Phoenix Rising 2–0 Sacramento Republic

USL Championship 2026 Group Stage · 31 May 2026

Phoenix Rising vs Sacramento Republic in the USL Championship 2026.

At Wild Horse Pass Stadium.

Referee: J. Griggs.

Phoenix Rising beat Sacramento Republic 2–0. I. Sacko opened the scoring for Phoenix Rising after 39 minutes, and that goal decided it.

Goalscorers

• Phoenix Rising: I. Sacko 39' (pen), I. Sacko 45' (pen)

Phoenix Rising starting lineup

• 1 P. Rakovsky
• 2 C. Smith
• 4 P. Mar Boye
• 17 JP Scearce
• 20 L. Biasi
• 37 G. Rivera
• 13 J. Moursou
• 7 I. Sacko
• 8 D. Gomez
• 10 H. Avayevu
• 11 G. Studenhofft

Sacramento Republic starting lineup

• 1 D. Vitiello
• 2 J. Gurr
• 15 A. Essel
• 4 L. Desmond
• 22 M. Benitez
• 18 M. Kaye
• 27 D. Crisostomo
• 10 A. Rodriguez
• 16 T. Wolff
• 7 M. Malango
• 11 F. Ajago

Match events

• 39′ Phoenix Rising: Yellow Card, I. Sacko
• 39′ Phoenix Rising: Penalty, I. Sacko
• 45′ Phoenix Rising: Penalty, I. Sacko
• 46′ Sacramento Republic: Substitution, M. Rodriguez, A. Rodriguez
• 46′ Sacramento Republic: Substitution, J. Timmer, L. Desmond
• 47′ Phoenix Rising: Yellow Card, L. Biasi
• 57′ Sacramento Republic: Substitution, C. Ukaegbu, A. Essel
• 62′ Phoenix Rising: Substitution, D. Rivera, G. Studenhofft
• 62′ Phoenix Rising: Substitution, C. Dennis, D. Gomez
• 67′ Sacramento Republic: Substitution, J. Casas, M. Kaye
• 72′ Phoenix Rising: Substitution, D. Flores, H. Avayevu
• 72′ Phoenix Rising: Substitution, A. Vukovic, G. Rivera
• 78′ Sacramento Republic: Substitution, D. Wanner, D. Crisostomo
• 79′ Phoenix Rising: Yellow Card, JP Scearce
• 86′ Phoenix Rising: Yellow Card, A. Vukovic
• 90′ Phoenix Rising: Substitution, J. Ping, I. Sacko
• 90+1′ Phoenix Rising: Yellow Card, D. Rivera

Phoenix Rising before this match

• at Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–3 (Tampa Bay Rowdies) · Group Stage, 23 May 2026
• vs San Antonio 1–1 (San Antonio) · Group Stage, 10 May 2026
• at Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–0 (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) · Group Stage, 2 May 2026
• at Miami FC 3–0 (Miami FC) · Group Stage, 18 Apr 2026
• vs New Mexico United 3–0 (New Mexico United) · Group Stage, 12 Apr 2026

Sacramento Republic before this match

• at San Antonio 1–2 (San Antonio) · Group Stage, 24 May 2026
• vs Orange County SC 3–2 (Orange County SC) · Group Stage, 3 May 2026
• 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