EL PASO (Interstat) — Sacramento Republic defeated El Paso 1-0 on Saturday at Southwest University Park, getting an 87th-minute goal from Memo Rodriguez. Mark Kaye, who logged eight minutes, assisted on the decisive strike. Sacramento Republic improved to 1-0-1 in the competition and across all competitions, while El Paso fell to 1-1-0 in the competition and overall. Sacramento Republic had drawn 1-1 with Colorado Springs in its previous match, while El Paso had beaten Orange County SC 2-1 in its previous outing. Yellow cards went to Sacramento Republic’s N. Collins in the 22nd minute, El Paso’s R. Coronado in the 43rd and El Paso’s A. Ortiz in the 90th minute plus four minutes of stoppage time. Sacramento Republic made substitutions in the 62nd, 69th and 82nd minutes. El Paso made substitutions in the 67th, 76th, 76th and 84th minutes. The visitors scored late and held on. El Paso could not find an equalizer.