November 6, 2022 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – San Antonio FC News Release
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio FC defeated Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC tonight 2-0 to win the USL Championship Western Conference for the first time in club history, and advance to the USL Championship Final next Sunday.
Connor Maloney opened the scoring with his first career goal in USL Championship play, spinning away from the defense after receiving a ball from Santiago Patiño in the 23rd minute.
Patiño would go on again to score in stoppage time to make it a 2-0 final score. Patiño’s goal was his sixth career playoff goal with SAFC, and third of this year’s postseason.
The SAFC defense and goalkeeper Jordan Farr kept the team’s second-straight shutout, with the keeper making a pair of saves to preserve the clean sheet.
With the win, SAFC secures the Western Conference Title for the first time in club history. San Antonio will host the USL Championship Final on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. CT, against Eastern Conference champion Louisville City FC. Tickets for the match will go on sale tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. CT at SanAntonioFC.com or the SAFC app. Additionally, the match will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes.
Scoring Summary:
SAFC: 1-0, Connor Maloney (Assisted by Santiago Patiño) 23′
SAFC: 2-0, Santiago Patiño (Assisted by Cristian Parano) 90+11′
Disciplinary Summary:
COS: Yellow Card (Brendan Burke) 7′
COS: Yellow Card (Michee Ngalina) 10′
COS: Yellow Card (Tristan Hodge) 49′
COS: Yellow Card (Jairo Henriquez) 54′
SAFC: Yellow Card (Cristian Parano) 66′
SAFC: Yellow Card (Samuel Adeniran) 75′
COS: Yellow Card (Aaron Wheeler) 78′
COS: Yellow Card (Christian Herrera) 87′
COS: Yellow Card (Matthew Mahoney) 89′
SAFC: Yellow Card (Santiago Patiño) 90+2′
Attendance: 8,245 (sellout)
SAFC Starting XI: GK: Jordan Farr; D: Jasser Khmiri (Saad Abdul-Salaam 71′), Fabien Garcia, Mitchell Taintor, Carter Manley, Shannon Gomez; M: Connor Maloney (captain), Jordy Delem, Justin Dhillon (Cristian Parano 56′); F: Santiago Patiño, Samuel Adeniran (Ignacio Bailone 84′)
Substitutions not used: Grant Makela, Elliot Collier, David Loera, Jack Lynn
Postgame Notes:
SAFC wins the Western Conference and advances to the USL Championship Final for the first time in club history.
Connor Maloney scored his first goal in USL Championship play, striking in the 23rd minute.
Santiago Patiño assisted on Maloney’s goal, his first career in the playoffs.
Patiño scored his third goal of the…
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