July 17, 2022 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – San Antonio FC News Release
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio FC defeated Atlanta United 2 tonight 5-0, with the five-goal outburst tying for the second-most goals in a single match. Santiago Patiño and Samuel Adeniran each tallied braces in the win, marking a first for the club.
San Antonio struck first with a pair of goals just three minutes apart. Samuel Adeniran scored in the 13th minute off an assist from Connor Maloney, before Santiago Patiño scored in the 16th minute on a pass from PC.
Patiño struck again the 33rd minute, drawing a foul in the box and converting the ensuing penalty to make it a 3-0 SAFC lead.
Adeniran got his second goal of the night in the 53rd minute, heading in a long cross from Mohammed Abu to make it a 4-0 lead.
Adeniran and Patiño have combined for eight goals in the six matches since June 11, when Patiño made his first appearance after an injury and Adeniran made his first start for the team.
Adeniran and Patiño become the first SAFC teammates to each record braces in the same match.
Justin Dhillon scored in the 88th minute to make it a 5-0 final, tying the club record for most goals in a single match.
SAFC is on the road next week, heading to El Paso to take on Locomotive FC in a Copa Tejas matchup. A San Antonio win would secure the club’s first Copa Tejas trophy. Kickoff from El Paso is set for 8:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, July 23. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Scoring Summary:
SAFC: 1-0, Samuel Adeniran (Assisted by Connor Maloney) 13′
SAFC: 2-0, Santiago Patiño (Assisted by PC) 16′
SAFC: 3-0, Santiago Patiño (Penalty) 33′
SAFC: 4-0, Samuel Adeniran (Assisted by Mohammed Abu) 52′
SAFC: 5-0, Justin Dhillon 88′
Disciplinary Summary:
SAFC: Yellow Card (Connor Maloney) 20′
ATL: Yellow Card (Erik Centeno) 58′
SAFC: Yellow Card (PC) 65′
ATL: Yellow Card (Vicente Reyes) 71′
Attendance: 5,716
SAFC Starting XI: GK: Jordan Farr; D: Mitchell Taintor (Carter Manley 72′), Jasser Khmiri, Fabien Garcia, Saad Abdul-Salaam (Shannon Gomez 45′), Connor Maloney (Jordy Delem 81′); M: PC (captain), Mohammed Abu; F: Samuel Adeniran (Nicky Hernandez 62′), Santiago Patiño (Ignacio Bailone 45′), Justin Dhillon
Substitutions not used: Juse Bosshardt, Ates Diouf
Postgame Notes:
SAFC moves to 14-3-1 on the season with 43 points, leading the USL Championship.
With each scoring goals tonight, Santiago Patiño and Samuel Adeniran have now combined for six goals in the last six matches.
PC’s assist on…