Luke Haakenson scores his first SAFC objective
MIAMI (April 27, 2024) – San Antonio FC fell to Miami FC 1-2 on the highway Saturday, transferring the crew to 3-2-3 with 12 factors.
San Antonio acquired on the board early for the second straight match, as Luke Haakenson used one spark off a cross from Jorge Hernandez to provide SAFC the lead within the eleventh minute. Miami was capable of seize again a pair of targets within the first half to go up 2-1 and safe the win.
SAFC led Miami with 10 pictures whereas holding 63% possession on the evening.
Subsequent Up
San Antonio FC returns to Toyota Area Saturday, Might 4 to host Oakland Roots SC. Kickoff is ready for 7:30 p.m. CT, and the match will probably be broadcast on ESPN+ and Bally Sports activities Southwest. This season is offered by Toyota.
Scoring Abstract:
SAFC: Luke Haakenson (Assisted by Jorge Hernandez) 11’
MIA: Luis Pedro 24’
MIA: Michael Lawrence (Assisted by Frank Lopez) 45’
Postgame Notes:
SAFC drops to 3-2-3 on the season with 12 factors, sitting in fifth place within the Western Convention.
SAFC posted the identical beginning lineup for the second straight match, the primary time this season that the crew has used a lineup greater than as soon as.
4 of SAFC’s 12 targets this season have come within the first quarter-hour of play.
Haakenson’s objective marks his first for the membership.
Jorge Hernandez continues to steer the league in assists, now with 4 on the season.
Hernandez is three assists shy of changing into San Antonio’s all-time chief with 14 whole in his membership profession.
SAFC Beginning XI: Pablo Sisniega, Trova Boni, Kendall Burks, Mitchell Taintor (captain) (Bura 19’), Shannon Gomez, Luke Haakenson (Jose Mulato 83’), Kevon Lambert, Lucas Silva, Jorge Hernandez, Machop Chol (Kameron Lacey 58’), Juan Agudelo
Substitutions Not Used: Eduardo Fernandez, Kendall McIntosh, Mohamed Omar, Richard Windbichler
Disciplinary Abstract:
SAFC: Yellow Card (Shannon Gomez) 6’
SAFC: Yellow Card (Mitchell Taintor) 7’
MIA: Yellow Card (Michael Lawrence) 37’
MIA: Yellow Card (Daniel Gagliardi) 74’
MIA: Yellow Card (Jordan Ayimbila) 90’
SAFC: Yellow Card (Kevon Lambert) 90+2’
MIA: Yellow Card (Gabriel Cabral) 90+3’
Quotes:
Head Coach Alen Marcina
(On the loss…)
““I’m disillusioned within the end result. I believe all nice groups should expertise adversity and it’s the way you reply to adversity which makes a real champion. I do know the blokes on this second are hurting. We’ve already mirrored, however we’ll mirror objectively on the sport.
We weren’t at our greatest tonight, we perceive that, however we’ll undoubtedly be higher for it.
(On getting ready for Oakland subsequent week…)
“Proper now, we get better. As soon as we get again to San Antonio, we mirror objectively. Individually, we wanted to be higher. Collectively, we wanted to be higher, and we have to carry out and execute our rules, which wasn’t current over the course of 90 minutes tonight.”
Defender Shannon Gomez
(On the loss…)
“Collectively, we’re simply actually disillusioned within the end result. I don’t assume this was San Antonio FC’s manner and it wasn’t the correct efficiency. There’s numerous reflection to remove from this sport. Video games are arduous and we will’t take any of them frivolously. Each sport is sort of a remaining and we have to proceed transferring ahead with that mentality.”
(On bouncing again subsequent week…)
“It’s caring for the main points and enjoying our manner and never deviating from it. All of us collectively simply have a look at ourselves and attempt to be higher. No pointing of the fingers however simply collectively simply be higher, talk with one another, assist one another out. Each sport is sort of a remaining and everybody desires to beat SAFC, so it’s simply all the time going out and giving 110% no matter circumstances or no matter it is perhaps. There’s all the time going to be bumps and obstacles we could face, however finally we now have to deal with SAFC’s manner and grinding out a end result.”
Defender Kendall Burks
(On the loss…)
“Clearly we didn’t get the three factors. Robust loss, we really feel like we must always’ve are available right here and brought care of enterprise, and we didn’t do this, so we now have to be taught from it and transfer on and undoubtedly be higher for it as a result of tonight clearly wasn’t adequate.”
