Sacramento Republic 2–2 Phoenix Rising

USL Championship 2026 Group Stage · 23 Aug 2026

Sacramento Republic vs Phoenix Rising in the USL Championship 2026.

At Heart Health Park.

Referee: A. Hadzic.

Sacramento Republic and Phoenix Rising drew 2–2. T. Wolff opened the scoring for Sacramento Republic after 19 minutes. I. Sacko made it 2–2 after 85 minutes.

Goalscorers

• Sacramento Republic: T. Wolff 19', M. Rodriguez 27'
• Phoenix Rising: I. Sacko 45', I. Sacko 85'

Sacramento Republic starting lineup

• 1 D. Vitiello
• 2 J. Gurr
• 5 J. Timmer
• 4 L. Desmond
• 21 T. Leibold
• 27 D. Crisostomo
• 24 J. Casas
• 20 B. Willey
• 8 M. Rodriguez
• 7 M. Malango
• 16 T. Wolff

Phoenix Rising starting lineup

• 1 P. Rakovsky
• 2 C. Smith
• 4 P. Mar Boye
• 17 JP Scearce
• 87 D. Flores
• 13 J. Moursou
• 24 A. Pelayo
• 7 I. Sacko
• 8 D. Gomez
• 12 C. Dennis
• 23 D. Badji

Match events

• 19′ Sacramento Republic: Normal Goal, T. Wolff, M. Malango
• 27′ Sacramento Republic: Normal Goal, M. Rodriguez, D. Crisostomo
• 45′ Phoenix Rising: Normal Goal, I. Sacko, D. Gomez
• 46′ Phoenix Rising: Substitution, L. Biasi, C. Dennis
• 48′ Sacramento Republic: Yellow Card, D. Crisostomo
• 54′ Sacramento Republic: Substitution, R. Spaulding, M. Malango
• 64′ Phoenix Rising: Substitution, R. Czichos, A. Pelayo
• 64′ Phoenix Rising: Substitution, T. Schmitt, D. Gomez
• 72′ Sacramento Republic: Substitution, A. Rodriguez, D. Crisostomo
• 72′ Sacramento Republic: Substitution, C. Jennings, T. Wolff
• 76′ Phoenix Rising: Yellow Card, C. Smith
• 76′ Phoenix Rising: Substitution, G. Studenhofft, C. Smith
• 83′ Phoenix Rising: Substitution, D. Rivera, D. Flores
• 85′ Phoenix Rising: Normal Goal, I. Sacko, T. Schmitt
• 90+1′ Sacramento Republic: Substitution, A. Essel, J. Casas
• 90+1′ Sacramento Republic: Substitution, K. Edwards, M. Rodriguez
• 90+6′ Phoenix Rising: Yellow Card, L. Biasi

Sacramento Republic before this match

• vs Lexington 1–0 (Lexington) · Group Stage, 16 Aug 2026
• at Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–0 (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) · Group Stage, 8 Aug 2026
• at FC Tulsa 0–1 (FC Tulsa) · Group Stage, 6 Aug 2026
• vs Sporting JAX 5–0 (Sporting JAX) · Group Stage, 2 Aug 2026
• at Oakland Roots 3–1 (Oakland Roots) · Group Stage, 26 Jul 2026

Phoenix Rising before this match

• vs Colorado Springs 3–1 (Colorado Springs) · Group Stage, 20 Aug 2026
• at Lexington 0–1 (Lexington) · Group Stage, 8 Aug 2026
• at Las Vegas Lights 1–1 (Las Vegas Lights) · Group Stage, 2 Aug 2026
• vs Hartford Athletic 0–0 (Hartford Athletic) · Group Stage, 26 Jul 2026
• vs Monterey Bay 3–2 (Monterey Bay) · Group Stage, 19 Jul 2026