El Paso Locomotive 2–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds

USL Championship 2026 Group Stage · 27 Aug 2026

El Paso Locomotive vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL Championship 2026.

At Southwest University Park.

Referee: E. Garcia.

El Paso Locomotive beat Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2–1. R. Mertz opened the scoring for Pittsburgh Riverhounds after 53 minutes. N. Dollenmayer made it 2–1 after 90+3 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• El Paso Locomotive: E. Calvillo 57', N. Dollenmayer 90+3'
• Pittsburgh Riverhounds: R. Mertz 53'

El Paso Locomotive starting lineup

• 4 Pedro Cruz
• 15 N. Dollenmayer
• 25 A. Ortiz
• 93 Tony Alfaro
• 2 N. Cardona
• 5 D. Gomez
• 6 E. Calvillo
• 16 Gabriel Torres
• 19 A. Mendez
• 14 R. Rubin
• 10 A. Moreno

Pittsburgh Riverhounds starting lineup

• 24 M. Sheridan
• 3 P. Barnes
• 5 V. Souza
• 6 O. Mikoy
• 23 G. Vacter
• 14 R. Mertz
• 19 S. Bassett
• 42 J. Walti
• 2 D. Griffin
• 10 C. Ahl
• 7 T. Amann

Match events

• 46′ Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Substitution, Y. Tsukanome, T. Amann
• 53′ Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Normal Goal, R. Mertz, C. Ahl
• 57′ El Paso Locomotive: Normal Goal, E. Calvillo, A. Ortiz
• 58′ Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Substitution, R. Ydrach, G. Vacter
• 60′ El Paso Locomotive: Substitution, R. Coronado, D. Gomez
• 60′ El Paso Locomotive: Substitution, R. Avila, A. Mendez
• 70′ Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Substitution, B. Etou, C. Ahl
• 70′ Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Substitution, E. Goldthorp, P. Barnes
• 73′ El Paso Locomotive: Substitution, Z. Jones, A. Moreno
• 73′ El Paso Locomotive: Substitution, B. Farkarlun, N. Cardona
• 84′ Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Substitution, J. Garcia, S. Bassett
• 85′ Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Yellow Card, E. Goldthorp
• 90′ El Paso Locomotive: Normal Goal, N. Dollenmayer, Z. Jones
• 90+1′ El Paso Locomotive: Substitution, R. Ruiz, R. Rubin

El Paso Locomotive before this match

• at Colorado Springs 1–0 (Colorado Springs) · Group Stage, 23 Aug 2026
• at San Antonio 3–0 (San Antonio) · Group Stage, 16 Aug 2026
• vs Oakland Roots 1–0 (Oakland Roots) · Group Stage, 9 Aug 2026
• vs Monterey Bay 1–0 (Monterey Bay) · Group Stage, 6 Aug 2026
• at Orange County SC 0–2 (Orange County SC) · Group Stage, 2 Aug 2026

Pittsburgh Riverhounds before this match

• at Brooklyn 1–0 (Brooklyn) · Group Stage, 22 Aug 2026
• vs Charleston Battery 3–1 (Charleston Battery) · Group Stage, 15 Aug 2026
• vs Sacramento Republic 0–0 (Sacramento Republic) · Group Stage, 8 Aug 2026
• at Oakland Roots 1–0 (Oakland Roots) · Group Stage, 2 Aug 2026
• vs FC Tulsa 0–1 (FC Tulsa) · Group Stage, 29 Jul 2026