>The Albuquerque City Council at its Monday meeting again voted in favor of moving forward with building a New Mexico United stadium at Balloon Fiesta Park — however, it is taking steps to address traffic concerns in the area.

Putting this up a few days before I normally post a pre-match thread in case anyone is thinking about buying tickets. I'll write something up a bit later this week. Anyone attending in person? How are plane prices?

If you know of any watch parties around the state, reply and i'll update the post.

Predictions about the match?

Ways to watch/participate/listen

• In Person ($20 away section)
• US Soccer Stream
• Youtube
• ESPN Radio 101.7 FM The TEAM
• Watch Party @ Diaz Kitchen
• Discord match chat

Guess what\\?!\\ New Mexico is on the road again for match against Las Vegas Lights. Las Vegas has lost their last three, including a 6-0 loss to Charleston last week. This season, Las Vegas has a new look at home. Gone are the money drops and mini pools, and instead they have proper ad boards. Which brings a more serious look to their organization. Expect a serious response to their previous week's loss as well.

New Mexico also experienced a loss last week, snapping a three match win streak. Yesterday NM signed defender Abdi Mohamed, which should add some more depth in the defense area. I'm curious if the club is also looking to sign anyone to play where Nava would be?

Are you watching at home, at a watch party or on the road (shout out to all the away supporters, lose your voices!)

Let's go!

Watch/participate/listen

• In Person
• ESPN+
• Youtube (international only)
• Estrella TV (KOAT-TV2) 7.2 (Comcast 386, Cable One 28)
• KOAT-TV 10:30pm replay
• ESPN Radio 101.7 The TEAM
• Official Watch party @ four Bosque Brewing Co. locations | 7:30-10:30pm
• Black Diamonds watch party @ Hollow Spirits | 7:30pm
• Curse Watch party @ Tin Can Alley ABQ | 8:30pm
• Discord match chat
• USL Match Tracker

Here we go. Back on the road. Something something something. Are you all ready for the road match on the road on the CBS sports network? Attending in person? If not, attending a watch party? Predictions? Random comments about the weather? Lets go!

Ref stats so far this season:

Abdou Ndiaye

|Comp|# Matches|Y|Yx2|R|PK| |:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| |NWSL|1|4|0|0|0| |USLC|4|29|0|0|2|

He's also been a 4th official at two MLS matches. Last season he was the ref for our away match @ San Diego Loyal.

Ways to watch/participate/listen

• In Person
• CBS Sports Network
• Youtube (international only)
• ESPN Radio 101.7 The TEAM
• Official Watch party @ Bosque Brewing Co. on Eubank | 3:30-8pm
• Curse Watch party @ Tin Can Alley ABQ
• Discord match chat
• USL Match Tracker

Back to league play. This will be the first of a few away matches. Predictions? Crazy stories? Are you ready?

Watch/participate/listen

• In Person
• ESPN+
• Youtube (international only)
• Estrella TV (KOAT-TV2) 7.2 (Comcast 386, Cable One 28)
• KOAT-TV 10:30pm replay
• ESPN Radio 101.7 The TEAM
• Official Watch party @ Sandia Sports Bar | 4-8pm
• Black Diamonds watch party @ Nexus Blue Smokehouse | 4:30pm
• Curse Watch party @ Tin Can Alley ABQ | 4:30pm
• Discord match chat
• USL Match Tracker

Another USOC campaign begins now. First up will be a match against Lubbock Matadors. From the sound of it, they are bringing a good number of away supporters. Which is awesome. Predictions?

Are you attending in person, or watching stream? What are the odds that the stadium location is called out on the stream as being Albuquerque?

Ways to watch/participate/listen

• In Person
• US Soccer Stream
• ESPN Radio 101.7 FM The TEAM
• Discord match chat

After last weekend's disappointing result against Charleston Battery, New Mexico heads to Arizona to take on the 2023 USL Championship playoff champions, Phoenix Rising. Interesting enough, to win that championship match, Phoenix had to beat Charleston in penalties.

Like many USL clubs, Phoenix had some churn in the off season. Players like Danny Trejo (scored 19 goals in 2023), Manuel Arteaga (15 goals), and Carlos Harvey (6 goals) have left. Phoenix also lost much of their backline due to transfers and retirements. All these transfers predictably have resulted in a rough start to their season, with two losses and a win.

