El Paso Locomotive FC vs Phoenix Rising FC, 2026 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
El Paso Locomotive FC
  • 46': Alex Méndez
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Phoenix Rising FC
  • 70': John Scearce

About

El Paso Locomotive FC are hosting Phoenix Rising FC at Southwest University Park, El Paso, Texas, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 12': Gilberto Rivera (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 12'
  • 26': Luke Biasi (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 26'
  • 35': John Scearce (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 35'
  • 46': Alex Méndez (El Paso Locomotive FC) Goal at 46'
  • 59': Álvaro Quezada (El Paso Locomotive FC) Yellow Card at 59'
  • 67': Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive FC) Yellow Card at 67'
  • 69': Adrian Pelayo (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 69'
  • 69': Damian Rivera (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 69'
  • 70': John Scearce (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 70'
  • 71': Arturo Ortiz (El Paso Locomotive FC) Substitution at 71'
  • 71': Omar Mora (El Paso Locomotive FC) Substitution at 71'
  • 83': Dominique Badji (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 83'
  • 83': Kevin Arase (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 83'
  • 88': Aleksandar Vukovic (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 88'
  • 88': Ricky Ruiz (El Paso Locomotive FC) Substitution at 88'
  • 88': Daniel Gomez (El Paso Locomotive FC) Substitution at 88'
  • 90'+1': Diego Abitia (El Paso Locomotive FC) Substitution at 90'+1'

Statistics

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21 Fouls 17
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 0
2 Saves 1
57 Possession 43
7 SHOTS 10
2 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
314 Accurate Passes 250
377 Passes 296
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
2 Blocked Shots 1
4 Effective Tackles 9
7 Tackles 10
0.6 Tackle % 0.9
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
9 Clearances 39

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Southwest University Park
Location: El Paso, Texas, USA
Attendance: 5,033

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

ELP El Paso Locomotive FC (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Sebastian Mora-Mora (GK)
21 Kofi Twumasi
93 Tony Alfaro
2 Nicolás Cardona
16 Gabriel Torres
18 Álvaro Quezada Yellow Card
6 Eric Calvillo Yellow Card
30 Robert Coronado
13 Roberto Avila
19 Alex Méndez
14 Rubio Rubín
El Paso Locomotive FC Substitutes:
Daniel Gomez, Guillermo Diaz, Abraham Romero, Diego Abitia, Ricky Ruiz, Xzavier Rede, Omar Mora, Arturo Ortiz.

PHX Phoenix Rising FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Peter Rakovsky (GK)
17 John Scearce Yellow Card
4 Pape Boye
20 Luke Biasi Yellow Card
2 Collin Smith
8 Diego Gómez
37 Gilberto Rivera Yellow Card
13 Jean Eric Moursou
11 Gunnar Studenthofft
87 Daniel Flores
7 Ihsan Sacko
Phoenix Rising FC Substitutes:
Aleksandar Vukovic, Jamison Ping, Eziah Ramirez, Kevin Arase, Dominique Badji, Adrian Pelayo, Chituru Odunze, Damian Rivera.

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