Saturday night’s match was as close to a must-win match for New Mexico United as it could be. Trailing El Paso Locomotive FC in the standings and with the visitors holding matches in hand, three points were desperately needed to help keep the gap between the two close. As is customary in the series, the…… Continue Reading »
The last time New Mexico United hosted the Rio Grande Rivalry, they won by a final of 3-0. That was back in 2019, though. They’ve played seven times since then, and all of those meetings have been in El Paso. During that span, the six regular-season matches have been split as close to even as…… Continue Reading »
New Mexico United’s road woes continued in San Antonio on Wednesday as they suffered their fourth consecutive road defeat. Heading into San Antonio, there was hope that the club would be able to turn around their road form and extend their current win streak to three matches. Unfortunately for them, they ran into a San…… Continue Reading »
Coming off of two consecutive wins, New Mexico United looks to continue their good run of form on Wednesday night when they take on San Antonio FC for the second time this season. The first time these two clubs met this season, United posted a 2-0 victory in Albuquerque, but playing in San Antonio is…… Continue Reading »
Within four days New Mexico United played in two matches that resulted in the club picking up six points. Those two matches also resulted in 18 yellow cards, 7 goals, 2 red cards, and United’s first win over an Eastern Conference opponent. The two results were exactly what United needed after suffering a three-match losing…… Continue Reading »
After winning in dramatic fashion on Friday night, New Mexico United is hoping to make it two in a row on Monday when they welcome Charleston Battery to The Lab. If the name doesn’t sound familiar, that’s because this will be the first time the two clubs have ever faced off against each other. The…… Continue Reading »
Lightning struck both around The Lab and inside it on Friday night. New Mexico United’s first match at home during monsoon season started with a weather delay due to lightning in the area and finished with lightning striking twice at the south end of the pitch. The weather delay didn’t diminish the importance of the…… Continue Reading »
The Dodgers placed starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw on the 10-day IL with left forearm inflammation on Wednesday. It is not known how severe the injury is to the veteran pitcher, who was initially scheduled to pitch on Friday against the Diamondbacks. It is possible that Kershaw could miss just one start and use the All-Star…… Continue Reading »
In a match that New Mexico United needed to pick up points from, they committed too many mistakes in the second half and allowed rivals El Paso Locomotive to come from behind. The night started strong for both sides as they worked to find the opening goal. Both clubs showed a high press to some…… Continue Reading »
For the 2020 Road Warriors, the first extended road trip of the season hasn’t gone to plan. Twice in two matches, New Mexico United has failed to hold onto first-half leads, allowing both Colorado Springs and Real Monarchs to come from behind and win. Their opponent on Saturday night is arguably the toughest of the…… Continue Reading »