June 1, 2024 – United Soccer League Championship (USL)
El Paso Locomotive FC News Release
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC are set to host Birmingham Legion FC this weekend, looking to build on the confidence and momentum gained in their massive 2-1 upset against Charleston Battery last week. It’ll be the first home match for new Head Coach Wilmer Cabrera who looks to continue to steer El Paso on the right path.
HOW TO WATCH EL PASO LOCOMOTIVE FC VS BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC – SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2024 @ 7 P.M. MT – SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY PARK
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Tickets: eplocomotivefc.com/tickets
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Locomotive met Birmingham Legion FC for the first time last season, coming from behind to win 2-1 on the road. Luis “Lucho” Solignac found the equalizer two minutes after Legion opened the scoring in the 17′ before midfielder Liam Rose completed the comeback with the first goal in his professional career.
Now, El Paso host Birmingham for the first time and will search for its first home win of 2024 against the Eastern Conference side.
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Wilmer Cabrera could not have asked for a better start to his Locomotive tenure, rallying the Locos to a major 2-1 win over league leaders Charleston Battery. The victory – which snapped Battery’s 11-game league unbeaten streak – was a major shock that defied the odds and sent El Paso fans into a frenzy.
“They fought, they showed character, they tried to push the effort and the ideas as much as possible and they were rewarded on the field,” Cabrera said about the team’s performance. “In any sport, especially in this sport, nothing is written. It’s just about what happens on the field.”
Since then, Cabrera has had a little more time to prepare the Locos ahead of his debut match at Southwest University Park. Coaching changes, especially those that happen midseason, are extremely difficult situations for any club to undergo. Yet, changes have slowly been implemented in practice that the team is embracing with an open-mind in hopes to build off last week’s momentum. For Cabrera, that all happens first with the players’ belief in oneself and belief in the team.
“Their attitude is fantastic and they’re trying do…