New Mexico United — Sacramento Republic: 2:3, USL Championship
USL Championship
New Mexico UnitedL30 Aug · Home San Antonio FC · 1:2W6 Sep · Away Las Vegas Lights · 2:1D12 Sep · Home Indy Eleven · 2:2D17 Sep · Away Birmingham Legion · 4:4D20 Sep · Away Colorado Springs · 0:0L27 Sep · Home Sacramento Republic · 2:3
2:3
Finished
Kick-off was
BST
Sacramento RepublicD23 Aug · Home Phoenix Rising · 2:2D30 Aug · Away Monterey Bay · 1:1D6 Sep · Away Orange County SC · 1:1W13 Sep · Home Detroit City · 1:0D21 Sep · Home San Antonio FC · 0:0W27 Sep · Away New Mexico United · 3:2
In the USL Championship game on 27 September 2026, Sacramento Republic beat New Mexico United 2:3. Match numbers: shots on target 6:7, corners 4:2.
Match report
New Mexico United hosted Sacramento Republic in the USL Championship Group Stage on Saturday evening, but the hosts found themselves on the wrong side of a 2-3 result at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park. The visitors, who had been stubbornly consistent all season, managed to snatch victory against the run of play. And here's the thing — it wasn't the possession stats that decided this one.
M. Rodriguez opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the twelfth minute before doubling New Mexico's advantage just before the interval with another strike in the forty-ninth minute. The home side controlled proceedings comfortably, moving the ball with authority. By then, Sacramento had weathered the storm and were waiting for their moment.
What changed the complexion of the match came in the second half. G. Hurst pulled one back for the visitors in the seventy-third minute, and K. Edwards levelled things up three minutes later. L. Archimede then produced the decisive moment himself, slotting home in the eighty-fifth minute to complete the comeback. One mistake ends it, and New Mexico had made too many when it mattered.
The statistics tell a story of dominance without control. New Mexico United enjoyed 72 per cent possession and registered thirteen shots to Sacramento's twelve, yet the visitors were more accurate on target. Both sides created three big chances, but the visitors converted when it counted. To be fair, the home side's defensive clearances — thirteen compared to thirty-five for the visitors — suggested they were under pressure despite having the ball.
Sacramento Republic move up to third place with forty points from twenty-five matches, while New Mexico United remain second on forty-three points. Both sides have played the same number of games, but the gap between them has narrowed considerably. This result means the visitors have one foot in contention for the top spots going forward.
HT⚽12' M. Rodriguez — Penalty⇄45+1' J. Melto Quiah — Substitution🟨45+3' G. Hurst — Yellow card🟨45+4' C. Nava — Yellow card⇄46' V. Noel — Substitution⚽49' M. Rodriguez — Goal⇄57' J. Timmer — Substitution⇄67' R. Spaulding — Substitution⇄67' A. Midence — Substitution⇄67' C. Jennings — Substitution🟨71' M. Rodriguez — Yellow card⚽73' G. Hurst — Goal⇄74' C. Nava — Substitution⇄74' M. Howell — Substitution⚽78' K. Edwards — Goal🟨82' L. Archimede — Yellow card⚽85' L. Archimede — Goal🟨86' D. Crisostomo — Yellow card⇄86' C. Dennis — Substitution⇄86' J. Casas — Substitution🟨90+3' F. Kleemann — Yellow card
D23 Aug · Home Phoenix Rising · 2:2D30 Aug · Away Monterey Bay · 1:1D6 Sep · Away Orange County SC · 1:1W13 Sep · Home Detroit City · 1:0D21 Sep · Home San Antonio FC · 0:0W27 Sep · Away New Mexico United · 3:2
