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Rodrigo Morin 27’
Gerardo Moreira (A. Barrera) 59’
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67’ Skelly Keller |
The El Paso Patriots secured a Second Round spot in the US Open Cup tournament after clinching a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Sahuaros Tuesday night at Patriot Stadium.
Midfielder Rodrigo Morin opened the scoring in the 27th minute to give the Patriots a lead they would not relinquish, while Gerardo Moreira added another in the 59th minute after sending an Antonio Berrera pass into the back of the net.
Arizona cut the lead in half in the 67th minute when second half sub Skelley Keller scored for the Sahuaros, giving the road club a chance to come back with just over twenty minutes remaining. But the equalizer proved to be elusive, as goalkeeper Jorge Muniz walled up the Patriots net for the remainder of the match.
With the victory, the Patriots earned their third straight First Round victory (2005, 2007) and a ticket to a Tuesday night Texas showdown next week, where they will travel east to play the Austin Aztex of the USL First Division at 8:30 PM ET.
Lineups
El Paso – Jorge Muniz, Adrian Moreno (Mario Alvarez 54’), Esteban Palacios, Jair Olivarez, Diego Ruiz, Omar Tena (Mario Garcia 69’), Enrique Cervantes, Rodrigo Morin, Antonio Barrera, Edgar Mendoza, Gerardo Moreira (Jonathan Camardia 76’)
Arizona – Bradley Swenby, Carlos Gomez (Imad Id-Deen 63’), Jake Slemker, Stephen Hollinger, Nick Sykes, Davey Lopez, Mitchell Garcia, Zachary Thomas, Vlastimir Davidovic, Phillipe Garre (Vu Minh 69’), Dominic Papa (Skelly Keller 48’)
Cautions
El Paso – Tena 5’, Cervantes 52’, Palacios 78’
Arizona – Lopez 90’
Shots – ELP 15, AS 12
Saves – ELP 9, AS 8
Fouls – ELP 5, AS 3
Corners – ELP 10, AS 10
Offsides – ELP 3, AS 1
Att – 1,042
Referee – Carlos Salas
Assistants – Andrew Gage, Martina Rivas