Locomotive Close Out 2022 Regular Season with Valiant Effort in Florida
October 12, 2022 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – El Paso Locomotive FC News Release
El Paso Locomotive FC (13-14-7, 46 points, West-7) couldn’t find the result on the road against the two-time champions, Tampa Bay Rowdies. El Paso’s play off chances still remain alive with key matches in the West left to play this Saturday amongst the teams sitting even with the Locos at 46 points.
Tampa Bay found the opener in the 16 minute of the match. Their second of the night came after Goalkeeper Evan Newton stopped a close range shot that had an unfortunate bounce back into play, landing at the feet of a Tampa Bay attacker. The Rowdies were awarded a penalty in the 68 minute but the pedigree and experience of Newton was on full display as the keeper stopped it in professional fashion. Newton recorded five saves on the night.
El Paso found one of their own in the 72 minute when defender Ander Egiluz put away a header off Midfielder Eric Calvillo’s corner kick to cut the deficit in half. El Paso continued fighting to find the equalizer, but the Rowdies were able to grab the final goal of the night in the 90 minute of play. The contest would end in favor of the home team 3-1.
Match: El Paso Locomotive v Tampa Bay Rowdies
Date and Time: October 12, 2022 @ 5:30 p.m. MT
Venue: Al Lang Stadium, St. Petersburg, FL
Scoring Summary 1 2 F
El Paso Locomotive 0 1 1
Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 2 3
ELP – Liam Rose (Eric Calvillo) 72′
Lineup:
El Paso Locomotive FC (4-3-3): Evan Newton; Eder Borelli, Ander Egiluz (Martin Payares 76′), Matt Bahner (Artem Kholod 76′), Liam Rose; Richie Ryan, Diego Abarca (Joel Maldonado 45′), Eric Calvillo (Emmanuel Sonupe 76′) Aaron Gomez (Nick Hinds 71′), Chris Garcia (Ricardo Zacarias 45′), Lucho Solignac
Subs not used: Beigl.
Stats Summary: ELP | TBR
Shots: 12 | 12
Shots on Goal: 2 | 8
Saves: 5 | 1
Corner Kicks: 6 | 2
Fouls: 11 | 13
Offside: 0 | 3
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY:
ELP – Ryan, 83′
ELP – Rose, 85′
ELP – Maldonado, 89′
TBR – Scarlett, 29′
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