This is an opportunity for New Mexico to shake off the 4-0 loss and move forward with their season. Of course New Mexico also had loads of churn. So neither club is gelling yet. An away away in Phoenix will however be a good way to set the tone for the rest of the season.

The Referee for this match is Alexis Da Silva. Alexis has been showing yellow a lot this season with an average of 7.3 yellows per match (three matches). It is worth noting that in the 2023 season, across 24 matches he only showed a second yellow once, and never gave a straight red.

What are your predictions for this match? Are you attending in person? Are you taking the bus with other New Mexico United supporters?

Ways to watch/participate/listen

• In Person
• ESPN+
• Youtube (international only)
• Estrella TV (KOAT-TV2) 7.2 (Comcast 386, Cable One 28)
• KOAT-TV 10:30pm replay
• ESPN Radio 101.7 The TEAM
• Official Watch party @ 4 Bosque Brewing locations
• Black Diamonds watch party @ Hollow Spirits
• Curse Watch party @ Tin Can Alley
• Discord match chat
• USL Match Tracker

New Mexico United @ Charleston Battery | Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:30 PM MDT

Welcome to the first 2024 season edition of 'SymphonicResonance forgot what day it was and almost missed posting the pre-match thread' (Went to a show on Thursday night, and my concept of time got all turned around).

Who all is attending in person? Predictions?

We seem to be spending a lot of time on the east coast this month.

Ways to watch/participate/listen

• In Person
• ESPN+
• Youtube (international only)
• Estrella TV (KOAT-TV2) 7.2 (Comcast 386, Cable One 28)
• KOAT-TV 10:30pm replay
• Official Watch party @ 4 Bosque Brewing locs
• Curse Watch party @ Tin Can Alley
• Discord match chat
• USL Match Tracker

New Mexico United @ Rhode Island FC | Sat March 16, 2024 2:00 PM

Ways to watch/participate/listen

• In Person
• ESPN+
• Youtube (international only)
• Estrella TV (KOAT-TV2) 7.2 (Comcast 386, Cable One 28)
• KOAT-TV 10:30pm replay
• Official Watch party @ Sandia Sports Bar
• Black Diamonds watch party @ Nexus Blue Smokehouse
• Curse Watch party @ Tin Can Alley
• Discord match chat
• USL Match Tracker

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SOCCER IS BACK

T-minus 24 hours (ish) from this post. Are you ready? If you have ignored posts since last season, check the roster thread to get your self updated of all the changes. Pete is flipping cooking pancakes at the pre-match tailgate, soooo FOOOOd! Remember to arrive early enough for a home opener flag.

As of right now, seats left on Seatgeek seem to indicate the potential for a packed house:

If attending, what are your plans? Are your vocal cords in good working order? Planning on starting any new match day traditions? What pre-match song are you getting pumped to?

I say again, ARE YOU READY?

SOMOS!

Ways to watch/participate/listen

• In Person
• ESPN+
• Youtube (international only)
• Estrella TV (KOAT-TV2) 7.2 (Comcast 386, Cable One 28)
• KOAT-TV 10:30pm replay
• ESPN Radio 101.7 The TEAM
• SirusXM Channel 157
• Discord match chat
• USL Match Tracker

• Big Ten's 2023 Keeper of the year
• Highlights

>That decision by a hearing examiner will now force a city panel to re-vote on changing the Balloon Fiesta Park master plan. Back in November, the city approved a change to allow a soccer stadium there, but the city realized it made a mistake. “There are certain folks, certain property owners that did not get notice of this matter,” said Chavez.

