The City of El Paso welcomed its latest franchise, Locomotive FC, also known as the “Locos” for the inaugural season opener Saturday, March 9. In front of a boisterous crowd of 8,324 at Southwest University Park, the city proved it was ready to get loco.
Giving the franchise its first sell-out in history, the crowd’s energy steamrolled through the game despite the team giving up its first goal in the first 22 seconds. The goal by Energy FC forward Deshorn Brown is tied for the sixth-fastest goal in USL Championship history.
The crowd returned to its electric self prior to kickoff once the Locomotive started to attack and the first-game jitters wore off.