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

· USL Championship
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
  • 7': Taylor Davila
  • 20': Taylor Davila
  • 34': Eric Calvillo (OG)
  • 59': Wilmer Cabrera
  • 73': José Torres (P)
FT
5 - 2
El Paso Locomotive FC
  • 3': Luis Solignac (P)
  • 16': Josué Gómez

About

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros are hosting El Paso Locomotive FC at H-E-B Park, Edinburg, 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': Offside, Rio Grande Valley. Jonathan Ricketts tries a through ball, but Juan Galindrez is caught offside.
  • 1': Foul by Jonathan Ricketts (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 1': Ricardo Zacarías (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Penalty El Paso Locomotive. Josué Gómez draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 2': Penalty conceded by Gabriel Benítez (Rio Grande Valley) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 3': Goal! Rio Grande Valley 0, El Paso Locomotive 1. Luis Solignac (El Paso Locomotive) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 4': Foul by Wahab Ackwei (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 4': Ricardo Zacarías (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner, Rio Grande Valley. Conceded by José Carrillo.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Jonathan Ricketts (Rio Grande Valley) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Taylor Davila with a cross following a corner.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Christiano François (Rio Grande Valley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Cabezas.
  • 7': Goal! Rio Grande Valley 1, El Paso Locomotive 1. Taylor Davila (Rio Grande Valley) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juan Galindrez.
  • 9': Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Jonathan Ricketts (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 9': Foul by Ricardo Zacarías (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 9': Juan Cabezas (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Christiano François (Rio Grande Valley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Wilmer Cabrera (Rio Grande Valley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Louis Herrera (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Petrovic.
  • 14': Foul by Christiano François (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 14': Josué Gómez (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Goal! Rio Grande Valley 1, El Paso Locomotive 2. Josué Gómez (El Paso Locomotive) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Zacarías.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Juan Galindrez (Rio Grande Valley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 19': Foul by Bence Pávkovics (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 19': Ricky Ruiz (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Goal! Rio Grande Valley 2, El Paso Locomotive 2. Taylor Davila (Rio Grande Valley) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Luis Solignac (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Zacarías.
  • 23': Foul by Ricardo Zacarías (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 23': Wilmer Cabrera (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Ricardo Zacarías (El Paso Locomotive) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Foul by Louis Herrera (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 24': Wilmer Cabrera (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Taylor Davila (Rio Grande Valley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 30': Delay in match (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Corner, Rio Grande Valley. Conceded by Marc Navarro.
  • 34': Own Goal by Eric Calvillo, El Paso Locomotive. Rio Grande Valley 3, El Paso Locomotive 2.
  • 36': Foul by Ricardo Zacarías (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 36': Jonathan Ricketts (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Taylor Davila (Rio Grande Valley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Galindrez.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Luis Solignac (El Paso Locomotive) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Navarro with a cross.
  • 40': Christiano François (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 40': Eric Calvillo (El Paso Locomotive) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Wilmer Cabrera (Rio Grande Valley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 41': Corner, Rio Grande Valley. Conceded by Luis Solignac.
  • 41': Foul by Luis Solignac (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 41': Taylor Davila (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Christiano François (Rio Grande Valley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricky Ruiz.
  • 44': Corner, Rio Grande Valley. Conceded by Benny Díaz.
  • 45': Corner, Rio Grande Valley. Conceded by Louis Herrera.
  • 45': Benny Díaz (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Juan Cabezas (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 45'+2': Foul by Juan Galindrez (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 45'+2': Louis Herrera (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Offside, El Paso Locomotive. Marc Navarro tries a through ball, but Luis Solignac is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Rio Grande Valley 3, El Paso Locomotive 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Rio Grande Valley 3, El Paso Locomotive 2.
  • 46': Foul by Luis Solignac (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 46': Ricky Ruiz (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Ricardo Zacarías (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 47': Jonathan Ricketts (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Foul by Josué Gómez (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 51': Ricky Ruiz (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Josué Gómez (El Paso Locomotive) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Ricky Ruiz (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Offside, Rio Grande Valley. Ricky Ruiz tries a through ball, but Juan Galindrez is caught offside.
