Sarasota Paradise vs Sporting JAX, 2026 USL Cup, Group Stage

· USL Cup

FT
0 - 2

34': Rafferty Pedder
87': Ahmad Al-Qaq

About

Sarasota Paradise are hosting Sporting JAX at Premier Sports Campus, Bradenton, Florida, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Cup.

Match Commentary

34': Rafferty Pedder (Sporting JAX) Goal at 34'
45'+1': Ethan Dudley (Sporting JAX) Yellow Card at 46'
48': Harvey Neville (Sporting JAX) Yellow Card at 48'
50': Jonathan Bolanos (Sarasota Paradise) Yellow Card at 50'
54': Edgardo Rito (Sporting JAX) Substitution at 54'
60': Matthew Cence (Sarasota Paradise) Substitution at 60'
60': Jordan Bender (Sarasota Paradise) Substitution at 60'
68': Dominik Brulinski (Sarasota Paradise) Substitution at 68'
68': Sander Røed (Sarasota Paradise) Substitution at 68'
69': Jacob Evans (Sporting JAX) Substitution at 69'
70': Wan Kuzain (Sporting JAX) Substitution at 70'
80': Ethan Bryant (Sarasota Paradise) Yellow Card at 80'
86': Maximus Tainio (Sarasota Paradise) Substitution at 86'
87': Ahmad Al-Qaq (Sporting JAX) Goal at 87'
90'+1': Maximus Tainio (Sarasota Paradise) Yellow Card at 91'
90'+3': Luc Granitur (Sporting JAX) Substitution at 93'

Statistics

JAX		SAR
9	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	2
41.3	Possession	58.7
6	SHOTS	10
4	ON GOAL	3
0.7	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	5
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: USL Cup

Venue: Premier Sports Campus
Location: Bradenton, Florida, USA
Attendance: 683

USL Cup Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	4	+9	12
2	Miami FC	4	+6	9
3	Sporting JAX	4	-1	4
4	Sarasota Paradise	4	-7	3

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Sarasota Paradise (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Rockson Amedeka (GK)
5	Amadeus Sögaard
4	Declan Watters
18	Brendan Krueger
14	Jørgen Pettersen
27	Chandler O'Dwyer
7	Ethan Bryant
16	Andres Rodriguez
19	Garrett Mclaughlin
17	Jonathan Bolanos
32	Mathew Bolduc

Sarasota Paradise Substitutes:

Jordan Bender, Hugo Bäckstrand, Matthew Cence, Reid Valentine, Sander Røed, Adam Kend, Maximus Tainio, Dominik Brulinski, Alexander Sutton.

Sporting JAX (5-3-2)

No.	Name
31	Christian Olivares (GK)
15	Ryan Edwards
4	Ethan Dudley
22	Antonio Gomez
3	Tyshawn Rose
2	Harvey Neville
6	Jordan Rossiter
10	Kieran Sadlier
19	Rafferty Pedder
11	Ahmad Al-Qaq
16	Emil Jääskeläinen

Sporting JAX Substitutes:

Ethan Underwood, Luc Granitur, Piero Elias, Edgardo Rito, Juan Casas, Wan Kuzain, Jacob Evans.

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