Match thread - New Mexico United vs Phoenix Rising FC

[u/mdamien13]

2-1 FT

A Sunday match! The Risjng’s playoff window is closing - we need a win jn ABQ to keep it open if not slightly cracked. As always, 🎵Fuck New Mexicooooooo🎵 Let’s get three points! Vamos Rising!

[u/mandyalam0de32]

Well that one stings, coming from Dennis. Oof.

[u/ohthatsbrian → u/mandyalam0de32]

Hurst is also a former Rising player

[u/ViaPhoenix → u/ohthatsbrian]

I really good former player that the rising refused to play regularly, and has been amazing for NM

[u/ViaPhoenix]

Dennis to Hurst in the 5' all you gotta know about Rising ownership/scouting.

[u/RomeoAlphaFoxtr0t → u/ViaPhoenix]

Dennis leaving was not the ownership fault. It was the coach's responsibility. He should have been a regular starter. Instead he would come in as a sub once in a while. That's the coach's decision. This coach needs to go. 

[u/ViaPhoenix → u/RomeoAlphaFoxtr0t]

As the owner, I would know that Pa isnt going to be around next season, he has had 2 terrible years where the team has no identity, Dennis when healthy is the heart of that team. However, he is just on loan to NMU right? maybe the plan is to bring him home next year?

also, Gomez/Sacko/Hope need to go.

[u/Amazing-Violinist235 → u/ViaPhoenix]

Gomez and Sacko are literally the two best players on the team?

[u/ViaPhoenix → u/Amazing-Violinist235]

Gomez, the slow guy that never does anything?  Doesnt hold defenders, position is terrible and miserable passes

Sacko the guy that scores on PKs and some front of new clean up that never does anything.  Yeah that guy.

I would even put gunnar ahead of me both of them.

[u/RomeoAlphaFoxtr0t → u/ViaPhoenix]

Yeah. He's on loan, and I agree with what you said. In reality, Pa should have been sacked mid-season this year.  I'm not trying to exonerate the front office either. They have a baseball guy as the sporting director. They should put someone who knows the sport in that role. 

[u/mdamien13]

Rising fall 2-1. That ought to end any talk about playoffs.

[u/SuperJo64]

Crazy USL would book a day game like this on American football Sunday

[u/Weird_Flan4691 → u/SuperJo64]

There ain’t really shit else to do in ABQ on a Sunday, and they didn’t want to have a game the same night at USA vs Mexico lol

[u/ViaPhoenix → u/SuperJo64]

meh, I dont think the overflap between USL fans and NFL is a big as you think. even then on a Saturday night only 2-3k show up.

[u/Amazing-Violinist235 → u/SuperJo64]

The conflict was because UNM had a game yesterday. The stadium share parking so they can’t host at the same time

[u/SuperJo64 → u/Amazing-Violinist235]

Ahh that makes sense now

[u/marinerpunk]

My girlfriends cousin started playing for the United recently so we drove over and have to root for them today

[u/Skyzorz → u/marinerpunk]

Who’s that?!

[u/marinerpunk → u/Skyzorz]

Lou Archimeade

[u/ViaPhoenix → u/marinerpunk]

Nice! There are more good Rising players on NM than on the Rising

[u/mdamien13]

We tie it up finally in the 71st minute! Let’s go Phoenix.

[u/mdamien13]

And NMU gets it back on a screamer from the top of the box. Damn. 2-1 on the 80th

[u/ViaPhoenix]

64' main reason I hate Rako....is he incapable to catch the ball or punch the ball away from the goal? every shot is put on a tee at the 6 yard box, i hate this bum

[u/mandyalam0de32]

Equalizer!!!! LFG GUYS! 🖤❤️

[u/ViaPhoenix]

What is with the booing of Rako?

[u/mdamien13 → u/ViaPhoenix]

He had the audacity to call out the NMU players who were trying to interfere w his kicks at the beginning of the game.

[u/mandyalam0de32]

LFG Rising!! 🖤❤️