EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC (West-6, 9-8-5, 32 points) fell 4-0 in its first ever meeting with Miami FC on Saturday night at FIU Stadium.
El Paso would concede the opening goal of the match in the 13′ before Miami doubled its lead just before the end of the first half via a penalty kick. Head Coach and Technical Director Brian Clarhaut would be sent off just before the end of the first half as well.
Despite playing a stronger second half, El Paso were unable to find a breakthrough and conceded twice more in the dying minutes of the match. Locomotive now shift focus to next Saturday’s road trip at Phoenix Rising FC.
FORECAST: 88ºF, partly cloudy
ATTENDANCE: 1,133
TEAM NOTES
- Midfielder Luis “Lalito” Moreno, 17, recorded his first start for Locomotive, becoming the second youngest player in club history to start a match.
- Defender and club captain Yuma made his long-awaited return since picking up a knee injury on May 5 at Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.
- Midfielder Liam Rose made his return to the pitch since picking up an ankle injury at home vs Oakland Roots on July 22.
SCORING SUMMARY
- MIA 1 – Joaquin Rivas (Christian Sorto) 13′
- MIA 2 – Joaquin Rivas (Penalty) 45+4′
- MIA 3 – Nick Hinds (Own Goal) 90+1′
- MIA 4 – Gabriel Cabral (Mark Segbers) 90+4′
LINEUPS
ELP – (4-2-3-1) Benny Diaz, Erik McCue, Jose Carrillo (Yuma), Eder Borelli – C (Nick Hinds), Marc Navarro (Miles Lyons), Eric Calvillo, Luis Moreno (Liam Rose), Petar Petrovic, Denys Kostyshyn, Aaron Gomez (Ricardo Zacarias), Luis Solignac
Subs Not Used: Javier Garcia, Louis Herrera
MIA – (4-3-3) Adrian Zendejas, Aedan Stanley, Ben Ofeimu, Paco Craig – C, Mark Segbers, Ryan Telfar (Ben Mines), Boluwatife Akinyode, Gabriel Cabral, Joaquin Rivas, Michael Salazar (Kyle Murphy), Christian Sorto (Claudio Repetto)
Subs Not Used: Jake McGuire, Dennis Dowouna, Curtis Thorn, Gustavo Rissi
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
- ELP – Aaron Gomez (Yellow) 45+1′, Brian Clarhaut (Red) 45+3′, Marc Navarro (Yellow) 49′, Erik McCue (Yellow) 50′
- MIA – Ben Ofeimu (Yellow) 62′
MATCH STATS: ELP | MIA
GOALS: 0|4
ASSISTS: 0|2
POSS. %: 50|50
SHOTS: 9|16
SHOTS ON GOAL: 3|5
SAVES: 2|3
FOULS: 13|7
OFFSIDES: 0|3
CORNERS: 5|8
UP NEXT: Saturday, August 12 at Phoenix Rising FC. Kickoff at 9 p.m. MT at Phoenix Rising Stadium.