U.S. Open Cup

Laredo Heat vs El Paso Locomotive FC, 2026 U.S. Open Cup, First Round

· U.S. Open Cup
Laredo Heat
    FT
    0 - 2
    El Paso Locomotive FC
    • 51': Diego Abitia
    • 89': Rubio Rubín

    About

    Laredo Heat are hosting El Paso Locomotive FC at PEG Energy Stadium, , USA, starting on . The match is a part of the U.S. Open Cup.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Handball by Bryant Farkarlun (El Paso Locomotive).
    • 3': Foul by Roberto Avila (El Paso Locomotive).
    • 3': Jung Se-Bin (Laredo Heat) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Dereck Espinal (Laredo Heat) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mere Escobar.
    • 4': Foul by Asael Montoya (Laredo Heat).
    • 4': Nicolás Cardona (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Jung Se-Bin (Laredo Heat) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Samuel Villanueva.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Mere Escobar (Laredo Heat) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Sebastian Mora-Mora (El Paso Locomotive). Assisted by Iván Zamora.
    • 10': Corner, Laredo Heat. Conceded by Sebastian Mora-Mora.
    • 11': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastian Mora-Mora (El Paso Locomotive).
    • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 13': Handball by Diego Abitia (El Paso Locomotive).
    • 13': Attempt saved. Mere Escobar (Laredo Heat) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Sebastian Mora-Mora (El Paso Locomotive).
    • 14': Attempt missed. Asael Montoya (Laredo Heat) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Rivera.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Diego Abitia (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Avila with a cross.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Roberto Avila (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álvaro Quezada.
    • 19': Foul by Roberto Avila (El Paso Locomotive).
    • 19': Menny Romero (Laredo Heat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Handball by Asael Montoya (Laredo Heat).
    • 22': Attempt missed. Dereck Espinal (Laredo Heat) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 23': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Vasco Tavares.
    • 24': Foul by Iván Zamora (Laredo Heat).
    • 24': Roberto Avila (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Daniel Gomez (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Foul by Menny Romero (Laredo Heat).
    • 26': Attempt saved. Alex Méndez (El Paso Locomotive) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Marc Bonnaire (Laredo Heat).
    • 26': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Marc Bonnaire.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Kofi Twumasi (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Marc Bonnaire (Laredo Heat). Assisted by Eric Calvillo.
    • 27': Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Dereck Espinal (Laredo Heat).
    • 27': Dereck Espinal (Laredo Heat) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive).
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 29': Foul by Daniel Gomez (El Paso Locomotive).
    • 29': Menny Romero (Laredo Heat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Diego Abitia (El Paso Locomotive) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Quezada with a cross.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Mere Escobar (Laredo Heat) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Sebastian Mora-Mora (El Paso Locomotive). Assisted by Dereck Espinal with a headed pass.
    • 34': Corner, Laredo Heat. Conceded by Sebastian Mora-Mora.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Roberto Avila (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marc Bonnaire (Laredo Heat). Assisted by Eric Calvillo.
    • 39': Alex Méndez (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Foul by Menny Romero (Laredo Heat).
    • 40': Attempt missed. Alex Méndez (El Paso Locomotive) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 41': Dereck Espinal (Laredo Heat) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Foul by Tony Alfaro (El Paso Locomotive).
    • 43': Attempt saved. Mere Escobar (Laredo Heat) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Sebastian Mora-Mora (El Paso Locomotive). Assisted by Dereck Espinal.
    • 45': Foul by Dereck Espinal (Laredo Heat).
    • 45': Tony Alfaro (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Asael Montoya (Laredo Heat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Bryant Farkarlun (El Paso Locomotive).
    • 45'+2': Foul by Daniel Gomez (El Paso Locomotive).
    • 45'+2': Menny Romero (Laredo Heat) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+2': Daniel Gomez (El Paso Locomotive) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Laredo Heat 0, El Paso Locomotive 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Laredo Heat 0, El Paso Locomotive 0.
    • 45': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Noah Dollenmayer replaces Tony Alfaro.
    • 45': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Ricky Ruiz replaces Nicolás Cardona.
    • 45': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Robert Coronado replaces Daniel Gomez.
    • 47': Foul by Alex Méndez (El Paso Locomotive).
    • 47': Menny Romero (Laredo Heat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Noah Dollenmayer (El Paso Locomotive).
    • 49': Jung Se-Bin (Laredo Heat) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 51': Goal! Laredo Heat 0, El Paso Locomotive 1. Diego Abitia (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 53': Handball by Mere Escobar (Laredo Heat).
    • 54': Substitution, Laredo Heat. Henox Roque replaces Iván Zamora.
    • 54': Substitution, Laredo Heat. Juan Cubillas replaces Asael Montoya.
    • 55': Offside, Laredo Heat. Dereck Espinal is caught offside.
    • 58': Foul by Menny Romero (Laredo Heat).
    • 58': Robert Coronado (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Bryant Farkarlun (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Foul by Juan Cubillas (Laredo Heat).
    • 62': Attempt saved. Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Marc Bonnaire (Laredo Heat).
    • 62': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Marc Bonnaire.
    • 63': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Vasco Tavares.
    • 64': Foul by Ricky Ruiz (El Paso Locomotive).
    • 64': Juan Cubillas (Laredo Heat) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Substitution, Laredo Heat. Michael Salazar replaces Dereck Espinal.
    • 64': Substitution, Laredo Heat. Cyrus Harmon replaces Jung Se-Bin.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Mere Escobar (Laredo Heat) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Salazar.
    • 65': Corner, Laredo Heat. Conceded by Álvaro Quezada.
    • 66': Foul by Álvaro Quezada (El Paso Locomotive).
    • 66': Henox Roque (Laredo Heat) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Foul by Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive).
    • 67': Vasco Tavares (Laredo Heat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Rubio Rubín replaces Diego Abitia.
    • 71': Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Cyrus Harmon (Laredo Heat).
    • 72': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Sebastian Rivera.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Noah Dollenmayer (El Paso Locomotive) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Méndez with a cross.
    • 72': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Vasco Tavares.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Kofi Twumasi (El Paso Locomotive) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Méndez with a cross following a corner.
    • 74': Foul by Menny Romero (Laredo Heat).
    • 74': Robert Coronado (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Offside, El Paso Locomotive. Rubio Rubín is caught offside.
    • 77': Foul by Alex Méndez (El Paso Locomotive).
    • 77': Menny Romero (Laredo Heat) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Menny Romero (Laredo Heat).
    • 77': Menny Romero (Laredo Heat) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive).
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 79': Handball by Ricky Ruiz (El Paso Locomotive).
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Michael Salazar (Laredo Heat) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Cubillas with a headed pass.
    • 80': Corner, Laredo Heat. Conceded by Kofi Twumasi.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Cyrus Harmon (Laredo Heat) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mere Escobar.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Mere Escobar (Laredo Heat) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Sebastian Mora-Mora (El Paso Locomotive). Assisted by Ian Reis.
    • 82': Substitution, Laredo Heat. Alejandro Guerra replaces Samuel Villanueva.
    • 83': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Omar Mora replaces Bryant Farkarlun.
    • 83': Foul by Noah Dollenmayer (El Paso Locomotive).
    • 83': Juan Cubillas (Laredo Heat) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Noah Dollenmayer (El Paso Locomotive) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Mere Escobar (Laredo Heat) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Omar Mora (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Marc Bonnaire (Laredo Heat). Assisted by Rubio Rubín.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Henox Roque (Laredo Heat) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 87': Corner, Laredo Heat. Conceded by Sebastian Mora-Mora.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Menny Romero (Laredo Heat) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sebastian Mora-Mora (El Paso Locomotive). Assisted by Henox Roque.
    • 88': Foul by Alejandro Guerra (Laredo Heat).
    • 88': Ricky Ruiz (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Goal! Laredo Heat 0, El Paso Locomotive 2. Rubio Rubín (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Sebastian Rivera.
    • 90'+3': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Sebastian Rivera.
    • 90'+3': Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Cyrus Harmon (Laredo Heat).
    • 90'+4': Alex Méndez (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Menny Romero (Laredo Heat).
    • 90'+5': Mere Escobar (Laredo Heat) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Alex Méndez (El Paso Locomotive) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Laredo Heat 0, El Paso Locomotive 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Laredo Heat 0, El Paso Locomotive 2.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 16
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    8 Corner Kicks 5
    6 Saves 5
    53 Possession 47
    15 SHOTS 15
    7 ON GOAL 6
    0.5 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    356 Accurate Passes 292
    420 Passes 374
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    11 Crosses 8
    0.5 Cross % 0.5
    48 Long Balls 61
    29 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 4
    6 Effective Tackles 11
    9 Tackles 19
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 9
    33 Effective Clearances 12
    33 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: U.S. Open Cup

