Sandoval Sparks New New Mexico United
A hometown hero with a knack for scoring Open Cup goals, Devon Sandoval has high-flying first-year club New Mexico United coming in hot out of the gate.![Image](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/oyf3dba6/production/cc3c6ac6d96051473f36dbbe5bd5aa207fb4560d-2880x792.jpg?w=1062&fit=max&auto=format)
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Devon Sandoval never doubted his fellow Albuquerqueans would turn out in numbers for New Mexico United games. And the local striker has been proven right as the first-year USL Championship club has consistently drawn 12,000-plus crowds to Isotopes Park
“As for the community support, I did expect it,” Sandoval said. “I knew if the organization is run the right way, the way a professional sports team should be run, the support would be there. It always was when I was young. At UNM, we had 7,500 at an NCAA tournament game. There is a big soccer community here, and a pro team is something people have wanted for a while.”
A hard fought VICTORY!🙌@NewMexicoUTD takes the win over @PHXRisingFC in penalties 4-3 and will move on to face @SwitchbacksFC!
— U.S. Open Cup (@opencup) May 16, 2019
NM 4-3 | Final | #USOC2019
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