Match Report
In the standings it was Las Vegas Lights 18th on 29 points, El Paso Locomotive 2nd on 40 — separated by 11. On the form table Las Vegas Lights stood 14th over the last five rounds, despite being 18th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Las Vegas Lights 1.26 scored and 1.48 conceded per game, El Paso Locomotive 1.7 and 1.26, with the league averaging 1.35.
A win had eluded El Paso Locomotive for 9 matches.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Las Vegas Lights have 3 wins to El Paso Locomotive's 3, with 0 draws, at 4.33 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings. Recent meetings have been cagier — 3.4 goals per game across the last five against 4.33 historically.
Cashman Field, capacity 12,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Las Vegas Lights: Johnny Rodriguez (45') · El Paso Locomotive: Alex Méndez (20'), Álvaro Quezada (52')
Key stats
Possession: Las Vegas Lights 62% · El Paso Locomotive 38% · Total shots: 12-7 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 8-3