EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Locomotive FC picked up its first ever win in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday night. El Paso Locomotive FC collects its first Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup win in club history tonight. https://t.co/18lQth5FeI— Sam Guzman (@SamGuzmanTV) March 20, 2025 Locomotive FC played its way to a 5-1 win over Boulder Harpos FC—an amateur club based in Boulder, Colorado that compete in the USASA—at Southwest University Park. "Today we needed to win in front of our our fans, our public, at home," Locomotive FC head coach Wilmer Cabrera said postgame. "We've been knocking on the door, but we've been making too many mistakes in defense and our concentration has been a little bit off.” Locomotive FC got goals from Beto Avila (12'), Bryan Romero (37' and 45'+2'), and Gabi Torres (59'). Avila's strike puts Los Locos up 1-0!Watch match here: https://t.co/QNjFFBwzTH#VamosLocos #VamosElPaso pic.twitter.com/sAl6AvYHnp— El Paso Locomotive FC (@eplocomotivefc) March 20, 2025 Bryan Romero makes it 2-0 for Los Locos!#VamosLocos #VamosElPaso pic.twitter.com/HgmGSFmq97— El Paso Locomotive FC (@eplocomotivefc) March 20, 2025 Romero gets his second of the night to increase the lead!#VamosLocos #VamosElPaso pic.twitter.com/AU25Dqt8SL— El Paso Locomotive FC (@eplocomotivefc) March 20, 2025 Torres with a rocket to make it five for Los Locos!#VamosLocos #VamosElPaso pic.twitter.com/Mze8da6Br5— El Paso Locomotive FC (@eplocomotivefc) March 20, 2025 Boulder's Braden Fidelak was tagged with an own goal in the 54th minute of the match. Boulder's only goal of the game came from Baptiste Debuire in the 65th minute. With the win, Locomotive FC has advanced to the next round of the tournament. Up next, Locomotive FC will return to USL Championship play. The Locos will travel to Albuquerque, NM for the Derby Del Camino Real against New Mexico United on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. MT at Isotopes Park. Locos aim to get its first win of the 2025 USL Championship season. ...read more read less