Currently Signed/re-signed

|#|Name|Position|Last year of Contract|Source| |:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| |15|Arturo Astorga|DF|?|NMU Site| |19|Zico Bailey|DF|?|NMU Site| |25|Daniel Bruce|MF|2024|NMU Site| |8|Nicky Hernandez|MF|?|NMU Site| |45|Cristian Nava|MF/FW|2024|NMU Site| |20|Jacobo Reyes|FW|? / Loan|NMU Site| |16|Will Seymore|DF/MF|2025|X| |33|Harry Swartz|DF/MF|2024|NMU Site| |17|Greg Hurst|FW|2024|NMU Site| |22|Kalen Ryden|DF|2024|NMU Site| |7|Sergio Rivas|MF|2024|NMU Site| |1|Alex Tambakis|GK||NMU Site| |14|Chris Wehan|MF||NMU Site|

New Signings

|#|Name|Position|Last Year of Contract|Source|Highlights| |:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| |10|Marco Micaletto|MF||NMU Site|MLSNP goal| |27|Avionne Flanagan|DF||NMU Site|2023| |11|Mukwelle Akale|FW||NMU Site|22/23| |5|Dayonn Harris|MF/FW||NMU Site|YT Playlist| |9|Abu Danladi|FW||NMU Site|22/23 Reel| |3|Chris Gloster|DF||NMU Site|18/19 3:18| ||Talen Maples|DF||NMU Site||

Leaving

|#|Name|Position|Destination|Source| |:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| |10|Amando Moreno|FW|El Paso Locomotive|ELPL Site| |43|Justin Portillo|MF|FC Tulsa|Instagram| ||Andrew Thomas|GK|End of loan|| |49|Shanyder Borgelin|FW|End of loan|| |12|Ford Parker|GK|Tormenta FC|X| |2|Milo Garvanian|DF|Chattanooga FC|X| |18|Kyle Colonna|DF||X| |38|Michael Wyparlo|MF|FK Humenné?|X| ||Timothie Zali|DF||X| |11|Santi Moar|FW|?|X| |3|Austin Yearwood|DF||X| |4|Sam Hamilton|MF||Instagram| |5|Josh Suggs|DF|Retirement|Instagram|

This has been one crazy season. And yet, here we are, in the post season. We have a winning record against Sacramento this season.

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My questions start now:

1. Who will win?
2. Will the match end with 22 players?
3. What will the score be?
4. Are you pumped?
5. What music are you getting pumped to?
6. Are you attending in person?
7. Will your voice survive the night?
8. What does Sac need to do to beat us?
9. What do we need to do to beat Sac?
10. Got a fav NMU meme? Post it here!

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We're behind you 100% Somos Unidos! We are United. Let's go get a W!

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Ways to watch/participate/listen:

• In Person
• ESPN+
• Youtube (international only)
• ESPN Radio 101.7 The TEAM
• USL Match Tracker
• Discord Live Match Discussion

Scorers: Harry Swartz 4', Zico Bailey 13',Carson Vom Steeg 51', Greg Hurst 61', 71'

Memphis Yellows: Bruno Lapa 24', Leston Paul 64', Aaron Molly 80', Aiden Mcfadden 82'

No yellows for New Mexico United!

No long ramblings from me for this last match. Yesterday was migraine Thursday, and well you know. Anywho, today is Friday the 13th! Which means the USL match tracker page is not working right now. W00t.

So what you need to know is:

We win and (must not typo) we are IN! That's it. Also, Memphis has scored 11 more goals than us and has been been scored on one more time. So let's go out and score on them more and let them learn about the curse:

`"All calculations based on our experiences elsewhere fail in New Mexico."

What your are expectations for this match? Attending in person? Guess what!? The supporter section is sold out! Party in 116/118. Enjoying balloon fiesta? Let's go get ourselves a playoff match! Somos Unidos!

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Ways to watch/participate/listen

• In Person
• ESPN+
• Youtube (international only)
• Estrella TV (KOAT-TV2) 7.2 (Comcast 386, Cable One 28)
• ESPN Radio 101.7 The TEAM
• USL Match Tracker
• Discord

Scorers: Moreno 52', Portillo 83', Formella 89'

PHX Yellows: Novo 53',Trejo 59', Arteaga 59', Stenberg 79', Fuenmayor 82'

NMU Yellows: Seymore 53', Swartz 66', Portillo 70', Moreno 74', Hamilton 90+5', Thomas 90+8'

As of this moment in time, this is the standings:

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We are not out of it, but oh buddy we've got a mountain to climb. Our max points potential for this season is now at 46. And four other clubs are vying for those two last playoff slots.

