PAWTUCKET, R.I. (June 14, 2025) — North Carolina FC fell to Rhode Island FC, 2-1, on Saturday, June 14 at Centreville Bank Stadium.
After an early strike for Rhode Island, defender Rafa Mentzingen fired a shot to get NCFC on the board and equalize the game at 1-1.
Maxi Rodriguez scored the go-ahead goal in the final seconds of the match from the penalty spot, giving Rhode Island all three points.
Match Notes:
- Rafa Mentzingen scored his second goal of the 2025 season in the 35′
Quotes:
John Bradford: “In a hard battle against a solid team, we had our chances to win the game or at least come out with one point on the road.”
John Bradford: “We’ll move forward and look forward to being back home in an important match coming up this week.”
Up Next:
North Carolina FC returns home for it’s Juneteenth celebration match against top-ranked Louisville City FC on Friday, June 20 at 7:30 p.m. ET at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park. This is the first match between the two clubs since the 2024 Eastern Conference quarterfinals, where Louisville City advanced with a 3-2 win. Tickets for the match are available here.
Box Score
NCFC (5-2-3): Jake McGuire, Paco Craig, Bryce Washington, Finn Sundstrom, Patrick Burner, Mikey Maldonado, Collin Martin (R. Somersall – 84′) , Rafa Mentzingen, Louis Perez (R. Da Costa – 89′), Pedro Dolabella, Adam Luckhurst (O. Anderson – 89′)
Subs Not Used: Jaden Servania, Ahmad Al-Qaq, Conor Donovan, Trevor Mulqueen, Triston Hodge
RI (4-3-3): Jackson Lee, Aldair Sanchez ( F. Nodarse – 45′), Aimé Mabika, Karifa Yao, Rio Hope-Gund, Zach Herivaux (D. Rovira – 89′), Amos Shapiro-Thompson (T. Okiyoshi – 89′), Noah Fuson, Maxi Rodriguez, Joe Brito, Albert Dikwa
Subs Not Used: Grant Stoneman, Taimu Okiyoshi, Clay Holstad, Will Meyer, Isaac Angking
Score:
NCFC: 1
RI: 2
Goals:
NCFC: R. Mentzingen – 35′ (P. Dolabella)
RI: A. Dikwa – 18′ (A. Sanchez), M. Rodriguez – 90′ + 4′
Cautions:
NCFC: L. Perez – 12′ , P. Burner – 40′,
RI: A. Sanchez – 23′, F. Nodarse – 81′
Ejections:
NCFC: –
RI: –
Venue (Location): Centreville Bank Stadium (Pawtucket, R.I.)
