New Mexico United 2–1 Oakland Roots

USL Championship 2026 Group Stage · 5 Jul 2026

New Mexico United vs Oakland Roots in the USL Championship 2026.

At Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park.

Referee: B. Stevis.

New Mexico United beat Oakland Roots 2–1. C. Nava opened the scoring for New Mexico United after 6 minutes. Z. Bailey made it 2–0 after 41 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• New Mexico United: C. Nava 6', Z. Bailey 41'
• Oakland Roots: P. Wilson 67' (pen)

New Mexico United starting lineup

• 13 K. Shakes
• 27 M. Howell
• 4 K. Keller
• 2 N. Hamalainen
• 3 C. Gloster
• 15 O. Jabang
• 19 Z. Bailey
• 11 C. Nava
• 10 G. Hurst
• 5 D. Harris
• 9 J. Rennicks

Oakland Roots starting lineup

• 1 K. McIntosh
• 17 K. Tingey
• 34 M. Edwards
• 15 N. Hackshaw
• 23 J. Bravo
• 21 T. Lepley
• 6 B. Byaruhanga
• 4 T. McCabe
• 11 J. de Vicente
• 77 F. Bettache
• 7 W. Prentice

Match events

• 6′ New Mexico United: Normal Goal, C. Nava, N. Hamalainen
• 9′ New Mexico United: Yellow Card, O. Jabang
• 21′ Oakland Roots: Yellow Card, K. Tingey
• 27′ Oakland Roots: Substitution, R. Spiegel, K. McIntosh
• 36′ New Mexico United: Yellow Card, K. Keller
• 41′ New Mexico United: Normal Goal, Z. Bailey, D. Harris
• 46′ Oakland Roots: Substitution, P. Wilson, F. Bettache
• 46′ Oakland Roots: Substitution, T. Gibson, J. Bravo
• 67′ Oakland Roots: Penalty, P. Wilson
• 68′ New Mexico United: Substitution, V. Noel, C. Nava
• 68′ New Mexico United: Substitution, L. Archimede, J. Rennicks
• 68′ New Mexico United: Substitution, J. Melto Quiah, D. Harris
• 83′ Oakland Roots: Yellow Card, T. McCabe
• 86′ Oakland Roots: Substitution, J. Kiil, K. Tingey
• 87′ New Mexico United: Substitution, T. Blackett, G. Hurst
• 90+2′ New Mexico United: Substitution, C. Wilkerson, C. Gloster
• 90+4′ New Mexico United: Yellow Card, M. Howell

New Mexico United before this match

• at Sacramento Republic 1–0 (Sacramento Republic) · Group Stage, 21 Jun 2026
• vs Orange County SC 1–1 (Orange County SC) · Group Stage, 14 Jun 2026
• at Hartford Athletic 0–0 (Hartford Athletic) · Group Stage, 30 May 2026
• vs Charleston Battery 1–0 (Charleston Battery) · Group Stage, 24 May 2026
• vs Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 (Tampa Bay Rowdies) · Group Stage, 21 May 2026

Oakland Roots before this match

• at Phoenix Rising 4–3 (Phoenix Rising) · Group Stage, 21 Jun 2026
• vs Birmingham Legion 1–1 (Birmingham Legion) · Group Stage, 17 Jun 2026
• vs Miami FC 0–0 (Miami FC) · Group Stage, 14 Jun 2026
• vs Colorado Springs 0–1 (Colorado Springs) · Group Stage, 31 May 2026
• at Orange County SC 2–3 (Orange County SC) · Group Stage, 24 May 2026