What we'd like to see this weekend is:

• El Paso losing to Memphis 901 FC.
• Oakland losing to San Diego Loyal SC
• RGV losing to Sacramento Republic FC
• Monterey Bay losing to Birmingham Legion FC

And us winning this evening's against Phoenix. I suppose not all of that needs to happen, if we are just trying to get into slot 8, but it would be damn nice if it did happen. If El Paso wins tonight, we can't catch them point wise. If Oakland wins, there is still hope. ish. Tonight needs to be a Kings of Chaos kind of night.

Phoenix beat us 1-3 back in June. In April we beat them 2-1 in USOC play. They are beatable, and in their past 5 matches, they have 4 draws and 1 win. Plus our last win was gutsy performance.

What do you all think? How do you think this match is going to go? Are you attending in person? Since it is NOT $1 beer night, does that increase our chances? Will Phoenix dive like a bungee jumper out of a hot air balloon? Was that a low effort Balloon Fiesta reference? Are you pumped?

SOMOS UNIDOS!

Ways to watch/participate/listen

• In Person
• ESPN+
• Youtube (international only)
• ESPN Radio 101.7 The TEAM
• USL Match Tracker

Scorers: Swartz 32', Hernandez 74'

Yellows: Borgelin 15', Moguel 49', Portillo 59'

Reds: Borgelin 53' (YY), Hernandez 75' (YY)

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About Hernandez's second yellow:

From 12.3 Disciplinary action

A player must be cautioned, even if the goal is disallowed, for:

• climbing onto a perimeter fence and/or approaching the spectators in a manner which causes safety and/or security issues

• acting in a provocative, derisory or inflammatory way

• covering the head or face with a mask or other similar item

• removing the shirt or covering the head with the shirt

Ways to watch/participate/listen

• In Person
• ESPN+
• Youtube (international only)
• Estrella TV (KOAT-TV2) 7.2 (Comcast 386, Cable One 28)
• ESPN Radio 101.7 The TEAM
• USL Match Tracker

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Scorers: Farrell 27', Ordoñez 37', Portillo 83'(P)

Yellows: Ryden 2', Farrell 17', Hurst 46', Astorga 56', Dossantos 75'

Possession: 40.1% | 59.9%

On Wednesday New Mexico United played the #1 club in the USL Championship Western Conference to a draw. This evening United (note to Sacramento's announcers: no 'The' ) plays the Eastern Conference's current #1 team, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Pittsburgh's home record is 11-1-3. Truly, not an easy path to climb to the playoffs.

Last time these two clubs played was in 2022, where they played to a 1-1 draw at the lab. I don't think we'll be seeing any draws in this match. New Mexico United needs three points, so I think we are going to see everything, including the kitchen sink tossed in the direction of Pittsburgh's goal.

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||Goals scored|Goals Conceded|Goals inside the box| |:-|:-|:-|:-| |New Mexico United|42|45|40| |Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC|43|26|42|

So again, we are playing against a club who on offense seems pretty close to us. It is just the defense that is more locked down. Our pass success rate is better. We're better on long passes. We've won more fouls than them, however we have more yellow cards. If we can break down their defense and keep them out of the box, we have a shot at this.

I believe we should have Portillo back from a yellow card accumulation suspension. He should be nice and rested.

Ref for the match: Elvis Osmanovic. His stats for this season:

||Matches|Y|YY|R|PK| |:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| |USLC|16|78|0|1|6| |USOC|2|9|0|0|0| |MLSNP|3|14|0|0|4| |NWSL|2|6|0|0|0|

We previously had this ref for the July 8th match against Detroit. And before that in May 2022 against Indy 11 and Oct 23 2022 against Sacramento in the Playoffs.

What are you expectations for this match? You ready for some Lilly Ball? Are you attending in person? If not, are you attending the watch party at Sandia Casino? What music are you getting pumped to? Let's go!

Ways to watch/participate/listen

• In Person
• ESPN+
• Youtube (international only)
• Estrella TV (KOAT-TV2) 7.2 (Comcast 386, Cable One 28)
• USL Match Tracker
• Discord

Match stuff:

Scorers:

Yellows: Bailey 34', Keko 37', Hernandez 49', Donovan 69', Briggs (Man) 86', Felipe 90+1'

Possession: SAC = 51% | NM = 49%

Astorga gets the start!

We're still in 10th place. But.

