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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso Locomotive FC lost 1-0 to Monterey Bay FC on a goal in stoppage play on Saturday night, June 20 in Seaside, California.
The Locomotive dropped to 4-5-5 in USL Championship play.
El Paso was on its heels in the opening minutes of the first half, relying on Sebastian Mora-Mora to make several big saves to keep Monterey Bay scoreless. Mora-Mora made three key stops before being subbed off in the 23rd minute due to injury.
Locomotive worked their way into the match as the first half progressed, creating a few chances in the closing minutes, but were unable to find the breakthrough as the teams headed into the break tied 0-0.
El Paso continued to press out of the break, coming close to finding the opening goal twice, with Alex Mendez and Beto Avila seeing their chances denied by the post and crossbar.
Ilijah Paul found the stoppage-time winner for Monterey Bay in the 91st minute, heading the ball into the upper left corner of the goal to give his side the 1-0 victory.
Mora-Mora continues to impress between the posts for El Paso, making three big saves in the opening 23 minutes to keep Monterey Bay off the scoresheet. Mora-Mora now has 29 saves in the regular season.
This match marked the first time El Paso has been held scoreless this season after finding the back of the net in each of its first 18 matches. The last time Locomotive failed to score was the final match of the 2025 season, a 1-0 loss to Phoenix Rising in the opening round of the playoffs.
Locomotive will be back in action on Saturday, July 4, when they head to Las Vegas for a matchup with Las Vegas Lights FC. Kickoff is set for 8:30 p.m. MT.
Attendance was 3,292 at Cardinale Stadium.
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