New Mexico United 2–1 Lexington

USL Championship 2026 Group Stage · 27 Aug 2026

New Mexico United vs Lexington in the USL Championship 2026.

At Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park.

Referee: A. Hadzic.

New Mexico United beat Lexington 2–1. M. Muir opened the scoring for Lexington after 51 minutes. N. Reid-Stephen made it 2–1 after 78 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• New Mexico United: K. Keller 73', N. Reid-Stephen 78'
• Lexington: M. Muir 51'

New Mexico United starting lineup

• 13 K. Shakes
• 17 J. LaCava
• 4 K. Keller
• 2 N. Hamalainen
• 3 C. Gloster
• 15 O. Jabang
• 19 Z. Bailey
• 7 N. Reid-Stephen
• 10 G. Hurst
• 5 D. Harris
• 9 J. Rennicks

Lexington starting lineup

• 17 O. Semmle
• 12 X. Zengue
• 21 M. Muir
• 5 K. Burks
• 2 J. Greene
• 6 A. Molloy
• 15 N. Okello
• 34 M. Fry
• 8 Nick Firmino
• 7 M. Epps
• 19 T. Scott

Match events

• 10′ Lexington: Yellow Card, O. Semmle
• 29′ New Mexico United: Yellow Card, G. Hurst
• 46′ Lexington: Substitution, B. Ferri, M. Fry
• 51′ Lexington: Normal Goal, M. Muir
• 56′ Lexington: Substitution, J. Brown, T. Scott
• 63′ New Mexico United: Yellow Card, Z. Bailey
• 67′ New Mexico United: Substitution, T. Blackett, C. Gloster
• 67′ New Mexico United: Substitution, C. Wilkerson, J. LaCava
• 67′ New Mexico United: Substitution, G. Zelalem, O. Jabang
• 68′ New Mexico United: Yellow Card, T. Blackett
• 73′ New Mexico United: Normal Goal, K. Keller, G. Hurst
• 74′ Lexington: Substitution, P. Seagrist, Nick Firmino
• 78′ New Mexico United: Normal Goal, N. Reid-Stephen, D. Harris
• 82′ Lexington: Yellow Card, P. Seagrist
• 84′ Lexington: Substitution, M. Yosef, X. Zengue
• 85′ New Mexico United: Substitution, L. Archimede, G. Hurst
• 85′ New Mexico United: Substitution, C. Nava, D. Harris
• 90+4′ New Mexico United: Yellow Card, C. Wilkerson

New Mexico United before this match

• at Loudoun United 0–0 (Loudoun United) · Group Stage, 22 Aug 2026
• vs FC Tulsa 1–0 (FC Tulsa) · Group Stage, 16 Aug 2026
• at Monterey Bay 5–2 (Monterey Bay) · Group Stage, 9 Aug 2026
• vs Colorado Springs 1–0 (Colorado Springs) · Group Stage, 2 Aug 2026
• at Lexington 4–1 (Lexington) · Group Stage, 15 Jul 2026

Lexington before this match

• vs Las Vegas Lights 2–0 (Las Vegas Lights) · Group Stage, 22 Aug 2026
• at Sacramento Republic 0–1 (Sacramento Republic) · Group Stage, 16 Aug 2026
• vs Phoenix Rising 1–0 (Phoenix Rising) · Group Stage, 8 Aug 2026
• vs Monterey Bay 3–2 (Monterey Bay) · Group Stage, 1 Aug 2026
• at FC Tulsa 0–0 (FC Tulsa) · Group Stage, 26 Jul 2026