Atlanta United 2 hosts El Paso Locomotive FC at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia on Saturday, July 2. The match is scheduled to kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be streamed live on ESPN+.
MATCH INFORMATION
Saturday, July 2 | Fifth Third Bank Stadium | 7:30 p.m. ET
ATL UTD 2 (4-12-1, 13 points) vs. El Paso Locomotive FC (8-6-5, 29 points)
Stream: ESPN+
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ATL UTD 2 defeated Charleston Battery 4-3 in its last match on Wednesday, June 29. Jackson Conway and Tristan Trager recorded a brace each and Darwin Matheus tallied his team-leading third assist of the season on Conway’s game-winning header.
TRISTAN TRAGER
Atlanta United’s second-round 2022 SuperDraft pick has been efficient since making his debut June 1 against RGV FC Toros.
Trager has scored three goals since entering the starting 11 and is averaging a goal every 104 minutes.
Scoring just 37 seconds into Atlanta’s match against Charleston Battery, it took the Air Force Academy alumnus less than three minutes to secure his first professional brace.
EL PASO LOCOMOTIVE IN 2022
El Paso currently sit fourth in the USL Championship’s Western Conference, just eight points out of the first-place spot.
Locomotive FC boast both the best possession and passing accuracy numbers in the league, along with one of the best defensives in USL Championship.
Saturday’s match will be the first-ever meeting between ATL UTD 2 and El Paso Locomotive.
