Locomotive chugs past Sporting: Amando Moreno scores a point-blank finish 15 minutes in and Rubio Rubin turned a long dribbling run into a tap-in finish late as El Paso Locomotive FC downed Sporting Club Jacksonville 2-0 in USL Championship men's soccer on July 26 at Southwest University Park in El Paso, Texas.
Opportunity lost: Sporting Jax had a chance to tie the score in the 20th minute after El Paso's Gabi Torres fouled Emil Jaaskelainen in the penalty area, but Locomotive goalkeeper Abraham Romero executed a superb diving save to deny Jacksonville top scorer Kieran Sadlier on his penalty kick attempt.
No action for actor: El Paso (6-6-4) forward Cristo Fernandez, best known as the actor who plays the role of Dani Rojason the series "Ted Lasso,"
did not play in the game.
Quick free kicks: The defeat ends a three-game unbeaten run for Sporting Jax (1-12-5). … Sadlier's penalty kick was the only attempt on target for Sporting Jax, which was outshot 17-7. … Sporting Jax goalkeeper Jake McGuire recorded seven saves. … Team captain Ryan Edwards, Harvey Neville, Tyshawn Rose and Raheem Somersall received yellow cards. … Veteran defender Ventura Alvarado, who has played 13 games for the United States men's national team, made his Sporting Jax debut as a 65th-minute substitute for Wahab Ackwei. ... Temperature at kickoff was 98 degrees as recorded at El Paso International Airport, 7 miles from the field.
Up next: Sporting Jax travels even farther west to meet Sacramento Republic FC at 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: El Paso Locomotive steams past Sporting Jax in soccer
