New Mexico United vs Ventura County FC, 2022 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
New Mexico United
  • 13': Justin Portillo (P)
  • 49': Harry Swartz
  • 54': Harry Swartz
FT
3 - 2
Ventura County FC
  • 6': Kalen Ryden (OG)
  • 31': Michael Salazar

About

New Mexico United are hosting Ventura County FC at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Kevaughn Frater (New Mexico United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Suggs.
  • 5': Foul by Adam Saldaña (LA Galaxy II).
  • 5': Harry Swartz (New Mexico United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Own Goal by Kalen Ryden, New Mexico United. New Mexico United 0, LA Galaxy II 1.
  • 8': Offside, New Mexico United. Josh Suggs tries a through ball, but Kevaughn Frater is caught offside.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Kevaughn Frater (New Mexico United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Micheal Azira.
  • 9': Corner, New Mexico United. Conceded by Axel Essengue.
  • 12': Penalty conceded by Liam Doyle (LA Galaxy II) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 13': Goal! New Mexico United 1, LA Galaxy II 1. Justin Portillo (New Mexico United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Harry Swartz (New Mexico United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevaughn Frater.
  • 15': Corner, LA Galaxy II. Conceded by Josh Suggs.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Michael Salazar (LA Galaxy II) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Drack with a cross.
  • 16': Corner, LA Galaxy II. Conceded by Kevaughn Frater.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Joshua Drack (LA Galaxy II) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 17': Brandon Tellez (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Micheal Azira (New Mexico United).
  • 18': Attempt missed. Paulo Rudisill (LA Galaxy II) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Owen Lambe.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Kevaughn Frater (New Mexico United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Justin Portillo.
  • 21': Foul by Kevaughn Frater (New Mexico United).
  • 21': Joshua Drack (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Kevaughn Frater (New Mexico United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Cameron Dunbar (LA Galaxy II) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Doyle.
  • 24': Foul by Joshua Drack (LA Galaxy II).
  • 24': Harry Swartz (New Mexico United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Liam Doyle (LA Galaxy II).
  • 28': Kevaughn Frater (New Mexico United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Kevaughn Frater (New Mexico United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Josh Suggs.
  • 30': Adam Saldaña (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Micheal Azira (New Mexico United).
  • 30': Offside, LA Galaxy II. Liam Doyle tries a through ball, but Cameron Dunbar is caught offside.
  • 31': Adam Saldaña (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Alexis Souahy (New Mexico United).
  • 31': Goal! New Mexico United 1, LA Galaxy II 2. Michael Salazar (LA Galaxy II) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua Drack.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Micheal Azira (New Mexico United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amando Moreno with a cross.
  • 34': Foul by Joshua Drack (LA Galaxy II).
  • 34': Harry Swartz (New Mexico United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Liam Doyle (LA Galaxy II).
  • 35': Kevaughn Frater (New Mexico United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Foul by Harry Swartz (New Mexico United).
  • 36': Joshua Drack (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Adam Saldaña (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Micheal Azira (New Mexico United).
  • 40': Foul by Joshua Drack (LA Galaxy II).
  • 40': Will Seymore (New Mexico United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Brandon Tellez (LA Galaxy II) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Saldaña.
  • 44': Foul by Will Seymore (New Mexico United).
  • 44': Joshua Drack (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Will Seymore (New Mexico United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Corner, New Mexico United. Conceded by Cameron Dunbar.
  • 45'+3': Corner, New Mexico United. Conceded by Michael Salazar.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Alexis Souahy (New Mexico United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevaughn Frater with a cross.
  • 45'+4': Corner, New Mexico United. Conceded by Axel Essengue.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, New Mexico United 1, LA Galaxy II 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins New Mexico United 1, LA Galaxy II 2.
  • 45': Substitution, New Mexico United. Jerome Kiesewetter replaces Kevaughn Frater.
  • 45': Substitution, New Mexico United. Sergio Rivas replaces Chris Wehan.
  • 46': Adam Saldaña (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Jerome Kiesewetter (New Mexico United).
  • 49': Goal! New Mexico United 2, LA Galaxy II 2. Harry Swartz (New Mexico United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Amando Moreno.
  • 50': Adam Saldaña (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Justin Portillo (New Mexico United).
  • 51': Foul by Liam Doyle (LA Galaxy II).
  • 51': Jerome Kiesewetter (New Mexico United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Offside, New Mexico United. Justin Portillo tries a through ball, but Jerome Kiesewetter is caught offside.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Jerome Kiesewetter (New Mexico United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Swartz.
  • 52': Corner, New Mexico United. Conceded by Eric López.
  • 53': Foul by Adam Saldaña (LA Galaxy II).
  • 53': Harry Swartz (New Mexico United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Goal! New Mexico United 3, LA Galaxy II 2. Harry Swartz (New Mexico United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 57': Substitution, New Mexico United. Sam Hamilton replaces Micheal Azira.
  • 57': Substitution, New Mexico United. Austin Yearwood replaces Josh Suggs.
  • 58': Cameron Dunbar (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Harry Swartz (New Mexico United).
  • 60': Attempt missed. Jerome Kiesewetter (New Mexico United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Rivas.
  • 61': Foul by Axel Essengue (LA Galaxy II).
  • 61': Jerome Kiesewetter (New Mexico United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Sergio Rivas (New Mexico United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Swartz.
  • 65': Foul by Joshua Drack (LA Galaxy II).
  • 65': Harry Swartz (New Mexico United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Adam Saldaña (LA Galaxy II) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Amando Moreno (New Mexico United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Rivas.
  • 67': Corner, New Mexico United. Conceded by Adam Saldaña.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Sam Hamilton (New Mexico United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 70': Substitution, LA Galaxy II. Rémi Cabral replaces Paulo Rudisill.
  • 75': Adam Saldaña (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Sergio Rivas (New Mexico United).
  • 76': Substitution, LA Galaxy II. Riley Dalgado replaces Joshua Drack.
  • 76': Substitution, LA Galaxy II. Adrián González replaces Brandon Tellez.
  • 77': Corner, New Mexico United. Conceded by Liam Doyle.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Alexis Souahy (New Mexico United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Justin Portillo with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Adrián González (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Austin Yearwood (New Mexico United).
  • 81': Attempt saved. Jerome Kiesewetter (New Mexico United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Rivas.
  • 81': Corner, New Mexico United. Conceded by Eric López.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Sergio Rivas (New Mexico United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Justin Portillo with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Substitution, LA Galaxy II. Carlos Harvey replaces Adam Saldaña.
  • 86': Substitution, New Mexico United. Devon Sandoval replaces Harry Swartz because of an injury.
  • 87': Foul by Michael Salazar (LA Galaxy II).
  • 87': Justin Portillo (New Mexico United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Riley Dalgado (LA Galaxy II).
  • 88': Jerome Kiesewetter (New Mexico United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Michael Salazar (LA Galaxy II) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Corner, LA Galaxy II. Conceded by Austin Yearwood.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Axel Picazo (LA Galaxy II) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Owen Lambe with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Amando Moreno (New Mexico United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Rivas.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Liam Doyle (LA Galaxy II).
  • 90'+3': Jerome Kiesewetter (New Mexico United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Liam Doyle (LA Galaxy II) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, New Mexico United 3, LA Galaxy II 2.
  • 0': Match ends, New Mexico United 3, LA Galaxy II 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 0
52.2 Possession 47.8
7 SHOTS 19
1 ON GOAL 6
0.1 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
373 Accurate Passes 337
458 Passes 408
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 7
13 Crosses 24
0.2 Cross % 0.3
38 Long Balls 63
12 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 6
6 Effective Tackles 10
10 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
14 Interceptions 17
16 Effective Clearances 18
16 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Attendance: 10,426

