El Paso Locomotive FC vs New Mexico United, 2026 USL Cup, Group Stage

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85': Joseph Quiah
89': Zico Bailey

About

El Paso Locomotive FC are hosting New Mexico United at Southwest University Park, El Paso, Texas, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Cup.

Match Commentary

60': Joseph Quiah (New Mexico United) Substitution at 60'
60': Valentin Noël (New Mexico United) Substitution at 60'
60': Tyler Blackett (New Mexico United) Substitution at 60'
61': Jake LaCava (New Mexico United) Substitution at 61'
65': Amando Moreno (El Paso Locomotive FC) Substitution at 65'
65': Alex Méndez (El Paso Locomotive FC) Substitution at 65'
65': Jimmy Farkarlun (El Paso Locomotive FC) Substitution at 65'
71': Kofi Twumasi (El Paso Locomotive FC) Substitution at 71'
72': Kofi Twumasi (El Paso Locomotive FC) Substitution at 72'
79': Cristobal Fernandez Gonzalez (El Paso Locomotive FC) Substitution at 79'
83': Gedion Zelalem (New Mexico United) Substitution at 83'
85': Joseph Quiah (New Mexico United) Goal at 85'
87': Cristobal Fernandez Gonzalez (El Paso Locomotive FC) Yellow Card at 87'
89': Zico Bailey (New Mexico United) Goal at 89'

Statistics

NMU		ELP
11	Fouls	10
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	4
6	Saves	3
53.8	Possession	46.2
11	SHOTS	18
5	ON GOAL	7
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
365	Accurate Passes	313
441	Passes	384
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
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	2
8	Effective Tackles	6
12	Tackles	13
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
14	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: USL Cup

Venue: Southwest University Park
Location: El Paso, Texas, USA
Attendance: 5,011

USL Cup Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	4	+9	12
2	New Mexico United	4	+3	9
3	El Paso Locomotive FC	4	0	6
4	AV Alta FC	4	-1	6

Full Standings

Line-Ups

El Paso Locomotive FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
26	Blake Gillingham (GK)
93	Tony Alfaro
25	Arturo Ortiz
30	Robert Coronado
16	Gabriel Torres
2	Nicolás Cardona
8	Carl Sainté
5	Daniel Gomez
14	Rubio Rubín
18	Álvaro Quezada
9	Diego Abitia

El Paso Locomotive FC Substitutes:

Kenneth Hoban, Amando Moreno, Alex Méndez, Abraham Romero, Cristobal Fernandez Gonzalez, Jimmy Farkarlun, Kofi Twumasi, Omar Mora.

New Mexico United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Kristopher Shakes (GK)
2	Niko Hamalainen
4	Kipp Keller
3	Chris Gloster
27	Maliek Howell
29	Luther Archimede
19	Zico Bailey
15	Ousman Jabang
10	Greg Hurst
5	Dayonn Harris
11	Cristian Nava

New Mexico United Substitutes:

Valentin Noël, Gedion Zelalem, Jake LaCava, Raiko Arozarena, Tyler Blackett, Joseph Quiah.

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