Playing in honor of a former teammate who died unexpectedly last week, forward Diego Abitia Leon delivered the deciding goal in his club debut, lifting El Paso Locomotive FC to a 2-0 road win over the Laredo Heat SC in the opening round of the 2026 US Open Cup.
Laredo Heat SC
2019 US Open Cup Round 2: San Antonio FC’s youth movement earns win over Laredo Heat
It was a wave of young talent on the field for San Antonio FC as three of the club’s academy prospects took the pitch for the first time, and 21-year-old Pascal Eboussi scored one of the team’s two goals in a 2-0 win.