Greg Hurst brace helps United move on
Albuquerque, NM – For the first time in team history, New Mexico United will host the Western Conference Final. Just two years removed from a heartbreaking home Semi-Final loss at the hands of Dennis Sanchez’s Las Vegas Lights side, Sanchez has now helped New Mexico exercise those demons from two years ago.
It couldn’t have started any better, with Joseph Melto Jr. finding Charlie Dennis within the first 90 seconds of the match to put the Black and Yellow up 1-0 out of the gates. Greg Hurst saw that and decided to add two of his own to the scoresheet to make it 3-0 before the halftime whistle. Hurst’s two goals made him the club’s single season goal leader in all USL Competitions with 15. He passed Devon Sandoval & Kevaughn Frater, who each scored 14 goals in 2019, and Chris Wehan, who scored 14 in 2021.
In the second half, United’s defense continued its dominance, allowing Colorado Springs only a few chances to get back into the game. But any hope the traveling Switchbacks fans had of a comeback was put to rest when Melto added a goal to his stat line, putting United up 4-0 for good.
With that win in front of 8,591 New Mexicans, United will move on to face Sacramento Republic FC in the Western Conference Final. That match will take place on November 15th at 5:00 PM at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park.
Tickets are going quickly for the first home final in team history and fans are encouraged to get their tickets at Seatgeek.com or call the team store at (505) 209-7529 to secure their spot to watch history.
