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El Paso Locomotive Falls 1-0 to San Antonio FC

July 24, 2022 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
El Paso Locomotive FC News Release


EL PASO, Texas - El Paso Locomotive (9-8-6, 33 points, West-5) fell 1-0 against San Antonio FC on Saturday night at Southwest University Park. Locomotive Midfielder Liam Rose made his debut for El Paso as a starter, going on to play 61 minutes.

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"We weren't clinical tonight at all, we were not ruthless enough in the front third," said Head Coach and Technical Director John Hutchinson. "It was a tough game. There were key moments for us that didn't roll our way tonight. I thought the boys played some good stuff in the second half. They took the power of the game but all the half chances or three-quarter chances we have, we just our finishing at the moment. But the positive of that is we are making the chances."

San Antonio played aggressively from the opening whistle. The defense, led by the veteran Locomotive captain, Yuma held strong to keep San Antonio off the board. San Antonio's first threat on goal came in the 18th minute with a shot from SAFC's Samuel Adeniran tested Goalkeeper Evan Newton into a massive close range shot to push the ball into the crossbar. San Antonio got another opportunity that Yuma slid in to deny. Going the other direction, Locomotive tested the San Antonio defense, as Midfielder Nick Hinds looked to find Midfielder Eric Calvillo in the box but was stopped just short. Moments later Forward Lucho Solignac had an opportunity that flew just over the crossbar.

The stalemate broke in the 48th minute with SAFC's Santiago Patino finding the first goal of the night, but Locomotive was fast to respond the other way. Midfielder Dylan Mares tested SAFC's goalkeeper Jordan Farr leading to a corner that saw Rose strike from distance, nearly finding the back of the net.

UP NEXT: El Paso Locomotive welcomes Louisville City FC for the first time at Southwest University Park on Saturday, July 30. The Christmas in July match is set for 7:30 p.m. MT and will have Holiday themed Locomotive scarves to the first 1,500 fans in attendance as well as a post-match firework show. Tickets are available for eplocomotivefc.com/tickets or by calling 915-235-GOAL

GOAL SCORING RUNDOWN

SA: Santiago Patino (Justin Dhillon), 47th minute: Out of the gates quick, San Antonio picked up a goal. Patino picked up the ball from a pass from Dhillon at a tight angle within six-yards of the frame. Rounding past his defender, Patino took his shot through the legs of Evan Newton to find the back of the net.

NOTES:

- Midfielder Liam Rose made his Locomotive debut, making an appearance in the Starting XI and playing 61 minutes before subbing out of the match for Ander Egiluz

- The Locomotive undefeated streak at home came to an end following the 1-0 result against San Antonio FC

- Locomotive yields the Copa Tejas trophy to San Antonio FC.

Match: El Paso Locomotive vs San Antonio FC

Date: July 23, 2022

Venue: Southwest University Park; El Paso, Texas

Weather: 94F and partly cloudy

Scoring Summary 1 2 F

El Paso Locomotive 0 0 0

San Antonio FC 0 1 1

SA - Santiago Patino (Justin Dhillon), 47'

Lineups:

El Paso Locomotive FC (4-3-3): Evan Newton; Nick Hinds, Andrew Fox, Yuma, Matt Bahner, Liam Rose (Ander Egiluz, 61'), Eric Calvillo (Ricardo Zacarias 79'), Dylan Mares, Aaron Gomez (Edison Azcona, 87'), Christiano Francois (Emmanuel Sonupe, 60'), Lucho Solignac

Subs not used: Rommel Tarin, Martin Payares, Miles Lyons

San Antonio FC (3-4-2-1): Jordan Farr; Mitchell Taintor, Carter Manley, Fabien Garcia, Connor Maloney, Victor Giro (Jordy Delem, 62'), Mohammed Abu, Saad Abdul-Salaam (Shannon Gomez, 45'), Justin Dhillon, Samuel Adeniran, Santiago Patino (Ignacio Bailone, 62') (Nicky Hernandez, 69')

Subs not used: Jude Bosshardt, Elliot Collier, Alasanne Diouf

Stats Summary: ELP | SA

Shots: 12 | 13

Shots on Goal: 1 | 5

Saves: 4 | 1

Corner Kicks: 9 | 4

Fouls: 15 | 20

Offside: 1 | 4

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY:

SA - Saad Abdul-Salaam (Caution), 11'

ELP - Yuma (Caution), 43'

SA - Mohammed Abu (Caution), 74'

SA - Shannon Gomez (Caution), 81'

ELP - Aaron Gomez (Caution), 83'

ELP - Edison Azcona (Caution), 88'

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