The Lights drop the 6-0 result in a rough night in Texas.
Las Vegas Lights FC lost 6-0 on the road at El Paso Locomotive FC on Saturday night.
The Lights never truly looked like they were up for the match, as El Paso opened the scoring in the 18th minute. The hosts tacked on a second goal via an unfortunate deflection to make it 2-0 heading into the halftime break.
Things did not improve in the second half, as Las Vegas conceded four more over the course of the half while chasing the match.
Interim Head Coach Giovanni Troise made aggressive substitutions with Nighte Pickering and Stefan Stojanovic entering the game, but the two strikers were unable to conjure any magic to spark a comeback.
The Lights now shift their focus to returning home to Cashman Field against San Antonio FC on Saturday, August 9.
Summary
Lights Starting XI:
Arozarena (GK), Herbert (Pickering 61′), Gartig, Jones, Boudadi, Nigro, O’Driscoll, Leal (Stojanovic 61′), Gyau (Humphrey 82′), Gannon, Rodriguez
El Paso Starting XI:
Waite (GK), Quezada (Hoban 90′), Ortiz, Twumasi (Rodriguez 79′), Ruiz, Calvillo, Daroma (Coronado 73′), Torres, Cabrera Jr., Avila (Sorto 73′), Moreno (Alfaro 79′)
Goals:
ELP – Moreno – 18′
ELP – Quezada – 39′
ELP – Calvillo – 52′
ELP – Avila – 62′
ELP – Calvillo – 74′
ELP – Rodriguez – 89′
Discipline:
LV – Yellow, Boudadi – 14′
LV – Yellow, Gartig – 30′
ELP – Yellow, Twumasi – 64′
LV – Yellow, O’Driscoll – 66′
LV – Yellow, Jones – 71′
ELP – Yellow, Calvillo – 73′
ELP – Yellow, Rodriguez – 81′
Next Up
The Las Vegas Lights will be back at home to take on San Antonio FC on Saturday, August 9 at 7:30 p.m. PT.