    Venue: PEG Energy Stadium
    Location: , USA
    Attendance: 450

    Line-Ups

    LAR Laredo Heat (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Marc Bonnaire (GK)
    5 Ian Reis
    4 Vasco Tavares
    2 Samuel Villanueva
    23 Sebastian Rivera
    16 Menny Romero Yellow Card
    11 Mere Escobar Yellow Card
    10 Iván Zamora
    19 Dereck Espinal Yellow Card
    7 Jung Se-Bin
    18 Asael Montoya
    Laredo Heat Substitutes:
    Cyrus Harmon, Francisco Rivera, Michael Salazar, Alejandro Guerra, Juan Cubillas, Andres Herrera, Henox Roque.

    ELP El Paso Locomotive FC (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Sebastian Mora-Mora (GK)
    93 Tony Alfaro
    21 Kofi Twumasi
    2 Nicolás Cardona
    18 Álvaro Quezada
    19 Alex Méndez Yellow Card
    6 Eric Calvillo
    5 Daniel Gomez Yellow Card
    9 Diego Abitia
    11 Jimmy Farkarlun
    13 Roberto Avila
    El Paso Locomotive FC Substitutes:
    Omar Mora, Robert Coronado, Abraham Romero, Noah Dollenmayer, Ricky Ruiz, Kenneth Hoban, Rubio Rubín.

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