El Paso Locomotive Beat San Antonio 2-1 in Texas: Advance to USL Western Conference Semifinals, Ending Home Winless Run Against Rivals
In El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, El Paso Locomotive FC defeated San Antonio FC 2-1 on the night of October 30 at Southwest University Park to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2026 USL Championship Playoffs.
In the Western Conference Quarterfinal, Locomotive took the lead in the 14th minute: Alex Méndez delivered a through-ball to Beto Avila, who broke in on the left and crossed low for Rubio Rubín to tuck home from close range. In the 54th minute, Tony Alfaro powered home a header off Robert Coronado's cross to make it 2-0. San Antonio pulled one back in the 84th minute through Diogo Pacheco, but it proved only a consolation.
It is Locomotive's first trip to the conference semifinals since 2020, and the club's first home victory over San Antonio since August 4, 2021, ending a span of 1,913 days. El Paso played as the No. 3 seed, while San Antonio, the No. 6 seed, ends its season.
Source: GSM America
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：El Paso天际线（得克萨斯州）。Quintin Soloviev摄，CC BY 4.0，经Wikimedia Commons。 / El Paso skyline, Texas. Photo by Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
