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Record-breaking night for New Mexico United victory More than 15,000 fans filled the stands at Isotopes Park Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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RELEASED. NOT ONE EMPTY SEAT AT ISOTOPES PARK TONIGHT FOR THE NEW MEXICO UNITED SOCCER MATCH. ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER JUSTIN MATTHEWS JOINS US LIVE TO SHOW US THE RECORD-BREAKING NIGHT TOUGH ASSIGNMENT YOU GOT, JUSTIN. JUSTIN: OH MY GOSH, IT WAS SUCH A WONDERFUL NIGHT. I SPENT MUCH OF THE NIGHT IN THE PRESS BOX, LOOKING DOWN AT THE MASSIVE CROWDS. ALL YOU COULD SEE WERE THE FLAGS WAVING IN THE WIND. TONIGHT WAS EXTRA SPECIAL BECAUSE WE ARE AN AREA CODE 505, AND TODAY’S DATE I 5-05. LINES OF PEOPLE WRAPPED AROUND ISOTOPES PARK MORE THAN TWO HOURS BEFORE THE MATCH STARTED. >> THIS IS CRAZY. I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE SEEING THIS IN NEW MEXICO. NEVER IN MY LIFE. JUSTIN: FAMILIES READY TO ROOT FOR NEW MEXICO UNITED. [HORNS] JUSTIN: NEW MEXICANS COMING TO WATCH FROM ALL OVER THE STATE. >> IT HAS BROUGHT THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. IT BROUGHT ALBUQUERQUE TOGETHER. IT BROUGHT THE WHOLE STATE TOGETHER. I SEE ON SNAPCHAT, FACEBOOK, PEOPLE FROM LAS CRUCES, FROM TAOS, COMING DOWN HERE FOR THE GAME. I THINK THAT’S SUPER IMPORTANT. AND SOCCER DID IT. THE WORLD’S SPORT DID THIS. JUSTIN: SOME FANS I SPOKE WITH WERE NOSTALGIC ABOUT TONIGHT’S GAME. >> THIS REMINDS ME OF MEXICO, WHEN YOU GO TO A PROFESSIONAL GAME AND EVERYBODY’S HAVING FUN. YOU FORGET ABOUT EVERYTHING. ALL YOU DO IS CONCENTRATE ON THE GAME, WATCH THE PLAYS THEY MAKE AND EVERYTHING. JUSTIN: BECAUSE THOUSANDS FILLED THE SEATS, A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE TEAM SAYS THERE WAS EXTRA SECURITY AT THE GAME. EVERYONE WENT THROUGH A METAL DETECTOR, HAD THEIR BAGS CHECKED. >> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT’S CHANGING IS WE’RE BRINGING ON MORE POLICE. JUSTIN: MAKING SURE EVERYONE IS SAFE -- [CHEERING] JUSTIN: -- AND HAVING A BLAST. >> JUST HAVE FUN AND CELEBRATE NEW MEXICO UNITED, AND SEE IF THEY WIN. >> SUPPORTING SOMETHING THAT NEW MEXICO HAS. ANYTHING LOCAL, WE’RE FOR THAT. JUSTIN: THAT WAS A NEW MEXICO UNITED VICTORY TONIGHT. THEY BEAT THE SAN ANTONIO FOOTBALL CLUB 3-0. TONIGHT’S ATTENDANCE NUMBER, 15,023. LIVE IN ALBUQUERQUE, JUSTIN MATTHEWS, KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS SHELLY: LOVE THAT COMMUNITY SPIRIT. NEW MEXICO UNITED IS THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IN THE UNITED SOC