Match Day Information
Location: Regal Soccer Stadium, Knoxville, TN
Reported attendance: 2,512
Weather: 45F, partly cloudy, breezy
Scoring Summary
One Knoxville SC – Jimmie Villalobos (PK, 17′)
Lexington SC – Don Smart (PK, 28′)
One Knoxville SC – Jake Keegan (40′)
Match Notes – One Knoxville SC
Formation: 4-4-1-1
Absent from the roster: Sebastian Andreassen, Gabriel Claudio, Jan-Erik Leinhos, and Kyle McDowell
Jordan Skelton captained One Knox SC after leading North Carolina FC in 2022. The defender was transferred to One Knox in the off-season for an undisclosed fee.
Notable on the bench were veterans Ilija Ilič and Frank Ross. Both subbed in during the second half.
James Thomas made his professional debut in the starting 11.
Dani Fernandez made his professional debut off the bench.
Yellow cards: van der Pluijm (23′), Lewis (45′), Kelly-Rosales (67′), Villalobos (95′)
One Knoxville SC Substitutions
IN: FW Ilija Ilic 65’
OUT: FW Jake Keegan
IN: FW Ahinga Selemano 65’
OUT: MF Callum Johnson
IN: MF Frank Ross 80’
OUT: MF Yesin van der Pluijm
IN: DF Dani Fernandez 91’
OUT: DF Sean O’Hearn
Match Notes – Lexington SC
Formation: 4-3-3
Absent from the roster: Kimball Jackson, Pierre Mané, and Drew Patterson
Charlie Machell captained the Lexington side. The forward joined from the 2022 USL League One side FC Tucson.
Making their professional debuts in the starting 11: Jalen James, Dlamini Mfanafikile
Diallo Irakoze made his club and professional debut off the bench.
Yellow cards: Balogun (52′), Mohammed (61′)
Red Card: Don Smart (70′)
Lexington SC Substitutions
IN: FW Will Baynham 65’
OUT: FW Khalid Balogun
IN: FW Nico Brown 65’
OUT: FW Jalen James
IN: FW Ates Diouf 80’
OUT: DF Terique Mohammed
IN: MF Diallo Irakoze 90’
OUT: MF Tate Robertson