El Paso Locomotive FC vs Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, 2023 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
El Paso Locomotive FC
  • 88': Josué Gómez
FT
1 - 1
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
  • 38': Wilmer Cabrera

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

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Wahab Ackwei.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Christiano François (Rio Grande Valley) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Ricketts with a cross.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Luis Solignac.
  • 8': Foul by Petar Petrovic (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 8': Jonathan Ricketts (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Christian Pinzón (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Liam Rose (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Christiano François (Rio Grande Valley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilmer Cabrera.
  • 10': Corner, Rio Grande Valley. Conceded by Éder Borelli.
  • 12': Foul by Christiano François (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 12': Liam Rose (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Christian Pinzón (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Miles Lyons (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Wilmer Cabrera (Rio Grande Valley) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christiano François.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Christian Pinzón (Rio Grande Valley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomás Ritondale.
  • 18': Foul by Jonathan Ricketts (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 18': Petar Petrovic (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Christian Pinzón (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 21': Foul by Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 21': Frank Nodarse (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive) is shown the yellow card.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Luis Solignac (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Petar Petrovic.
  • 26': Foul by Éder Borelli (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 26': Wilmer Cabrera (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Emmanuel Sonupe (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 28': Érik Pimentel (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Wahab Ackwei (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 28': Luis Solignac (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Christian Pinzón (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 30': Louis Herrera (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Petar Petrovic (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 32': Delay in match (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 36': Corner, Rio Grande Valley. Conceded by Erik McCue.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Taylor Davila (Rio Grande Valley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 38': Goal! El Paso Locomotive 0, Rio Grande Valley 1. Wilmer Cabrera (Rio Grande Valley) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomás Ritondale with a cross.
  • 40': Foul by Christian Pinzón (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 40': Louis Herrera (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Wilmer Cabrera (Rio Grande Valley) is shown the yellow card.
  • 42': Erik McCue (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Foul by Christiano François (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 43': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Tomás Ritondale.
  • 43': Christiano François (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Louis Herrera (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 44': Foul by Wilmer Cabrera (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 44': Petar Petrovic (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Wilmer Cabrera (Rio Grande Valley) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Coronado.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Emmanuel Sonupe (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 45'+2': Frank Nodarse (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, El Paso Locomotive 0, Rio Grande Valley 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins El Paso Locomotive 0, Rio Grande Valley 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Rio Grande Valley. Gabriel Benítez replaces Érik Pimentel.
  • 46': Foul by Miles Lyons (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 46': Tomás Ritondale (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Hand ball by Bence Pávkovics (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 49': Erik McCue (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Foul by Christiano François (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 51': Emmanuel Sonupe (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Frank Nodarse (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 52': Foul by Christian Pinzón (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 52': Miles Lyons (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Offside, El Paso Locomotive. Bence Pávkovics tries a through ball, but Luis Solignac is caught offside.
  • 56': Foul by Christiano François (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 56': Liam Rose (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Offside, Rio Grande Valley. Tomás Ritondale tries a through ball, but Christiano François is caught offside.
  • 58': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Ricardo Zacarías replaces Louis Herrera.
  • 58': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Marc Navarro replaces Miles Lyons.
  • 58': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Josué Gómez replaces Petar Petrovic.
  • 59': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Denys Kostyshyn replaces Emmanuel Sonupe.
  • 60': Christiano François (Rio Grande Valley) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box following a fast break.
  • 62': Delay in match (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Jonathan Ricketts (Rio Grande Valley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Coronado.
  • 64': Corner, Rio Grande Valley. Conceded by Bence Pávkovics.
  • 64': Substitution, Rio Grande Valley. Ricky Ruiz replaces Tomás Ritondale.
  • 64': Substitution, Rio Grande Valley. Frank López replaces Christiano François.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Ricky Ruiz (Rio Grande Valley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 65': Offside, El Paso Locomotive. Éder Borelli tries a through ball, but Ricardo Zacarías is caught offside.
  • 66': Foul by Luis Solignac (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 66': Wilmer Cabrera (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Luis Solignac (El Paso Locomotive) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Wilmer Cabrera (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 68': Foul by Marc Navarro (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 68': Ricky Ruiz (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Liam Rose (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 69': Frank López (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Frank López (Rio Grande Valley) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Frank Nodarse.
  • 71': Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Foul by Gabriel Benítez (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 71': Gabriel Benítez (Rio Grande Valley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Christopher Garcia replaces Luis Solignac.
  • 72': Foul by Ricky Ruiz (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 72': Marc Navarro (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Marc Navarro (El Paso Locomotive) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 74': Foul by Christian Pinzón (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 74': Marc Navarro (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Delay in match (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Marc Navarro (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bence Pávkovics with a through ball.
  • 77': Foul by Ricardo Zacarías (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 77': Robert Coronado (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Ricardo Zacarías (El Paso Locomotive) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Robert Coronado (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Offside, Rio Grande Valley. Robert Coronado tries a through ball, but Frank López is caught offside.
  • 80': Hand ball by Liam Rose (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 80': Liam Rose (El Paso Locomotive) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 81': Foul by Taylor Davila (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 81': Josué Gómez (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Ricky Ruiz (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 82': Liam Rose (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christopher Garcia.
  • 82': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Tyler Deric.
  • 83': Offside, El Paso Locomotive. Marc Navarro tries a through ball, but Erik McCue is caught offside.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Ricardo Zacarías (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christopher Garcia.
  • 86': Corner, Rio Grande Valley. Conceded by Bence Pávkovics.
  • 87': Denys Kostyshyn (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Frank López (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 88': Substitution, Rio Grande Valley. Juan Galindrez replaces Wilmer Cabrera.
  • 88': Goal! El Paso Locomotive 1, Rio Grande Valley 1. Josué Gómez (El Paso Locomotive) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Navarro with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Jonathan Ricketts.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Christopher Garcia (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 90'+1': Wahab Ackwei (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Bence Pávkovics (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 90'+4': Juan Galindrez (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Denys Kostyshyn (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 90'+5': Frank Nodarse (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Jonathan Ricketts (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 90'+5': Josué Gómez (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Marc Navarro (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 90'+6': Ricky Ruiz (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6': Marc Navarro (El Paso Locomotive) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Rio Grande Valley. Conceded by Marc Navarro.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Gabriel Benítez (Rio Grande Valley) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Ricketts.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, El Paso Locomotive 1, Rio Grande Valley 1.
  • 0': Match ends, El Paso Locomotive 1, Rio Grande Valley 1.

