Three crucial points

Fun? What is fun. On Saturday night, as Phoenix Rising returned to league action, it was a calamitous defeat for the Arizonan side despite taking an early lead through Gunnar Studenhofft. Colorado Springs managed to put three goals past Patrick Rakovsky as Pa-Modou Kah’s men slipped outside of the…

It was ugly last weekend, but with that many rotations for a USL Cup game, are we really surprised? New Mexico beat a youthful Phoenix Rising side with ease, ending the latter’s USL Cup hopes. Now, they face a busy week with Louisville City rolling into town and then El Paso and Cristo Fernandez o…

Ihsan Sacko has been lethal from the penalty spot this season, and he was once again for Phoenix Rising at home against Sacramento Republic.   Two goals from the mark lifted Rising up to a 2-0 victory to bounce back from the club’s struggles in Tampa Bay, with Phoenix ending the night in 4th plac…

Three losses and a draw - not the form you want. But that’s the form that Phoenix Rising is going into a mental health break. Last match, Rising fell after a seven-goal second half that saw Oakland Roots triumph 4-3 at 38th & Washington, with goals from Ihsan Sacko, Diego Gomez and Kelvin Arase…