Phoenix Rising

Match report

Phoenix Rising took on Colorado Springs in the USL Group Stage on 20 August and came from behind to win 3:1. The match finished at Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium with the home side finishing with three goals against one for the visitors.

I. Sacko opened the scoring in the 35th minute and that led to a period of pressure from the hosts. Colorado responded before the break with A. Perez finding the net in the 45th minute plus two. By then the game had opened up rather than staying tight.

M. Mahoney turned the ball into his own net in the 72nd minute and that gave Phoenix the lead they needed. G. Studenhofft added a third goal in the 91st minute to end the scoring. There were a handful of changes around the hour mark, with three substitutions coming together in the 62nd minute.

Phoenix had 44 per cent possession and hit the target five times, while Colorado controlled 56 per cent but only managed two shots on target. The visitors created one big chance compared with four for the hosts, and their shot accuracy sat at 13 per cent. That meant they had plenty of ball and not much to show for it.

The result keeps Phoenix in 10th place on 29 points from 22 games, while Colorado remain sixth with 34 points after 23 matches. The gap between them stays at five points and neither side moves into a different tier of the table.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 44 – 56.00

Shots on target 5 – 2

Shots off target 3 – 9

Big chances 4 – 1

🟨 27' G. Rivera — Yellow card ⚽ 35' I. Sacko — Goal 🟨 44' D. Lacroix — Yellow card ⚽ 45+2' A. Perez — Goal 🟨 60' J. Tejada — Yellow card ⇄ 62' B. Jamison — Substitution ⇄ 62' C. Dennis — Substitution ⇄ 62' G. Rivera — Substitution ⇄ 63' F. Daroma — Substitution ⚽ 72' M. Mahoney — Own goal ⇄ 77' D. Badji — Substitution ⇄ 78' D. Williams — Substitution 🟨 82' JP Scearce — Yellow card ⇄ 83' D. Lacroix — Substitution ⇄ 83' J. Tejada — Substitution ⇄ 85' D. Flores — Substitution ⇄ 85' C. Smith — Substitution ⚽ 90+1' G. Studenhofft — Goal

Match events

27' Phoenix Rising Yellow card G. Rivera
35' Phoenix Rising Goal I. Sacko assist: D. Gomez
44' Colorado Springs Yellow card D. Lacroix
45+2' Colorado Springs Goal A. Perez assist: B. Jamison
60' Colorado Springs Yellow card J. Tejada
62' Colorado Springs Substitution B. Jamison off: K. Bennett
62' Phoenix Rising Substitution C. Dennis off: R. Czichos
62' Phoenix Rising Substitution G. Rivera off: A. Pelayo
63' Colorado Springs Substitution F. Daroma off: S. Masereka
72' Phoenix Rising Own goal M. Mahoney
77' Phoenix Rising Substitution D. Badji off: T. Schmitt
78' Colorado Springs Substitution D. Williams off: S. Echevarria
82' Phoenix Rising Yellow card JP Scearce
83' Colorado Springs Substitution D. Lacroix off: T. Magee
83' Colorado Springs Substitution J. Tejada off: J. Fjeldberg
85' Phoenix Rising Substitution D. Flores off: D. Rivera
85' Phoenix Rising Substitution C. Smith off: G. Studenhofft
90+1' Phoenix Rising Goal G. Studenhofft

Statistics

44 Possession, % 56.00

5 Shots on target 2

3 Shots off target 9

4 Big chances 1

86 Attacks 85

2 Corners 2

18 Fouls 10

10 Free kicks 18

0 Offsides 1

2 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

9 Goal kicks 5

15 Throw-ins 19

All statistics

6/1638% Aerial duels 10/1663%

48 Backward passes 74

2 Blocked shots 5

20 Clearances 18

3/1619% Crosses 3/1127%

7/7100% Dribbles 7/1644%

56 Failed passes 65

1 Goalkeeper saves 3

2 Interceptions 8

7 Key passes 12

34/5859% Long passes 26/5646%

39 Passes into the final third 59

136 Passes in the opposition half 186

181 Passes in own half 219

0.50 Shot accuracy 0.13

6 Shots inside the box 8

11/1479% Tackles 6/875%

301 Total passes 394

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