El Paso Locomotive FC Collect Road Point at Miami FC
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- El Paso Locomotive FC earned their third consecutive defensive shutout to gather a point against Miami FC on Saturday evening at FIU Pitbull Stadium.
Locomotive controlled most of the first half and created some threatening chances but could not find the back of the net. Andy Cabrera left the match with an apparent injury in the 13th minute and was replaced by Christian Sorto.
The second half saw traffic go both ways with both teams pushing for a match winner. Jahmali Waite came up huge for Los Locos with a pair of clutch saves to keep the hosts off the scoresheet.
GAME NOTES
- Tonight marks El Paso’s third consecutive defensive shutout, the longest stretch since a three-match run from August 17 to September 7, 2024.
FORECAST: 77ºF, cloudy
SCORING SUMMARY
- N/A
LINEUPS
ELP – (4-3-3) Jahmali Waite, Ricky Ruiz, Kofi Twumasi, Palermo Ortiz-C, Alvaro Quezada, Gabi Torres (Robert Coronado 71’), Frank Daroma, Eric Calvillo, Amando Moreno (Wahab Ackwei 90’+1’), Beto Avila, Andy Cabrera (Christian Sorto 13’, Emiliano Rodriguez 71’)
Subs Not Used: Sebastian Mora-Mora, Tony Alfaro, Memo Diaz
MIA – (3-4-3) Bill Hamid, Nicolás Cardona, Felipe RodrÃguez (César GarcÃa 61’), Daltyn Knutson, Jonathan Ricketts, Francesco Celeste (Deian Verón 61’), MatÃas Romero, Allen Gavilanes (Michael Lawrence 84’), Sebastián Blanco (TobÃas Zárate 36’), Cristian Vázquez (Lucas Melano 61’), Francisco Bonfiglio
Subs Not Used: Gerald DÃaz, Felipe Rodriguez, Brandon Bent, Alexander Naranjo
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
- ELP – Alvaro Quezada (Yellow) 29’
- MIA – Sebastián Blanco (Yellow) 24’, Nicolás Cardona (Yellow) 42’, Deian Verón (Yellow) 77’, Deian Verón (Red) 90’+6’
MATCH STATS: ELP | MIA
GOALS: 0|0
ASSISTS: 0|0
POSSESSION: 61|39
SHOTS: 8|8
SHOTS ON GOAL: 4|2
SAVES: 2|4
FOULS: 15|18
OFFSIDES: 1|5
CORNERS: 5|1
UP NEXT: El Paso Locomotive FC return to Southwest University Park for a pair of Western Conference showdowns starting with Monterey Bay FC on August 16 for First Responder’s Night followed by Sacramento Republic FC on August 23 for Harry Potter Night. Both matches will be streamed on ESPN+, KVIA.com and the KVIA News App with next Saturday’s match also available on El Paso-Las Cruces CW. Tickets can be found at eplocomotivefc.com/tickets.
