June 5, 2022 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – San Antonio FC News Release
SACRAMENTO – San Antonio FC fell to Sacramento Republic FC tonight 0-1. The loss moves SAFC to 9-3-0 on the season, with the club’s 27 points still tied for the lead in the USL Championship Western Conference.
Sacramento lone goal came off of a corner in the 37th minute to take the lead shortly before halftime.
SAFC will be back in California next weekend, taking on Monterey Bay F.C. on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. CT. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Scoring Summary:
SAC: 1-0, Douglas Martinez (Assisted by Keko Gontan) 37′
Disciplinary Summary:
SAFC: Yellow Card (Fabien Garcia) 20′
SAFC: Yellow Card (PC) 42′
SAC: Yellow Card (Luis Felipe) 45+’
SAFC: Yellow Card (Deshane Beckford) 45+’
SAC: Yellow Card (Rodrigo Lopez) 73′
SAFC: Second Yellow Card (Fabien Garcia) 90′
Attendance: 9,641
SAFC Starting XI: GK: Jordan Farr; D: Mitchell Taintor (captain), Fabien Garcia, Jasser Khmiri, M: Diedie Traore (Nicky Hernandez 64′), PC (Ignacio Bailone 87′), Mohammed Abu (Jordy Delem 75′), Connor Maloney; F: Deshane Beckford (David Loera 45′), Justin Dhillon, Elliot Collier
Substitutions not used: Matt Cardone, Jordan Ayimbila
Postgame Notes:
SAFC moves to 9-3-0 on the season with 27 points, tied for the most in the USL Championship Western Conference.
The loss came despite the ninth match of the season with the SAFC defense allowing five or fewer shots on target.
SAFC remains 9-0-0 on the season when scoring.
Quotes:
Head Coach Alen Marcina
(On the loss…)
“It’s disappointing to concede on a set piece. It’s something we take great pride
in, and unfortunately [there was] a man left free. And you know they executed on
that action. Defensively we were solid. Denied opportunities, and moving forward
we have to be a little better with the ball. Continue to look to create opportunities.
We’ll learn from this, and use it as motivation to be ready for our next opponent.”
Defender Connor Maloney
(On the team rebounding after…
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