It wasn’t great. It really, really wasn’t great.

On a hot Fourth of July Fourth, Pa-Modou Kah’s Phoenix Rising side set out to take on expansion club Lexington SC, but came out with a 1-0 loss.

Starting a front line of Dariusz Formella, Jearl Margaritha and Charlie Dennis, the club couldn’t find a way to test the visitor’s goalkeeper with a shot on target even once.

That marks the second time in all competitions Rising has done that this season, which hadn’t happened previously since 2016.

Now, it’s time to bounce back. Next up is a trip to the Coliseum for the first time, where they will face an Oakland Roots side featuring in-form ex-Rising player Panos Armenakas.

Can Phoenix Rising turn things around after a string of questionable results?

Join Max Simpson, Owain Evans and Rees Goodall on the PHNX Rising Podcast to find out.

0:00 – Intro

3:30 – Awful performance versus Lexington

10:00 – Pa-Modou Kah thoughts on the game

12:30 – Jearl Margaritha on chances

18:00 – Previewing Oakland

36:15 – Kah on Oakland

46:00 – USA loses to Mexico in CONCACAF Gold Cup

53:00 – FIFA Club World Cup

55:30 – UEFA Women’s Euros