El Paso Locomotive FC defeats San Antonio FC in USL playoffs

El Paso Locomotive FC eliminated San Antonio FC from the USL Championship playoffs with a 2-1 victory at Southwest University Park in El Paso, Texas.

Rubio Rubin opened the scoring for El Paso in the 14th minute following a pass from Roberto Avila. In the 54th minute, Tony Alfaro scored a header from a Robert Coronado cross to extend the Locomotive lead to 2-0. San Antonio FC attempted a comeback when Diego Pacheco scored in the 84th minute, but the team was unable to equalize.

The match was highly physical, resulting in 32 total fouls and 11 yellow cards, with El Paso receiving seven and San Antonio receiving four. With this win, El Paso advances to face the winner of the matchup between Sacramento Republic FC and FC Tulsa.