United wins home opener against rival El Paso

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico United played its first home match of the season on Saturday. The black and yellow played rival El Paso Locomotive FC in front of a crowd of 11,005 and sent them home happy with a 1-0 victory.The match was slow in the first half. New Mexico and El Paso were both scoreless at halftime. NMU only recorded two shots with one on target, while El Paso did not record a shot.Of note, Alex Tambakis recorded his 20,000th career minute in the USL during the