In a must-win match for New Mexico United, the night got off to a rough start. Their hosts for the Saturday night tie, El Paso Locomotive FC, went off the crossbar and the left post within the first three minutes of the match. First, it was Omar Salgado taking a shot on the volley that…… Continue Reading »
The window of opportunity for New Mexico United to retake first place in Group C is rapidly closing. With potentially only two matches remaining left in their season schedule, there is a possibility that the group may move to a points per match format to determine seeding for the playoffs. The league has already done…… Continue Reading »
For New Mexico United, the end of the 2020 regular season is only 18 days away. While it feels as though it only just started for anyone who follows the USL, it really has been a sprint to the finish for everyone involved. Even now, clubs are still having to postpone matches due to positive…… Continue Reading »
After a season and a half, New Mexico United are still undefeated against two other members of Group C. Since the start of the 2019 season, United is a combined 7-0-3 against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC and this weekend’s opponent, El Paso Locomotive FC. Even with that history behind them, the analysts at FiveThirtyEight still…… Continue Reading »
Things didn’t exactly follow the script for New Mexico United on Saturday night. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC didn’t look like the same club that had lost to United twice on the season already and gave the men in yellow all that they could handle. From start to finish, the hosts were the side that looked…… Continue Reading »
This week New Mexico United (5-2-1) has a chance to do something they’ve never done in the club’s short history. That feat would be winning three matches in a row. While it may seem like a small thing, in the type of season that the club is facing, momentum could mean everything. After rolling out…… Continue Reading »
Wearing their home black kits for only the second time this season, New Mexico United (4-2-1) needed to prove that the result from the match against Phoenix Rising FC was just an anomaly. If not for two goals called back, tonight would have been a statement win for the club. They nearly opened the scoring…… Continue Reading »
One week ago, NewMexicoUnietgdfound themselves on the wrong end of a result for the first time since the restart. In that match, United surrendered an early lead and was unable to come from behind on the road. While the result came as a shock to some, it was bound to be a tough match since…… Continue Reading »
Call them Road Warriors, call them the Kings of Chaos. Whatever you want to call New Mexico United (3-1-1), one thing is clear; they came to play after the restart. In what was easily their most complete performance of the season, the boys in yellow shut out OKC Energy FC (1-2-2) by a final of…… Continue Reading »
It wasn’t quite the beginning of 2020 that New Mexico United (0-1-0) had hoped for. Although, perhaps it’s what they needed. In 2019 United didn’t lose until their eighth match of the season, and with a beginning like that, there was a certain amount of pressure that came with it. The early loss may relieve…… Continue Reading »
