April 17, 2023 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – San Antonio FC News Release
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (April 15, 2023) – San Antonio FC fell to Louisville City FC 0-1 tonight, moving the team to 3-1-2 on the season with 11 points.
Louisville City’s lone goal came in the first half, scoring in the 23rd minute. SAFC outshot Lou City 7-1 in the second half, but was unable to find the equalizer.
Next Up
San Antonio FC returns home for a Saturday matchup with Phoenix Rising FC. Kickoff from Toyota Field is set for 7:30 p.m. CT, with tickets still available at SanAntonioFC.com or the SAFC app.
Postgame Notes:
Forward Erik Hurtado made his SAFC debut, entering as a substitute in the 61st minute.
Defender Isaiah Parker made his SAFC debut, entering as a substitute in the 74th minute.
San Antonio’s unbeaten streak ends at 16, dating back to last season.
Quotes:
Head Coach Alen Marcina
(On the loss…)
“We’re collectively disappointed in the result. It was more about what we didn’t do, rather than what Louisville did. In the first half, we didn’t perform the pressing actions that were necessary to be successful. In the second half we did, and we dominated the second half. We tripled their amount of shots. It wasn’t our night. We’ll learn from this, move on and we’ll be better for it.”
(On moving on from the loss…)
“You never like to lose of course. I think the message is very very clear – you stick to the gameplan and we position ourselves to be successful.”
Midfielder Jacori Hayes
(On the loss…)
“We had a better second half than we did the first half. We talked about things in halftime and came out a little bit stronger. It’s one of those we wish, if we had played like that in the first half or the rest of the game, we might’ve come out of here with three points. We learn from this one and look forward to Phoenix next weekend.”
(On halftime adjustments made…)
“We just needed to be a little more aggressive and press on guys, and not give them as much time to switch the ball … any team with a lot of time and space are able to pick out players and have some quality. So it was about closing them down a little bit better.”
Forward Erik Hurtado
(On the loss…)
“It’s tough, no one likes to lose like that. Thought the boys put in a good fight tonight, it felt good being out there and battling. It’s a hard one right now, but we’re going to move forward, we’re going to have a good week of training and come back next weekend at home.”
(On his performance in his SAFC…