  • 57': Foul by Marc Navarro (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 57': Juan Cabezas (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Goal! Rio Grande Valley 4, El Paso Locomotive 2. Wilmer Cabrera (Rio Grande Valley) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juan Galindrez.
  • 60': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Erik McCue replaces José Carrillo.
  • 60': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Miles Lyons replaces Petar Petrovic.
  • 62': Foul by Josué Gómez (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 62': Taylor Davila (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Taylor Davila (Rio Grande Valley) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 64': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Juan Cabezas.
  • 64': Foul by Marc Navarro (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 64': Tyler Deric (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Tyler Deric (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Substitution, Rio Grande Valley. Eric Kinzner replaces Christiano François.
  • 66': Substitution, Rio Grande Valley. Christian Pinzón replaces Juan Galindrez.
  • 66': Substitution, Rio Grande Valley. José Francisco Torres replaces Juan Cabezas.
  • 69': Foul by Louis Herrera (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 69': Ricky Ruiz (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Denys Kostyshyn replaces Ricardo Zacarías.
  • 69': Christian Pinzón (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Denys Kostyshyn (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 70': Foul by Eric Kinzner (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 70': Josué Gómez (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Eric Kinzner (Rio Grande Valley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Penalty Rio Grande Valley. Wilmer Cabrera draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 72': Penalty conceded by Miles Lyons (El Paso Locomotive) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 73': Goal! Rio Grande Valley 5, El Paso Locomotive 2. José Francisco Torres (Rio Grande Valley) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 77': Bence Pávkovics (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Taylor Davila (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 77': Substitution, Rio Grande Valley. Frank López replaces Ricky Ruiz.
  • 78': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Christopher Garcia replaces Marc Navarro.
  • 78': Substitution, El Paso Locomotive. Emmanuel Sonupe replaces Luis Solignac.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Sonupe (El Paso Locomotive) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Denys Kostyshyn following a set piece situation.
  • 79': Offside, Rio Grande Valley. Jonathan Ricketts tries a through ball, but Frank López is caught offside.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Miles Lyons (El Paso Locomotive) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Garcia.
  • 81': Substitution, Rio Grande Valley. Ian Cerro replaces Wilmer Cabrera.
  • 81': Denys Kostyshyn (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Ian Cerro (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 82': Hand ball by Éder Borelli (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 83': Foul by Ian Cerro (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 83': Josué Gómez (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Bence Pávkovics (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Frank López (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 86': Foul by Frank López (Rio Grande Valley).
  • 86': Éder Borelli (El Paso Locomotive) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Frank López (Rio Grande Valley) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Corner, Rio Grande Valley. Conceded by Éder Borelli.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Christopher Garcia (El Paso Locomotive) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Sonupe.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Miles Lyons (El Paso Locomotive).
  • 90'+1': Ian Cerro (Rio Grande Valley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Corner, El Paso Locomotive. Conceded by Gabriel Benítez.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Rio Grande Valley 5, El Paso Locomotive 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Rio Grande Valley 5, El Paso Locomotive 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Rio Grande Valley 5, El Paso Locomotive 2.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 13
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 2
50.3 Possession 49.7
8 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 9
0.5 On Target % 0.6
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
403 Accurate Passes 394
472 Passes 460
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 4
9 Crosses 15
0.4 Cross % 0.3
38 Long Balls 54
22 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 12
16 Tackles 15
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
16 Interceptions 12
12 Effective Clearances 6
12 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: H-E-B Park
Location: Edinburg, Texas, USA
Attendance: 4,730

USL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 New Mexico United 28 +7 54
2 Sacramento Republic FC 27 +12 44
3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 28 +9 44
4 Memphis 901 FC 29 +11 43
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Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Tyler Deric (GK)
4 Erik Pimentel
6 Gabriel Benitez
3 Wahab Ackwei
5 Juan Cabezas
8 Taylor Davila
12 Ricky Ruiz
2 Jonathan Ricketts
23 Christiano François
11 Juan Galindrez
13 Wilmer Cabrera
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Substitutes:
José Torres, Eric Kinzner, Christian Pinzon, Ian Cerro, Frank Lopez, Tomás Ritondale, Carlos Merancio.

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

No. Name
1 Benny Díaz (GK)
3 Bence Pavkovics
23 José Ángel Carrillo
5 Eder Borelli
2 Marc Navarro
17 Ricardo Zacarias
6 Eric Calvillo
20 Louis Herrera
9 Luis Solignac
27 Petar Petrovic
7 Josué Gómez
El Paso Locomotive FC Substitutes:
Denys Kostyshyn, Miles Lyons, Erik McCue, Emmanuel Sonupe, Javier Garcia, Christopher Garcia, Luis Moreno.

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