Statistics

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19 Fouls 19
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 3
40.7 Possession 59.3
12 SHOTS 8
4 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
281 Accurate Passes 446
349 Passes 520
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 2
17 Crosses 19
0.2 Cross % 0.1
60 Long Balls 43
34 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 0
8 Effective Tackles 15
10 Tackles 19
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 7
13 Effective Clearances 16
13 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Southwest University Park
Location: El Paso, Texas, USA
Attendance: 5,589

USL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
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2 Sacramento Republic FC 27 +12 44
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Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Benny Díaz (GK)
3 Bence Pavkovics
4 Erik McCue
5 Eder Borelli
16 Miles Lyons
22 Liam Rose Yellow Card
20 Louis Herrera
27 Petar Petrovic
6 Eric Calvillo Yellow Card
9 Luis Solignac Yellow Card
21 Emmanuel Sonupe
El Paso Locomotive FC Substitutes:
Marc Navarro, Ricardo Zacarias, Josué Gómez, Denys Kostyshyn, Javier Garcia, Christopher Garcia, Nicholas Hinds.

RGV Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Tyler Deric (GK)
4 Erik Pimentel
15 Frank Nodarse
3 Wahab Ackwei
16 Robert Coronado
8 Taylor Davila
20 Tomás Ritondale
2 Jonathan Ricketts
23 Christiano François
10 Christian Pinzon
13 Wilmer Cabrera
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Substitutes:
Ricky Ruiz, Ian Cerro, Carlos Merancio, Frank Lopez, Eric Kinzner, Juan Galindrez, Gabriel Benitez.

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