CARY, N.C. (Oct. 10, 2025) — North Carolina FC fell, 2-0, against Phoenix Rising Friday night at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park.
With the loss, NCFC remains in fourth place in the USL Championship Eastern Conference standings with a 12W-11L-5D record and 41 points with two games remaining in the regular season.
Charlie Dennis gave Phoenix the lead in the 35′, pouncing on a rebound in the middle of the box and finding the back of the net through a crowd. Collin Smith doubled the visitors’ advantage in the 61′, heading home a cross from Darius Johnson at the back post.
Up Next:
North Carolina FC hosts Rhode Island FC for its regular season home finale on Saturday, October 18, at 7 p.m. ET at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park. Tickets for the match are available here.
NCFC (5-2-3): Oliver Semmle; Mikey Maldonado, Paco Craig © (Patrick Burner – 64′), Conor Donovan, Finn Sundstrom, Ahmad Al-Qaq (Triston Hodge – 90′ + 3′); Louis Perez, Raheem Somersall (Jayson Quintanilla – 85′); Pedro Dolabella, Rodrigo da Costa, Thomas Roberts (Oalex Anderson – 46′)
Subs Not Used: Jake McGuire, Trevor Mulqueen, Akira Fitzgerald, Bryce Washington
PHX (3-4-3): Patrick Rakovsky; Rafael Czichos, Pape Boye ©, Ascel Essengue; Daniel Flores (Noble Okello – 85′), Jean Moursou, John Scearce, Collin Smith; Hope Avayevu (Xian Emmers – 85′), Darius Johnson (Ihsan Sacko – 71′), Charlie Dennis
Subs Not Used: Triston Henry, Ryan Flood, Pierce Rizzo, Remi Cabral
Score:
NCFC: 0
PHX: 2
Goals:
NCFC: –
PHX: C. Dennis – 35′, C. Smith 61′ – (D. Johnson)
Cautions:
NCFC: C. Donovan – 55′
PHX: D. Flores – 2′, D. Johnson – 32′
Ejections:
NCFC: –
PHX: –
Venue (Location): First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary, N.C.)
Attendance: 2,526
