Sacramento Republic 3–2 Orange County SC

USL Championship 2026 Group Stage · 3 May 2026

Sacramento Republic vs Orange County SC in the USL Championship 2026.

At Heart Health Park.

Referee: J. Scheer.

Sacramento Republic beat Orange County SC 3–2. S. Kelly opened the scoring for Orange County SC after 22 minutes. M. Benitez made it 3–2 after 90 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• Sacramento Republic: A. Rodriguez 57', K. Edwards 88', M. Benitez 90'
• Orange County SC: S. Kelly 22', Y. Bazini 73'

Sacramento Republic starting lineup

• 1 D. Vitiello
• 2 J. Gurr
• 15 A. Essel
• 4 L. Desmond
• 3 R. Spaulding
• 24 J. Casas
• 22 M. Benitez
• 16 T. Wolff
• 10 A. Rodriguez
• 7 M. Malango
• 11 F. Ajago

Orange County SC starting lineup

• 1 A. Rando
• 21 M. War
• 5 T. Brewitt
• 6 G. Tubbs
• 23 R. Doghman
• 4 N. Benalcazar
• 27 S. Kelly
• 8 O. Sylla
• 22 A. Marinch
• 11 L. MacKinnon
• 9 E. Zubak

Match events

• 11′ Sacramento Republic: Yellow Card, A. Rodriguez
• 18′ Sacramento Republic: Yellow Card, L. Desmond
• 22′ Orange County SC: Normal Goal, S. Kelly
• 57′ Sacramento Republic: Normal Goal, A. Rodriguez, J. Gurr
• 58′ Orange County SC: Substitution, C. Hegardt, A. Marinch
• 60′ Sacramento Republic: Yellow Card, A. Essel
• 69′ Orange County SC: Substitution, B. Cambridge, L. MacKinnon
• 69′ Orange County SC: Substitution, Y. Bazini, E. Zubak
• 73′ Orange County SC: Normal Goal, Y. Bazini, B. Cambridge
• 74′ Sacramento Republic: Substitution, K. Edwards, F. Ajago
• 74′ Sacramento Republic: Substitution, D. Wanner, T. Wolff
• 78′ Sacramento Republic: Substitution, B. Willey, R. Spaulding
• 83′ Orange County SC: Yellow Card, T. Brewitt
• 84′ Orange County SC: Substitution, T. Espy, O. Sylla
• 87′ Sacramento Republic: Substitution, C. Ukaegbu, A. Essel
• 88′ Sacramento Republic: Normal Goal, K. Edwards
• 90′ Sacramento Republic: Normal Goal, M. Benitez

Sacramento Republic before this match

• at Brooklyn 1–1 (Brooklyn) · Group Stage, 21 Apr 2026
• at Las Vegas Lights 1–1 (Las Vegas Lights) · Group Stage, 12 Apr 2026
• vs Phoenix Rising 2–0 (Phoenix Rising) · Group Stage, 5 Apr 2026
• 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

Orange County SC before this match

• vs Lexington 0–0 (Lexington) · Group Stage, 19 Apr 2026
• at FC Tulsa 1–0 (FC Tulsa) · Group Stage, 12 Apr 2026
• vs San Antonio 2–0 (San Antonio) · Group Stage, 9 Apr 2026
• vs New Mexico United 0–1 (New Mexico United) · Group Stage, 5 Apr 2026
• at Oakland Roots 1–0 (Oakland Roots) · Group Stage, 29 Mar 2026