2-0 Lexington SC. J. Maples (New Mexico United) converts the penalty.
- 19'Attempt missed. J. Hafferty (Lexington SC), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 20'Attempt blocked. B. Rodrigues (Lexington SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 28'Attempt blocked. M. Epps (Lexington SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 29'Attempt saved. F. Ajago (Lexington SC), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 35'Attempt blocked. G. Hurst (New Mexico United), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 38'Red card! D. Wu (Lexington SC) is sent off for professional foul last man.
- 43'Substitution, Lexington SC: J. Greene comes on for B. Rodrigues.
- 43'Attempt blocked. G. Hurst (New Mexico United), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt missed. J. Greene (Lexington SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
- 45'Half-time. New Mexico United 2-0 Lexington SC.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 56'Substitution, New Mexico United: C. Moguel comes on for Z. Bailey.
- 56'Substitution, New Mexico United: T. Pondeca comes on for D. Harris.
- 56'Substitution, New Mexico United: L. Archimede comes on for G. Hurst.
- 62'Substitution, Lexington SC: L. Blessing comes on for N. Firmino.
- 62'Substitution, Lexington SC: A. Midence comes on for S. Williams.
- 64'Goal! New Mexico United 2-1 Lexington SC. M. Epps (Lexington SC) scores, assisted by B. Ferri.
- 66'Attempt saved. A. Midence (Lexington SC), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 67'Attempt missed. M. Epps (Lexington SC), header. xG 0.10.
- 76'Substitution, New Mexico United: T. Amang comes on for M. Vargas.
- 76'Substitution, New Mexico United: V. Noël comes on for C. Gloster.
- 78'Substitution, Lexington SC: X. Zengue comes on for K. Sargeant.
- 81'Yellow card for J. Maples (New Mexico United) for foul.
- 90'8 minutes of added time.
- 90+7'Yellow card for M. Akale (New Mexico United) for time wasting.
- 90'Full-time. New Mexico United 2-1 Lexington SC.