Jägermeister Cup Results

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·29. April 2025

Jägermeister Cup Results

Over the weekend thirty-six League One and Championship teams squared off for the first round of head-to-head fixtures in the 2nd annual Jägermeister Cup. Here’s how things transpired, by the numbers.

9,495 – Largest attendance so far for the Jägermeister Cup, at “The Lab” (or more formally, the Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park) for New Mexico United.
6,378 – The record crowd that attended One Knoxville’s match against FC Tulsa.
50 – Total number of goals scored in the opening set of games.
8 – Number of teams that failed to score a goal in regulation.
5 – Total number of red cards issued. One of those teams (Hartford) won their game. Three lost their games, and the final one (FC Tulsa) lost in a shootout.
4.5 – Average number of yellow cards issued per game.
3 – Number of fixtures that went directly to a penalty shootout. The home team lost 2 of 3 of them.
31% – Percentage of League One teams who won their games over higher tier opposition.

Notable Performances

Jack Panayotou – Hartford Athletic

A loanee from New England Revolution, Panayotou made his Hartford debut against regional rival Portland Hearts of Pine. He did not disappoint, scoring in the 41st minute off a fast-break. He added a second in the 64th minute, equally Hartford’s total goal tally in the league so far. He then drew red card in the 72nd minute under some of the most bizarre circumstances. He was being substituted off, and instead of exiting at the nearest touch line, trotted back to the halfway line. Referee Ricardo Montero took exception to this and brandished a yellow for time-wasting. But since he was already on a yellow, that got upgraded to red. In any event, it was quite a memorable start for the 20-year old.

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FC Naples

After suffering a tough loss in a penalty shootout last week to Tampa Bay, Naples played host to another Championship side: Charleston Battery. The Battery had not lost to a lower tier side since 4/7/22. They had scored in every fixture in 2025 until today. But Naples came out hot; in the first half five of their seven shots were on frame. Although only one went in, they had put Charleston on the back foot. Naples just managed to hold to the Battery’s furious second half onslaught to win 1 – 0.

Four’s a Charm

Louisville City, Indy Eleven and Rhode Island all put up four goals in their matches; and four penalties in the shootout was enough to secure One Knoxville two points over FC Tulsa.

For the Anchors, there was a palpable feeling of “about time.” Scoring (outside of the Roots match) has been an issue for them, and they’ll want to carry this offensive momentum into next weekend when they make their home debut against San Antonio FC at the brand-new Centreville Bank Stadium.

Clutch Goals

There were a number of last minute bangers that sealed the deal.

Darren Smith (Detroit City FC) – Gets the only goal of the game in the 91st minute; his seventh in all comps.
Joshua Erlandson (Loudoun United FC) – He’s played all of two minutes the entire season, and was subbed on in the 91st minute to provide fresh legs for the impending shootout. But his legs weren’t needed when he connected his noggin to last desperate cross of the match, and found the net.
Al Hassan Toure (FC Tulsa) – Toure’s 96th minute goal off a long pass sent the match against One Knoxville to a penalty shootout. Sadly, Tulsa would fall 4 – 2 from the spot.
Marlon Vargas (New Mexico United) – New Mexico was already up 1 – nil over Union Omaha when Vargas’ 93rd minute empty net shot (after dribbling around the keeper) put the game to bed.