February 17, 2024 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – San Antonio FC News Release
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio FC dropped its first preseason match against Houston Dynamo 2 this afternoon 3-2.
Juan Agudelo opened the scoring in the first half, converting a header in off a cross from Jorge Hernandez. The team held Houston scoreless to take a 1-0 lead into the break.
Kameron Lacey and Kendall McIntosh came on to start the second half alongside SAFC Pro Academy players and trialists. Dynamo 2 took the lead with a trio of second-half scores, but Lacey struck from distance in the final minutes to grab a goal back for the home side.
Next Up
San Antonio FC will host four-time Guatemalan champions Antigua GFC in a preseason friendly open to the public Saturday, February 24. Tickets are on sale now at SanAntonioFC.com or on the SAFC app.
SAFC Starting XI: Pablo Sisniega, Carter Manley, Kendall Burks, Mitchell Taintor, Shannon Gomez, Luke Haakenson, Mohammed Abu, Lucas Silva, Juan Agudelo, Santiago Patiño, Jorge Hernandez
Quotes:
Head Coach Alen Marcina
(On the team’s performance in the first half…)
“Very proud of our first-team roster. The application of game model principles is essentially what we want to see come first game, so very proud of the effort, the commitment and overall execution of our game model principles.”
(On the second half…)
“I felt Kameron obviously had a nice goal. I think it was a good opportunity for all our academy kids. You know that there’s lots of opportunities for growth and development, so it’s a good opportunity for them to test themselves.”
(On the next week of preseason…)
“We’re hopeful that we get some of our international guys in. As we saw, we only have 10 or 11 guys available. As a coach, you’d like to work with as close to your entire team as possible so hopefully we get guys coming in, and then we’ll continue to build on our first-half performance.”
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