Match Report
22 points separated the sides: El Paso Locomotive 2nd on 40, Monterey Bay 23rd on 18. In league terms the two rates read 1.7/1.26 for El Paso Locomotive and 1.04/1.75 for Monterey Bay (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.35.
Monterey Bay had been beaten in three straight games.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for El Paso Locomotive, 3 draws and 1 for Monterey Bay, at 2.57 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 29% of meetings won.
Southwest University Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,500. El Paso Locomotive led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
El Paso Locomotive: Alex Méndez (30')
Key stats
Possession: El Paso Locomotive 50% · Monterey Bay 50% · Total shots: 17-6 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 6-3