USL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 New Mexico United 28 +7 54
2 Sacramento Republic FC 27 +12 44
3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 28 +9 44
4 Memphis 901 FC 29 +11 43
Full Standings

Line-Ups

NMU New Mexico United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alexandros Tabakis (GK)
22 Kalen Ryden
6 Alexis Souahy
5 Josh Suggs
16 Will Seymore Yellow Card
41 Chris Wehan
43 Justin Portillo Yellow Card
23 Micheal Azira
30 Kevaughn Frater Yellow Card
10 Amando Moreno
33 Harry Swartz
New Mexico United Substitutes:
Ford Parker, Sam Hamilton, Devon Sandoval, Jerome Kiesewetter, Sergio Rivas, Austin Yearwood, Daniel Bruce.

VCFC Ventura County FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Eric Lopez (GK)
74 Liam Doyle Yellow Card
51 Axel Essengue
30 Joshua Drack
47 Owen Lambe
60 Paulo Rudisill
43 Adam Saldaña Yellow Card
54 Brandon Tellez
73 Michael Salazar
25 Cameron Dunbar
38 Axel Picazo
Ventura County FC Substitutes:
Rémi Cabral, Taylor Davila, Adrian Gonzalez, Dante Campbell, Carlos Harvey, Alan Solorio, Riley Dalgado.

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