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New Mexico United’s Brian Brown (99) scores a goal off of a free kick in the first half of United’s 2-1 road loss at El Paso Saturday night. (Ivan Pierre Aguirre/El Paso Locomotive FC)
New Mexico United gave up two second-half goals in a 2-1 road loss to El Paso Locomotive FC Saturday night. It was United’s (4-5-2) third consecutive loss after scoring first, and ended a fruitless three-game road swing with previous losses at Colorado Springs (June 26) and at Real Monarchs SLC (Wednesday).
Brian Brown scored on a free kick in the first half for United.
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New Mexico United coach Troy Lesesne, shown directing his team during the May 8, 2021 draw in El Paso, takes his team back to Southwest University Park before what is expected to be a sellout crowd for Saturday’s rematch. (Ivan Pierre Aguirre/El Paso Locomotive FC)
Motivation should not be a problem when New Mexico United and host El Paso Locomotive FC square off Saturday night.
In fact, causes for a little extra inspiration are easily found.
⋄ United (4-4-2, 14 points) and the Locos (4-1-3, 15 points) are in the middle of a remarkably tight race in the USL Championship’s Mountain Division. Just three points separate second-place El Paso from sixth-place San Antonio. New Mexico comes in tied for third place.
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