Sacramento Republic 2–0 Phoenix Rising

USL Championship 2026 Group Stage · 5 Apr 2026

Sacramento Republic vs Phoenix Rising in the USL Championship 2026.

At Heart Health Park.

Referee: M. Hassan.

Sacramento Republic beat Phoenix Rising 2–0. B. Willey opened the scoring for Sacramento Republic after 10 minutes, and that goal decided it.

Goalscorers

• Sacramento Republic: B. Willey 10', D. Wanner 24'

Sacramento Republic starting lineup

• 1 D. Vitiello
• 15 A. Essel
• 6 F. Kleemann
• 4 L. Desmond
• 22 M. Benitez
• 27 D. Crisostomo
• 18 M. Kaye
• 10 A. Rodriguez
• 20 B. Willey
• 17 D. Wanner
• 11 F. Ajago

Phoenix Rising starting lineup

• 1 P. Rakovsky
• 2 C. Smith
• 24 A. Pelayo
• 6 A. Vukovic
• 20 L. Biasi
• 17 JP Scearce
• 13 J. Moursou
• 10 H. Avayevu
• 12 C. Dennis
• 11 G. Studenhofft
• 22 D. Johnson

Match events

• 5′ Sacramento Republic: Yellow Card, F. Ajago
• 10′ Sacramento Republic: Normal Goal, B. Willey, F. Ajago
• 24′ Sacramento Republic: Normal Goal, D. Wanner, M. Benitez
• 26′ Phoenix Rising: Yellow Card, J. Moursou
• 28′ Sacramento Republic: Yellow Card, D. Crisostomo
• 46′ Phoenix Rising: Substitution, I. Sacko, G. Studenhofft
• 48′ Phoenix Rising: Yellow Card, H. Avayevu
• 50′ Sacramento Republic: Yellow Card, D. Vitiello
• 59′ Sacramento Republic: Yellow Card, D. Wanner
• 61′ Phoenix Rising: Substitution, D. Gomez, J. Moursou
• 64′ Phoenix Rising: Substitution, A. Capetillo, A. Vukovic
• 72′ Sacramento Republic: Substitution, M. Malango, D. Wanner
• 73′ Sacramento Republic: Yellow Card, M. Benitez
• 75′ Phoenix Rising: Substitution, D. Flores, A. Pelayo
• 77′ Sacramento Republic: Substitution, B. Cambridge, A. Rodriguez
• 77′ Sacramento Republic: Substitution, K. Edwards, F. Ajago
• 78′ Sacramento Republic: Yellow Card, B. Willey
• 79′ Phoenix Rising: Yellow Card, D. Gomez
• 84′ Sacramento Republic: Substitution, C. Ukaegbu, B. Willey

Sacramento Republic before this match

• vs El Paso Locomotive 1–2 (El Paso Locomotive) · Group Stage, 29 Mar 2026
• vs Monterey Bay 1–1 (Monterey Bay) · Group Stage, 22 Mar 2026
• at Lexington 0–0 (Lexington) · Group Stage, 14 Mar 2026
• vs FC Tulsa 2–0 (FC Tulsa) · Group Stage, 8 Mar 2026

Phoenix Rising before this match

• at FC Tulsa 1–1 (FC Tulsa) · Group Stage, 29 Mar 2026
• vs Oakland Roots 2–2 (Oakland Roots) · Group Stage, 22 Mar 2026
• vs Orange County SC 1–1 (Orange County SC) · Group Stage, 15 Mar 2026
• at San Antonio 1–2 (San Antonio) · Group Stage, 8 Mar 2026