El Paso Locomotive FC vs San Antonio FC, 2026 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
El Paso Locomotive FC
  • 45'+2': Rubio Rubín
  • 55': Roberto Avila
FT
2 - 3
San Antonio FC
  • 16': Alex Crognale
  • 42': Jorge Hernandez
  • 90': Cristian Parano

About

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

Match Commentary

  • 16': Alex Crognale (San Antonio FC) Goal at 16'
  • 17': Daniel Barbir (San Antonio FC) Yellow Card at 17'
  • 38': Arturo Ortiz (El Paso Locomotive FC) Yellow Card at 38'
  • 42': Jorge Hernandez (San Antonio FC) Goal at 42'
  • 45'+2': Rubio Rubín (El Paso Locomotive FC) Goal at 47'
  • 45': Ricky Ruiz (El Paso Locomotive FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Robert Coronado (El Paso Locomotive FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 55': Roberto Avila (El Paso Locomotive FC) Goal at 55'
  • 67': Jimmy Farkarlun (El Paso Locomotive FC) Substitution at 67'
  • 69': Curt Calov (San Antonio FC) Substitution at 69'
  • 69': Santiago Suarez (San Antonio FC) Substitution at 69'
  • 72': Kenneth Hoban (El Paso Locomotive FC) Substitution at 72'
  • 74': Diogo Pacheco (San Antonio FC) Substitution at 74'
  • 90': Cristian Parano (San Antonio FC) Goal at 90'
  • 90'+1': Diego Abitia (El Paso Locomotive FC) Substitution at 91'
  • 90'+1': Nelson Blanco (San Antonio FC) Substitution at 91'
  • 90'+4': Ricky Ruiz (El Paso Locomotive FC) Yellow Card at 94'

Statistics

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5 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 8
6 Saves 2
36.4 Possession 63.6
13 SHOTS 19
5 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.4
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
3 Blocked Shots 4
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: Southwest University Park
Location: El Paso, Texas, USA
Attendance: 5,215

USL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 San Antonio FC 12 +4 21
2 Orange County SC 11 +4 19
3 FC Tulsa 10 +4 16
4 Phoenix Rising FC 11 +3 16
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ELP El Paso Locomotive FC (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
99 Abraham Romero (GK)
93 Tony Alfaro
15 Noah Dollenmayer
25 Arturo Ortiz Yellow Card
6 Eric Calvillo
5 Daniel Gomez
16 Gabriel Torres
18 Álvaro Quezada
14 Rubio Rubín
13 Roberto Avila
19 Alex Méndez
El Paso Locomotive FC Substitutes:
Sebastian Mora-Mora, Jimmy Farkarlun, Ricky Ruiz, Diego Abitia, Omar Mora, Carl-Fred Sainte, Robert Coronado, Kenneth Hoban.

SAFC San Antonio FC (5-4-1)

No. Name
98 Joseph Batrouni (GK)
3 Mitchell Taintor
17 Daniel Barbir Yellow Card
21 Alex Crognale
22 Emil Cuello
13 Akeem Ward
55 Dmitri Erofeev
15 Michael Maldonado
10 Jorge Hernandez
19 Cristian Parano
9 Santiago Patino
San Antonio FC Substitutes:
Emmanuel Johnson, Christian Sorto, Richard Sánchez, Diogo Pacheco, Nelson Blanco, Curt Calov, Santiago Suarez.

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