Match summary
Before kickoff, Lexington (11th, 37 pts) were 19 points ahead of Monterey Bay (23rd, 18 pts). Monterey Bay had gone 11 matches without a win before this one.
Monterey Bay vs Lexington in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Lexington moved from 11th to 6th in the USL Championship (United States) table with this result.5 places up. Table rebuilt from 316 results before kickoff and 319 after it (including 2 matches played at the same time); 25 teams; 40 points after 26 matches.
- Marcus Epps's 80th-minute goal decided the match.Lexington's goal 3 of 3 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 3-2 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Monterey Bay0W 3D 2L
Monterey BayLexington
3Pointsof 156
4Goals scored13
7Goals conceded7
0Clean sheets1
0Scored in a row3
0Unbeaten in a row2
11Without a win0
10Conceded in a row0
Head to head4 meetings · Apr 2025 – Aug 2026
- Monterey Bay wins
- 1
- Draws
- 1
- Lexington wins
- 2
3goals per meeting
75%both teams scored
75%3+ goals
75%won by the host
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 316 earlier results
Monterey BayLexington
#23Position#11
18Points25 v 25 games37
-18Goal difference+13
1Scored per gameleague avg 1.361.72
1.72Conceded per game1.2
#21Form table position#11
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Monterey BayLexington
- Yellow Card · Monterey Bay · Fidel Junior Barajas Juárez90+2'
- Second Yellow · Monterey Bay · Kelsey EgwuSecond Yellow90'
- Substitution · Monterey Bay · Ángel Villasana · InOut: N. Ross88'
- Goal · Monterey Bay · Diego Otoya2-385'
- 85'Substitution · Lexington · Tarik Scott · InOut: Marcus Epps
- 85'Substitution · Lexington · Cielo Tschantret · InOut: Blaine Ferri
- Substitution · Monterey Bay · Diego Otoya · InOut: Sebastian Lletget83'
- 80'Goal · Lexington · Marcus Epps1-3
- 74'Goal · Lexington · Phillip Goodrum1-2
- 70'Substitution · Lexington · Milo Yosef · InOut: Malcolm Fry
- Substitution · Monterey Bay · Wesley Leggett · InOut: Judson63'
- 63'Substitution · Lexington · Braudilio Rodrigues · InOut: Nick Firmino
- Yellow Card · Monterey Bay · Kelsey Egwu55'
- Yellow Card · Monterey Bay · Joel Garcia54'
- Substitution · Monterey Bay · Fidel Junior Barajas Juárez · InOut: Facundo Canete46'
- Yellow Card · Monterey Bay · Zack Farnsworth23'
- Goal · Monterey Bay · Zack Farnsworth1-15'
- 1'Goal · Lexington · Nick Firmino0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
Monterey BayLexington
53%Ball Possession47%
6Shots Total17
3Shots On Target8
4Corners13
17Fouls12
5Yellow Cards0
1Offsides1
5Saves1
416Passes363
2Shots Off Target5
113Attacks133
68Dangerous Attacks89
5Shots Inside Box14
2Shots Outside Box3
2Goals3
12Free Kicks17
1Shots Blocked4
3Substitutions4
22Tackles12
2Assists3
341Accurate Passes292
1Red Cards0
19Total Crosses31
3Accurate Crosses7
5Interceptions8
52Duels Won59
2Big Chances Created4
0Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-4-2 · 4-2-3-1
Manager: Alex Covelo
Starting XI
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JJ
Jacob Jackson7.0
-
QE
Quinton Elliot7.5
-
FC
Facundo Canete6.4
Substitutes
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BJ
Belmar Joseph-
JP
Julian Pakbaz-
ÁV
Ángel Villasana-
CD
Ciaran DaltonPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quinton Elliot DF | 7.5 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 26(88%) | 6 | 11/13 |
| 7.2 | 7' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 1(100%) | - | 1/1 | |
Jacob Jackson GK | 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 43(81%) | - | - |
| 6.9 | 27' | 0 | 1 | - | 4(75%) | - | 1/3 | |
Judson MF | 6.7 | 63' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 38(82%) | 2 | 3/5 |
| 6.6 | 45' | 0 | 0 | - | 13(62%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 6.6 | 83' | 0 | 0 | - | 44(91%) | 1 | 2/5 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 16(88%) | 1 | 3/12 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 46(83%) | 1 | 4/8 | |
N. Ross MF | 6.5 | 88' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 49(82%) | 4 | 8/10 |
Facundo Canete MF | 6.4 | 45' | 0 | 0 | - | 11(73%) | 1 | 5/10 |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 50(82%) | 2 | 3/7 | |
| 5.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 37(78%) | 1 | 3/12 | |
| 5.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 36(83%) | 1 | 2/11 | |
Ángel Villasana MF | - | 2' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 2(50%) | - | - |
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