El Paso Locomotive FC vs Sacramento Republic FC, 2023 USL Championship, Regular Season
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El Paso Locomotive FC are hosting Sacramento Republic FC
at Southwest University Park, El Paso, Texas, USA, starting on
. The match is a part of the USL Championship.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Hand ball by Damià Viader (Sacramento Republic).
- 4': Attempt missed. Ricardo Zacarías (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Emmanuel Sonupe.
- 6': Foul by Arnold López (Sacramento Republic).
- 6': Josué Gómez (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Attempt missed. Denys Kostyshyn (El Paso Locomotive) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bence Pávkovics.
- 8': Attempt missed. Russell Cicerone (Sacramento Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jack Gurr.
- 11': Attempt missed. Rodrigo López (Sacramento Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Russell Cicerone following a fast break.
- 14': Attempt saved. Rodrigo López (Sacramento Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arnold López.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Sonupe (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Zacarías.
- 17': Shane Wiedt (Sacramento Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Shane Wiedt.
- 20': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Luis Rodrigues.
- 21': Damià Viader (Sacramento Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Yuma (El Paso Locomotive).
- 21': Yuma (El Paso Locomotive) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Attempt saved. Ricardo Zacarías (El Paso Locomotive) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 25': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Sonupe (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josué Gómez with a through ball.
- 25': Attempt missed. Denys Kostyshyn (El Paso Locomotive) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 25': Foul by Arnold López (Sacramento Republic).
- 25': Josué Gómez (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt saved. Luis Rodrigues (Sacramento Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Damià Viader.
- 28': Denys Kostyshyn (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Shane Wiedt (Sacramento Republic).
- 30': Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Arnold López (Sacramento Republic).
- 33': Offside, Sacramento Republic. Juan Herrera tries a through ball, but Rodrigo López is caught offside.
- 39': Damià Viader (Sacramento Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Denys Kostyshyn (El Paso Locomotive).
- 41': Corner, Sacramento Republic. Conceded by Nick Hinds.
- 42': Goal! El Paso Locomotive 0, Sacramento Republic 1. Russell Cicerone (Sacramento Republic) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Gurr following a fast break.
- 44': Bence Pávkovics (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Juan Herrera (Sacramento Republic).
- 45'+1': Foul by Russell Cicerone (Sacramento Republic).
- 45'+1': Nick Hinds (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, El Paso Locomotive 0, Sacramento Republic 1.
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Second Half begins El Paso Locomotive 0, Sacramento Republic 1.
- 45': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Christopher Garcia replaces Emmanuel Sonupe.
- 48': Corner, Sacramento Republic. Conceded by Yuma.
- 49': Attempt missed. Jack Gurr (Sacramento Republic) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo López following a corner.
- 50': Denys Kostyshyn (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Damià Viader (Sacramento Republic).
- 52': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Damià Viader.
- 53': Attempt saved. Juan Herrera (Sacramento Republic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo López.
- 53': Corner, Sacramento Republic. Conceded by Benny Díaz.
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Arnold López (Sacramento Republic).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Luis Rodrigues (Sacramento Republic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Gurr.
- 60': Attempt missed. Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Denys Kostyshyn.
- 61': Attempt missed. Jack Gurr (Sacramento Republic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Russell Cicerone.
- 64': Offside, Sacramento Republic. Rodrigo López tries a through ball, but Juan Herrera is caught offside.
- 65': Attempt missed. Denys Kostyshyn (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josué Gómez.
- 66': Foul by Christopher Garcia (El Paso Locomotive).
- 66': Jack Gurr (Sacramento Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Louis Herrera replaces Liam Rose.
- 66': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Miles Lyons replaces Marc Navarro.
- 67': Denys Kostyshyn (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Shane Wiedt (Sacramento Republic).
- 67': Attempt blocked. Miles Lyons (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Louis Herrera.
- 68': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Rodrigo López.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Zacarías.
- 69': Foul by Luis Rodrigues (Sacramento Republic).
