Sacramento Republic

Match report

Sacramento Republic beat Lexington 1-0 in the USL Group Stage on 16 August 2026. The hosts kept their place in the standings with what proved to be a decisive moment in the group.

K. Edwards ended a barren spell when he tapped home in the 87th minute. The goal came after a period where both sides had been searching for an opening, and Sacramento finally carved them open. By then the tension was palpable, and the academy graduate marked his impact on the game.

B. Willey and D. Crisostomo picked up two bookings in five minutes early on, while P. Goodrum, J. Casas and T. Scott saw the game out with yellow cards later. Three substitutions on each side in the final quarter reflected the desire to hold or chase the result.

And here's the thing about the numbers. Sacramento had 60 per cent possession and 109 attacks against 76 for the visitors, but shots accuracy of nine per cent tells you chances went begging. One shot on target from eight inside the penalty area, and one big chance created — the rest was noise.

To be fair, Lexington cleared their lines 26 times and made 13 tackles, but they never found their rhythm. Key passes sat at seven for the hosts against three for the visitors, and the difference in passes into the final third — 110 to 49 — was telling.

Sacramento now sit seventh with 32 points from 21 games, while Lexington remain eighth on 31 points after 22 matches. The gap is narrow, but this result shifts the balance in the group.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 60 – 40

Shots on target 1 – 0

Shots off target 7 – 2

Big chances 1 – 0

🟨 25' B. Willey — Yellow card 🟨 39' D. Crisostomo — Yellow card ⇄ 68' B. P. Rodrigues — Substitution ⇄ 76' M. Tschantret — Substitution ⇄ 76' B. Willey — Substitution ⇄ 76' T. Wolff — Substitution ⇄ 81' J. Greene — Substitution 🟨 83' P. Goodrum — Yellow card ⇄ 84' T. Leibold — Substitution ⇄ 84' M. Malango — Substitution ⚽ 87' K. Edwards — Goal 🟨 88' J. Casas — Yellow card ⇄ 90' J. Casas — Substitution 🟨 90+2' T. Scott — Yellow card

Match events

25' 0:0 Sacramento Republic Yellow card B. Willey
39' 0:0 Sacramento Republic Yellow card D. Crisostomo
68' 0:0 Lexington Substitution B. P. Rodrigues off: M. Tschantret
76' 0:0 Lexington Substitution M. Tschantret off: T. Scott
76' 0:0 Sacramento Republic Substitution B. Willey off: A. Rodriguez
76' 0:0 Sacramento Republic Substitution T. Wolff off: K. Edwards
81' 0:0 Lexington Substitution J. Greene off: J. Hafferty
83' 0:0 Lexington Yellow card P. Goodrum
84' 0:0 Sacramento Republic Substitution T. Leibold off: R. Spaulding
84' 0:0 Sacramento Republic Substitution M. Malango off: A. Midence
87' 1:0 Sacramento Republic Goal K. Edwards assist: J. Timmer
88' 1:0 Sacramento Republic Yellow card J. Casas
90' 1:0 Sacramento Republic Substitution J. Casas off: A. Essel
90+2' 1:0 Lexington Yellow card T. Scott

Statistics

60 Possession, % 40

1 Shots on target 0

7 Shots off target 2

1 Big chances 0

109 Attacks 76

3 Corners 1

15 Fouls 13

12 Free kicks 14

0 Offsides 0

3 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

5 Goal kicks 8

21 Throw-ins 22

All statistics

11/2741% Aerial duels 16/2759%

73 Backward passes 59

3 Blocked shots 1

13 Clearances 26

5/1242% Crosses 0/70%

3/1619% Dribbles 7/2035%

80 Failed passes 66

5 Interceptions 10

7 Key passes 3

24/4455% Long passes 29/5553%

110 Passes into the final third 49

300 Passes in the opposition half 164

237 Passes in own half 197

0.09 Shot accuracy 0

8 Shots inside the box 1

20/2483% Tackles 13/1968%

525 Total passes 354

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