Lexington 1–4 New Mexico United

USL Championship 2026 Group Stage · 15 Jul 2026

Lexington vs New Mexico United in the USL Championship 2026.

At Toyota Stadium.

Referee: E. Osmanovic.

New Mexico United beat Lexington 4–1. G. Hurst opened the scoring for New Mexico United after 42 minutes. V. Noel made it 0–2 after 45 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• Lexington: P. Goodrum 70'
• New Mexico United: G. Hurst 42' (pen), V. Noel 45', G. Hurst 62', J. Melto Quiah 68'

Lexington starting lineup

• 17 O. Semmle
• 12 X. Zengue
• 4 A. Ordonez
• 23 J. Brown
• 2 J. Greene
• 16 B. Ferri
• 6 A. Molloy
• 8 Nick Firmino
• 27 B. P. Rodrigues
• 7 M. Epps
• 9 P. Goodrum

New Mexico United starting lineup

• 13 K. Shakes
• 27 M. Howell
• 24 T. Blackett
• 2 N. Hamalainen
• 3 C. Gloster
• 15 O. Jabang
• 19 Z. Bailey
• 11 C. Nava
• 21 V. Noel
• 31 J. Melto Quiah
• 10 G. Hurst

Match events

• 28′ New Mexico United: Yellow Card, T. Blackett
• 40′ Lexington: Yellow Card, A. Ordonez
• 42′ New Mexico United: Penalty, G. Hurst
• 45′ New Mexico United: Normal Goal, V. Noel, O. Jabang
• 45+5′ Lexington: Yellow Card, J. Greene
• 61′ Lexington: Substitution, T. Scott, Nick Firmino
• 62′ New Mexico United: Normal Goal, G. Hurst, J. Melto Quiah
• 64′ Lexington: Yellow Card, B. Ferri
• 65′ Lexington: Substitution, M. Adedokun, B. Ferri
• 65′ Lexington: Substitution, J. Hafferty, A. Ordonez
• 68′ New Mexico United: Normal Goal, J. Melto Quiah, V. Noel
• 69′ New Mexico United: Substitution, C. Wilkerson, C. Nava
• 69′ New Mexico United: Substitution, L. Archimede, V. Noel
• 70′ Lexington: Normal Goal, P. Goodrum
• 83′ Lexington: Substitution, M. Yosef, B. P. Rodrigues
• 85′ Lexington: Yellow Card, J. Brown
• 86′ New Mexico United: Substitution, G. Zelalem, G. Hurst
• 86′ New Mexico United: Substitution, D. Harris, O. Jabang
• 90′ New Mexico United: Yellow Card, G. Zelalem
• 90+1′ Lexington: Yellow Card, M. Hemmi
• 90+2′ New Mexico United: Substitution, N. Reid-Stephen, Z. Bailey

Lexington before this match

• at Tampa Bay Rowdies 4–1 (Tampa Bay Rowdies) · Group Stage, 4 Jul 2026
• vs San Antonio 2–0 (San Antonio) · Group Stage, 13 Jun 2026
• at El Paso Locomotive 4–1 (El Paso Locomotive) · Group Stage, 31 May 2026
• at Indy Eleven 1–3 (Indy Eleven) · Group Stage, 23 May 2026
• vs Monterey Bay 3–1 (Monterey Bay) · Group Stage, 8 May 2026

New Mexico United before this match

• vs Oakland Roots 2–1 (Oakland Roots) · Group Stage, 5 Jul 2026
• 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