Orange County 1 – 2 Phoenix Rising: US Open Cup Match Report

US Open Cup

Orange County

After Extra Time

1–2

Thursday, 2 April 2026 · Championship Soccer Stadium at OC Great Park

Phoenix Rising

Phoenix Rising won after extra-time.

⚽ Ousmane Sylla 86' ⚽ Aleksandar Vukovic 95'⚽ Gunnar Studenhofft 35'

Match Events

116'

Ethan ZubakOrange County

108'

Darius JohnsonPhoenix Rising

106'

Oliver KurnikOrange County · Yaniv Bazini

105+2'

Jackson GaydonPhoenix Rising · Juan Carvajal

102'

Luke BiasiPhoenix Rising

95'

Aleksandar VukovicPhoenix Rising · Ihsan Sacko

1-2

94'

Patrick RakovskyPhoenix Rising

92'

Nico BenalcázarOrange County

90'

Apolo MarinchOrange County

90'

Tom Brewitt Orange County

88'

Collin SmithPhoenix Rising

86'

Ousmane SyllaOrange County · Yaniv Bazini

1-1

85'

Hope AvayevuPhoenix Rising · Eziah Ramirez

84'

Apolo MarinchOrange County · Efren Solis

84'

Tyson EspyOrange County · Garrison Tubbs

78'

Charlie DennisPhoenix Rising

73'

Ousmane SyllaOrange County · Lyam MacKinnon

69'

Collin SmithPhoenix Rising · Adrián Pelayo

69'

JP ScearcePhoenix Rising · Jean-Éric Moursou

69'

Darius JohnsonPhoenix Rising · Anthony Capetillo

66'

Ethan ZubakOrange County · Marcelo Palomino

66'

Ryan DoghmanOrange County · Kevin Partida

57'

Charlie DennisPhoenix Rising · Gunnar Studenhofft

51'

Anthony CapetilloPhoenix Rising

50'

Mouhamadou WarOrange County

45+1'

Aleksandar VukovicPhoenix Rising

44'

Adrián PelayoPhoenix Rising

35'

Gunnar StudenhofftPhoenix Rising

0-1

34'

Jean-Éric MoursouPhoenix Rising

25'

Kevin PartidaOrange County

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VenueChampionship Soccer Stadium at OC Great ParkThursday, 2 April 2026

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RefereeMark Verso

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Orange County Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

Alex Rando

Nico Benalcázar

Tom Brewitt

Garrison Tubbs

Mouhamadou War

Kevin Partida

Efren Solis

Lyam MacKinnon

Marcelo Palomino

Chris Hegardt

Yaniv Bazini

Substitutes 7

#8 Ousmane Sylla Midfielder

#9 Ethan Zubak Attacker

#15 Tyson Espy Defender

#22 Apolo Marinch Attacker

#23 Ryan Doghman Defender

#29 Oliver Kurnik Midfielder

#31 Tetsuya Kadono Goalkeeper

Phoenix Rising Starting XI

Formation 4-3-3

Patrick Rakovsky

Eziah Ramirez

Adrián Pelayo

Aleksandar Vukovic

Luke Biasi

Jean-Éric Moursou

Diego Gómez

Anthony Capetillo

Ihsan Sacko

Gunnar Studenhofft

Juan Carvajal

Substitutes 7

#2 Collin Smith Defender

#10 Hope Avayevu Midfielder

#12 Charlie Dennis Midfielder

#14 Chituru Odunze Goalkeeper

#17 JP Scearce Midfielder

#22 Darius Johnson Attacker

#33 Jackson Gaydon Midfielder

Statistics

Match Statistics

Orange County

Comparison

Phoenix Rising

61% Ball Possession % 39%

15 Shots Total 8

6 Shots On Target 4

3 Shots Off Target 3

6 Shots Blocked 1

9 Shots Insidebox 6

6 Shots Outsidebox 2

0 Big Chances Created 5

0 Big Chances Missed 3

2 Corners 4

4 Offsides 1

19 Fouls 24

6 Yellowcards 9

651 Passes 425

547 Successful Passes 323

84% Successful Passes Percentage 76%

86 Long Passes 78

52 Successful Long Passes 37

60% Successful Long Passes Percentage 47%

24 Total Crosses 18

13 Accurate Crosses 2

18 Dribble Attempts 11

6 Successful Dribbles 2

33% Successful Dribbles Percentage 18%

19 Tackles 17

7 Interceptions 13

73 Duels Won 51

2 Saves 5

129 Attacks 104

100 Dangerous Attacks 65

24 Free Kicks 19

33 Throwins 23

6 Goal Kicks 8

6 Substitutions 6

0 Injuries 1

1 Goals 2

103 Ball Safe 96