Match summary
New Mexico United beat Charleston Battery 1-0 in the USL Championship (USA).
New Mexico United vs Charleston Battery in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-28
- New Mexico United moved from 17th to 13th in the USL Championship (United States) table with this result.4 places up. Table rebuilt from 116 results before kickoff and 117 after it; 25 teams; 13 points after 9 matches.
- K. Keller's 81st-minute goal decided the match.New Mexico United's goal 1 of 1 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 1-0 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
New Mexico United2W 1D 2L
New Mexico UnitedCharleston Battery
7Pointsof 157
6Goals scored7
7Goals conceded8
1Clean sheets2
0Scored in a row1
0Unbeaten in a row1
1Without a win0
4Conceded in a row0
Head to head3 meetings · Sep 2023 – Jul 2025
- New Mexico United wins
- 0
- Draws
- 0
- Charleston Battery wins
- 3
2.67goals per meeting
33%both teams scored
67%3+ goals
33%won by the host
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 116 earlier results
New Mexico UnitedCharleston Battery
#17Position#11
10Points8 v 8 games13
-2Goal difference0
1.25Scored per gameleague avg 1.381.5
1.5Conceded per game1.5
#11Form table position#11
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
New Mexico UnitedCharleston Battery
- Yellow Card · New Mexico United · Gedion Zelalem88'
- Substitution · New Mexico United · Justin Rennicks · InOut: Valentin Noël86'
- Substitution · New Mexico United · Maliek Howell · InOut: Greg Hurst86'
- Yellow Card · New Mexico United · Kristopher Shakes83'
- 83'Substitution · Charleston Battery · Douglas Martínez · InOut: Langston Blackstock
- Goal · New Mexico United · K. Keller1-081'
- Yellow Card · New Mexico United · Greg Hurst80'
- Substitution · New Mexico United · Cristian Nava · InOut: Niall Reid-Stephen75'
- Substitution · New Mexico United · Cullen Wilkerson · InOut: Zico Bailey75'
- 67'Substitution · Charleston Battery · Colton Swan · InOut: Miguel Berry
- 67'Substitution · Charleston Battery · Andy Cabrera · InOut: Maalique Foster
- 66'Yellow Card · Charleston Battery · Nathan Messer
- Yellow Card · New Mexico United · Ousman Jabang65'
- 58'Substitution · Charleston Battery · Nathan Messer · InOut: Houssou Landru
- Substitution · New Mexico United · Gedion Zelalem · InOut: Jake LaCava57'
- 39'Yellow Card · Charleston Battery · Miguel Berry
- Yellow Card · New Mexico United · Zico Bailey36'
Match Statistics
Match stats
New Mexico UnitedCharleston Battery
54%Ball Possession46%
12Shots Total13
5Shots On Target5
4Corners6
17Fouls8
6Yellow Cards2
1Offsides1
5Saves3
420Passes341
4Shots Off Target5
75Attacks81
41Dangerous Attacks56
5Shots Inside Box11
7Shots Outside Box2
1Goals0
8Free Kicks17
3Shots Blocked4
5Substitutions4
11Tackles11
1Assists0
2Injuries0
8Total Crosses19
6Interceptions7
31Duels Won36
2Big Chances Created3
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 5-4-1
Manager: Ben Pirmann
Starting XI
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KP
Kirill Pakhomov6.3
Substitutes
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KH
Kruz Held-
AC
Andy Cabrera6.5
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JW
Jack WaynePlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.9 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 65(91%) | 1 | 3/4 | |
| 7.8 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 65(92%) | 1 | 5/8 | |
| 7.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 61(85%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 7.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 37(80%) | 4 | 5/5 | |
| 7.3 | 86' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 20(95%) | 1 | 2/2 | |
| 6.8 | 57' | 0 | 0 | - | 27(81%) | - | 2/4 | |
| 6.7 | 75' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 16(94%) | - | 4/9 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 35(91%) | 1 | 2/6 | |
| 6.6 | 33' | 0 | 0 | - | 10(70%) | 3 | 3/5 | |
| 6.6 | 86' | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 15(73%) | - | 1/8 | |
Cam Wilkerson MF | 6.5 | 15' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(67%) | - | 2/3 |
| 6.5 | 15' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(75%) | - | - | |
| 6.4 | 75' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 44(86%) | - | 1/5 | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 21(65%) | - | 0/2 | |
| - | 4' | 0 | 0 | - | 1(100%) | - | 0/5 | |
| - | 4' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
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