- 69': Nick Hinds (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Jack Gurr (Sacramento Republic).
- 70': Nick Hinds (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Conor Donovan (Sacramento Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Denys Kostyshyn (El Paso Locomotive).
- 73': Offside, Sacramento Republic. Daniel Vitiello tries a through ball, but Juan Herrera is caught offside.
- 74': Foul by Damià Viader (Sacramento Republic).
- 74': Louis Herrera (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Denys Kostyshyn (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Arnold López (Sacramento Republic).
- 75': Arnold López (Sacramento Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Denys Kostyshyn (El Paso Locomotive).
- 76': Substitution, Sacramento Republic. Zeiko Lewis replaces Rodrigo López.
- 76': Substitution, Sacramento Republic. Luther Archimède replaces Juan Herrera.
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Conor Donovan (Sacramento Republic).
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Ricardo Zacarías (El Paso Locomotive).
- 78': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Diego Abarca replaces Ricardo Zacarías because of an injury.
- 78': Substitution, Sacramento Republic. Matthew LaGrassa replaces Arnold López.
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Shane Wiedt.
- 81': Christopher Garcia (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Jack Gurr (Sacramento Republic).
- 82': Attempt missed. Luther Archimède (Sacramento Republic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Rodrigues with a headed pass following a fast break.
- 83': Foul by Christopher Garcia (El Paso Locomotive).
- 83': Russell Cicerone (Sacramento Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Ander Egiluz replaces Denys Kostyshyn.
- 86': Substitution, Sacramento Republic. Aldair Sanchez replaces Russell Cicerone.
- 87': Christopher Garcia (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Luis Rodrigues (Sacramento Republic).
- 88': Attempt saved. Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+1': Foul by Matthew LaGrassa (Sacramento Republic).
- 90'+1': Josué Gómez (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Shane Wiedt.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Yuma (El Paso Locomotive) header from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Louis Herrera with a cross.
- 90'+2': Foul by Nick Hinds (El Paso Locomotive).
- 90'+2': Zeiko Lewis (Sacramento Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, El Paso Locomotive 0, Sacramento Republic 1.
- 0': Match ends, El Paso Locomotive 0, Sacramento Republic 1.
Statistics
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16 | Fouls | 6 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 0 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
3 | Saves | 3 |
38.1 | Possession | 61.9 |
10 | SHOTS | 12 |
4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
258 | Accurate Passes | 462 |
343 | Passes | 552 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
9 | Crosses | 24 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
84 | Long Balls | 70 |
45 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
14 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
22 | Tackles | 12 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
11 | Interceptions | 9 |
25 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
25 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: USL Championship
Venue: Southwest University Park
Location: El Paso, Texas, USA
Attendance: 7,136
Venue: Southwest University Park
Location: El Paso, Texas, USA
Attendance: 7,136
USL Championship Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New Mexico United | 14 | +6 | 25 |
2 | San Antonio FC | 15 | +1 | 24 |
3 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 15 | +2 | 23 |
4 | FC Tulsa | 13 | +6 | 22 |
Line-Ups
El Paso Locomotive FC (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Benny Díaz (GK) |
24 | Yuma ![]() |
3 | Bence Pavkovics |
31 | Nicholas Hinds |
2 | Marc Navarro |
6 | Eric Calvillo |
22 | Liam Rose |
21 | Emmanuel Sonupe |
10 | Denys Kostyshyn |
7 | Josué Gómez |
17 | Ricardo Zacarias |
Sacramento Republic FC (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
31 | Daniel Vitiello (GK) |
24 | Conor Donovan |
6 | Shane Wiedt ![]() |
5 | Jared Timmer |
96 | Luis Felipe Fernandes |
29 | Arnold López ![]() |
3 | Damià Viader |
2 | Jack Gurr |
9 | Juan Sebastian Herrera |
8 | Rodrigo Lopez |
11 | Russell Cicerone |
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