June 26, 2022 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – San Diego Loyal News Release
SAN DIEGO – Manager Landon Donovan said last week he wanted to punish opposing teams with his club’s attack. San Diego Loyal SC did just that with a 5-0 win against visiting Indy Eleven Saturday night at Torero Stadium. The win marks the largest margin of victory in franchise history.
SD Loyal finished its third of four-straight home matches with a pair of goals by striker Kyle Vassell, and scores by Thomas Amang and Tumi Moshobane. Combined with an own goal by the visitors, Donovan’s team displayed five goals for the second time in club history. With the win, SD Loyal adds another three points to its historic start as it heads into its final home match in June against defending USL Championship champion Orange County SC on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
“ââI think outside the first 10 minutes, that was the best 80 minutes we’ve played as a team since I’ve been here in three years,” Donovan said. “I’m really proud of not just the first half performance and what that was, but then in the second half to keep going and keep going and keep going. That’s what top teams do, and it’s hard to do. It’s really hard.”
On Saturday, it was SD Loyal (8W-4L-4D, 28 points) welcoming Indy Eleven (6W-6L-3D, 21 points) for the first time at Torero Stadium with an explosive offensive display. Amang opened up the scoring in the 29th minute, sending in a shot from 25 yards out after a defensive mistake. He sped around goalkeeper Bryan Meredith to send it into the open net for his sixth goal of the season.
Kyle Vassell extended the lead to 2-0 in the 42nd minute with a right-footed shot from just inside the penalty area for his ninth goal of the season. The SD Loyal striker made a half turn to beat the Indy goalkeeper after taking a bouncing cross from Jack Blake. Vassell added his second of the night with a left-footed shot ten minutes later, slotting it into the left wall of the net to extend the SD Loyal lead to 3-0.
SD Loyal took a 4-0 lead when Indy Eleven’s Mechack Jerome deflected a Moshobane low shot into his own net. Moshobane, a second half sub, did get a goal to his own credit in the 85th minute when he dribbled around traffic and fired past the Indy keeper to seal the scoring.
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