April 23, 2023 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – San Antonio FC News Release
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio FC drew Phoenix Rising FC 1-1 tonight in front of a sold-out Toyota Field, coming from behind to earn a point and move to 3-1-3 with 12 points.
After a scoreless first half, Phoenix struck in the 49th minute for the match’s first goal.
SAFC countered in the 59th minute, with Cristian Parano drawing and converting a penalty to level the score at 1-1.
The 1-1 score held despite SAFC outshooting Phoenix 19-3, allowing just two shots on target for the fourth-consecutive match.
Next Up
San Antonio FC heads to Nashville for a mid-week US Open Cup matchup against MLS side Nashville SC. Kickoff on Wednesday is set for 7:30 p.m. CT, and can be streamed on the B/R app.
Postgame Notes:
Defender Isaiah Parker made his first start with SAFC, after making his debut as a second-half substitute last week.
Cristian Parano’s goal in the 59th minute was his first of the season, and 13th with SAFC.
The announced attendance of 7,585 marked the club’s third sellout of the season, with seventh of the last eight USL Championship matches at Toyota Field selling out.
Midfielder Jorge Hernandez made his SAFC debut, entering as a second-half substitute.
San Antonio extends the team’s home unbeaten streak to 22 matches, with the last loss coming over a calendar year ago.
Quotes:
Head Coach Alen Marcina
(On the draw…)
“We dominated, from start to finish. Outshot them 19-3, that’s clear domination. They had no solutions for our press. We’re not a team that cares for possession, and we out-possessed them. It’s a meaningless stat to us, but even that – dominated in ever facet. But you’ve got to score goals. And we fell short in scoring goals. We had more than enough [chances] to take care of them early on in the game, but you know, we have to keep our resilience and keep doing the right things because we did a lot of good things. And the ball eventually will fall for us.”
(On only scoring one goal…)
“19-3. Dominated. Dominant, dominant. But we want three points. And we’ve got to be more clinical, we understand that. But the only thing we can do is continue to focus on what we can control. We put ourselves in great positions, and we believe in all of our attackers. It’s just a matter of time that we start putting those away, and when we do we’re going to be extremely dangerous.”
(On the defense…)
“Every game, every game we’ve been – well again, even against Louisville [City]. Yes we…
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