Sporting JAX came from behind twice to beat Lexington SC 3–2 in a dramatic USL Championship contest on Saturday, with Ahmad Al Qaq striking deep into stoppage time to seal all three points. Kieran Sadlier, Emil Jääskeläinen, and Al Qaq found the net for the hosts, while Marcus Epps and Xavier Zengue scored for Lexington.

Sporting JAX took the lead in the 19th minute when Sadlier finished off a Jean Mota delivery to make it 1–0. The hosts carried that advantage through most of the second half, but Lexington turned the game on its head with two goals in 11 minutes. Epps equalized in the 73rd minute, converting from a Blaine Ferri assist, and Zengue then put the visitors ahead in the 84th after being set up by Jacob Greene.

Facing defeat at home, Sporting JAX dug in. Jääskeläinen leveled things at 2–2 in the 88th minute, and then Al Qaq completed the comeback in the fourth minute of stoppage time, latching onto an Adam Luckhurst pass to fire home the winner. Al Qaq picked up a yellow card for his celebration — a small price to pay for a goal that turned a likely defeat into a victory.

The late turnaround will sting for Lexington, who looked to have done enough after clawing back from a goal down to lead with six minutes of regulation remaining. For Sporting JAX, the three points represent the kind of resilience that could prove decisive as the season enters its final stretch.