New Mexico United play their first home game in 574 days Share Updated: 10:48 PM MDT May 15, 2021 Share Updated: 10:48 PM MDT May 15, 2021
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Show Transcript BOLD, THAT JUST WRAPPED UP. TAILGATERS AND FANS CHEERED THEM ON, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ALMOST TWO YEARS. ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER STEPHANIE MUNIZ IS LIVE ON THE FIELD. STEPHANIE. STEPHANIE: KALYN, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME, ISOTOPES PARK WAS COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED FOR NEW MEXICO UNITED PLAYERS. SEATS ARE EMPTY NOW, BUT EARLIER, THERE WERE MORE THAN 8,000 FANS IN THESE STANDS. THEY WERE CHEERING ON THE GAME. [APPLAUSE] WE ARE GOING TO BEAT AUSTIN TONIGHT. STEPHANIE: 574 DAYS - THAT’S HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN, SINCE A NEW MEXICO UNITED PLAYERS RAN ON THE TURF. PLAYERS WERE WAITING TO HEAR THE CHANTS FROM FANS. ARE DEFENSIVE MVP LAST SEASON SAID HE CAME HERE BECAUSE HE SAW THE FANS AND WANTED TO PLAY IN FRONT OF THEM. HE DID NOT GET TO DO IT LAST YEAR AND HAS BEEN WAITING FO