New Mexico United vs El Paso Locomotive FC, 2026 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
New Mexico United
  • 14': Greg Hurst
  • 24': Greg Hurst
FT
2 - 2
El Paso Locomotive FC
  • 12': Rubio Rubín
  • 86': Diego Abitia

About

New Mexico United are hosting El Paso Locomotive FC at Isotopes Park, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 12': Rubio Rubín (El Paso Locomotive FC) Goal at 12'
  • 14': Greg Hurst (New Mexico United) Goal at 14'
  • 24': Greg Hurst (New Mexico United) Goal at 24'
  • 37': Ricky Ruiz (El Paso Locomotive FC) Yellow Card at 37'
  • 45': Kofi Twumasi (El Paso Locomotive FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Tony Alfaro (El Paso Locomotive FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 65': Kristopher Shakes (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 65'
  • 68': Justin Rennicks (New Mexico United) Substitution at 68'
  • 73': Daniel Gomez (El Paso Locomotive FC) Substitution at 73'
  • 75': Luther Archimede (New Mexico United) Substitution at 75'
  • 75': Gedion Zelalem (New Mexico United) Substitution at 75'
  • 80': Ousman Jabang (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 80'
  • 82': Diego Abitia (El Paso Locomotive FC) Substitution at 82'
  • 85': Will Seymore (New Mexico United) Substitution at 85'
  • 85': Cullen Wilkerson (New Mexico United) Substitution at 85'
  • 86': Diego Abitia (El Paso Locomotive FC) Goal at 86'
  • 89': Daniel Gomez (El Paso Locomotive FC) Yellow Card at 89'
  • 90'+2': Omar Mora (El Paso Locomotive FC) Substitution at 92'
  • 90'+5': Luther Archimede (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 95'
  • 90'+7': Omar Mora (El Paso Locomotive FC) Yellow Card at 97'

Statistics

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13 Fouls 15
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 6
48.2 Possession 51.8
22 SHOTS 12
8 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
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
6 Blocked Shots 1
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Isotopes Park
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Attendance: 7,758

USL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Orange County SC 17 +8 31
2 San Antonio FC 17 +3 28
3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 16 +5 25
4 New Mexico United 14 +4 24
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
13 Kristopher Shakes (GK) Yellow Card
2 Niko Hamalainen
27 Maliek Howell
3 Chris Gloster
17 Jake LaCava
21 Valentin Noël
19 Zico Bailey
15 Ousman Jabang Yellow Card
10 Greg Hurst
5 Dayonn Harris
7 Niall Reid-Stephen
New Mexico United Substitutes:
Justin Rennicks, Taren Wente, Grady Gilchrist, Gedion Zelalem, Raiko Arozarena, Luther Archimede, Will Seymore, Cullen Wilkerson, Marlon Vargas.

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

No. Name
1 Sebastian Mora-Mora (GK)
15 Noah Dollenmayer
2 Nicolás Cardona
30 Robert Coronado
12 Ricky Ruiz Yellow Card
18 Álvaro Quezada
8 Carl Sainté
6 Eric Calvillo
10 Amando Moreno
19 Alex Méndez
14 Rubio Rubín
El Paso Locomotive FC Substitutes:
Kofi Twumasi, Daniel Gomez, Tony Alfaro, Abraham Romero, Joseluis Villagomez, Kenneth Hoban, Arturo Ortiz, Omar Mora, Diego Abitia.

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