BUT

If we win tonight and Monterey Bay loses, we will be just 1 point behind them. And they are above the playoff line. Currently there are three clubs above the playoff line all at 40pts each. Those are our targets. Except we don't play any of them. Our only remaining Western Conference opponents are Sacramento tonight and Phoenix on October 7th. The other opponents are all Eastern Conference.

Does that seem strange to anyone? I would think that the scheduling people would try to facilitate some potential late season drama via intraconference play. But what do i know. Maybe the lack of our own stadium meant we had to squeeze all these Eastern Conference matches in at the end of the season.

Sacramento is currently in the #1 position in the Western conference. They have not yet clinched the division title (Question: why does the USL call it a division title when there are no divisions?), so expect them to come out swinging. Sacramento are not unstoppable; on July 22 we defeated the 3-0 at home.

Sacramento's home record is 9-2-3, which looks formidable, but Heart Health Park it is not an impenetrable fortress. That said, we have never won there. Losing twice and drawing once. Will tonight be a first for us?

In total this season, Sacramento has scored 45 goals to our 42. Here is the difference: they have only conceded 22 goals. We have conceded 45. They have the best GD in the league. We are going to have to break down their defense. Again. Sounds fun!

Tonight's ref is Alexis Da Silva. His stats so far this season:

||Matches|Y|YY|R|PK| |:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| |MLS|2|7|0|0|0| |USLC|12|63|0|0|2| |MLSNP|4|14|1|0|1|

Not a whole lot of matches reffed by this ref, but they do have two MLS matches under their belt.

What are you expectations for this match? Are you attending an official watch party? Something unofficial? Heck, are you attending in person? What music are you getting pumped up to to? Know any cool New Mexico United theme recipes? You all ready for this?

SOMOS UNIDOS!

Ways to watch/participate/listen

• In Person
• ESPN+
• Youtube (international only)
• Estrella TV (KOAT-TV2) 7.2 (Comcast 386, Cable One 28)
• ESPN Radio 101.7 The TEAM
• USL Match Tracker

New Mexico United Vs Indy Eleven | Fri Sep 15 2023 7:00 PM MDT

Three home matches remain. Tonight's match is against Indy Eleven. Indy has not had much of a post season presence since 2019. They have not clinched a spot yet (in the Eastern Conference), so this is going to be another late season match with a lot on the line. In the Eastern Conference, three clubs have clinched spots, but no one has been eliminated yet. In the Western Conference, one club has been eliminated, but no one has clinched yet.

This season, Indy has won more matches on the road than they have at home. And they have won their past two matches. New Mexico on the other hand has won more at home than on the road. This all should prove to be interesting . Indy concedes 1 goal per match, we on the other hand concede 1.5. We barely score more than they do though.

Andrew Thomas's soccer IQ seems to be pretty good. I expect he'll make the difference. But we gotta pepper the goal with shots.

El Paso won their match on Wednesday, so they have put some distance between us and them. But they no longer have a match in hand.

Tonight's Ref is Brad Jensen. Their stats so far this season:

||Matches|Y|YY|R|PK| |:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| |USLC|6|23|1|0|0| |USOC|1|3|0|0|0| |MLSNP|4|9|0|2|2| |NWSL|2|4|0|0|1|

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What do you all think? What are you expectations for this match? Are you attending in person? (It's Hispanic Heritage Night). Will it rain? Are you ready to party?! Friday night soccer!

Somos Unidos!

Ways to watch/participate/listen

• In Person: https://seatgeek.com/indy-eleven-at-new-mexico-united-tickets/united-soccer-league/2023-09-15-7-pm/5918446
• ESPN+: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/\_/id/12a4d999-23af-4e9a-a8cd-4861629b23bf#bucketId=1
• Youtube (int only): https://youtube.com/live/W3YePEZyaiE
• ESPN Radio 101.7 The TEAM: http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KQTM
• SiriusXM FC 157
• Discord: https://discord.gg/4KmrbvqMBB
• USLC Match Tracker: https://www.uslchampionship.com/newmexicounited-indyeleven-2345954

Match stuffs:

Scorers: Brett 73'

Yellows: Mensah 46'

Shots: 21 BL|NM 8

Aerial Duels won: 66.7% BL|NM 33.3%