May 11, 2022 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – San Antonio FC News Release
HOUSTON – San Antonio FC fell to MLS side Houston Dynamo FC tonight 0-1, ending the team’s run in the 2022 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup at the round of 32. The run included the club’s first-ever win over an MLS opponent in Austin FC, and a trip to the round of 32 for just the third time in club history.
The lone goal of the night did not come until the 83rd minute, when Houston scored to secure the victory.
SAFC returns to USL Championship play quickly, heading to Florida for a matchup with Miami FC on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. CT, with the match streamed on ESPN+.
Scoring Summary:
HOU: 1-0, Sebastian Ferreria (Assisted by Sam Junqua) 82
Disciplinary Summary:
SAFC: Yellow Card (Mohammed Abu) 40′
HOU: Yellow Card (Fafà Picault) 42′
SAFC: Yellow Card (Fabien Garcia) 42′
SAFC: Yellow Card (Mitchell Taintor) 76′
SAFC Starting XI: GK: Jordan Farr; D: Mitchell Taintor, Fabien Garcia, Jasser Khmiri, M: Connor Maloney; Jordan Ayimbila (Shannon Gomez 45′), PC (captain), Mohammed Abu (Deshane Beckford 83′), Nicky Hernandez (David Loera 61′); F: Justin Dhillon, Elliot Collier (Ates Diouf 83′)
Substitutions not used: Matt Cardone, Henrik Sakshaug, Kai Louviere
Postgame Notes:
SAFC is eliminated from the 2022 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
The 2022 Open Cup run by SAFC included the club’s first-ever win over an MLS side in Austin FC, and just the third trip to the round of 32
SAFC remains unbeaten on the season across all competitions when scoring at least a goal.
Quotes:
Head Coach Alen Marcina
(On the loss…)
“I think overall I’m proud of the guys. In terms of their progression in Open Cup,
to beat a couple very, very good teams, in particular a very strong MLS opponent.
Unfortunately, our run is cut short today, we lost to a very good MLS opponent.
Created a few high percentage opportunities, unfortunately we weren’t clinical
enough to give ourselves an opportunity to potentially win the game. But all in…