May 23, 2024 – United Soccer League Championship (USL)
El Paso Locomotive FC News Release
EL PASO, Texas – New Head Coach Wilmer Cabrera will lead El Paso Locomotive FC for the first time this season against league leaders Charleston Battery, looking to bring renewed energy into the side as they look to pick up a result against their toughest test of the 2024 season.
HOW TO WATCH EL PASO LOCOMOTIVE FC AT CHARLESTON BATTERY – FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2024 @ 5:30 P.M. MT – PATRIOTS POINT
Watch: CBS Sports Golazo Network
Listen: SiriusXM FC Channel 157
Watch Party: The Palomino Tavern (205 Cincinnati Ave)
Be sure to follow @eplocomotivefc on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for live updates of the match. Additionally, fans are encouraged to download the team’s official mobile app on the Apple App Store or Google Play for instant access to mobile tickets, team content and match notifications.
ALL-TIME SERIES
Despite how difficult of an uphill battle it seems Locomotive are in for, it would not be the first time Los Locos upset the Battery. El Paso and Charleston squared off for the first time ever at the tail end of the 2023 season, with the Locos fighting for a playoff spot and Charleston entering the night with a trip to the postseason secured undefeated in its last five matches.
With the odds stacked against them, Locomotive came together to pull off an impressive 3-2 win at Southwest University Park to upset the Battery. This time, Los Locos head to uncharted territory at Patriots Point and will need to find its spark to pull off what would be one of the season’s greatest upsets.
EL PASO LOCOMOTIVE FC
It’s been a wild few days in El Paso. With the departure of Brian Clarhaut last Friday, Locomotive quickly turned around to announce Wilmer Cabrera as the club’s new Head Coach on Monday morning. A highly-respected veteran coach with winning experience, Locomotive will look to him to help steady the ship and instill a new look confidence to turn things around.
Though he only had a few days to prepare for this match, Cabrera has adopted a highly skilled roster reborn with new confidence and ready to turn the page. When asked about the team’s situation at his introductory press conference, Cabrera acknowledged the difficulty of what he has jumped into but projected calmness about the changes the team is going through.
“This is a change that the players are taking well and their attitude has been ‘this is a new chapter, let’s make things happen,'” Cabrera said. “It’s…
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