Juan Agudelo scores brace in second consecutive match
SAN ANTONIO (July 6, 2024) – San Antonio FC opened July with a 2-1 win over Phoenix Rising FC in a gathering of USL Championship’s final two title winners Saturday at Toyota Area.
For the second straight match, Juan Agudelo opened the scoring for SAFC, placing the house facet up 1-0 with a connection from Jorge Hernandez within the thirty ninth minute.
Phoenix was capable of equalize within the 59th minute, however SAFC prevailed for the win as Agudelo transformed a penalty within the 81st minute to finish his second brace in as many matches.
Subsequent Up
San Antonio FC returns house on Saturday for a global pleasant in opposition to Costa Rican first-division champions Deportivo Saprissa. Kickoff from Toyota Area is ready for 8:00 p.m. CT, with tickets nonetheless out there at SanAntonioFC.com or the SAFC app. This season is offered by Toyota.
Scoring Abstract
SA: Juan Agudelo (Assisted by Jorge Hernandez) 39’
PHX: Federico Varela (Assisted by Dariusz Formella) 59’
SA: Juan Agudelo (Penalty) 81’
Postgame Notes:
SAFC strikes to 5-8-5 on the season with 20 factors, now in tenth place within the Western Convention standings.
The win snaps a five-match winless streak for San Antonio relationship again to June 5.
Defender Mitchell Taintor ties San Antonio’s all-time profession look document with 114.
Jorge Hernandez ties the SAFC all-time help document with the seventeenth of his membership profession.
Hernandez’s help additionally places him again in a tie for first in USL Championship this season with seven whereas additionally main the league with 52 possibilities created.
Juan Agudelo leads San Antonio with seven targets this season, tied for ninth-most in USL Championship and third-most within the Western Convention.
Ten of San Antonio’s 22 targets this season have come within the seventy fifth minute or later, with 5 of these being game-tying or game-winning scores.
San Antonio is 5-2-3 when scoring first this season and 3-1-3 when scoring two or extra targets.
Goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega makes his first begin again from an higher physique damage, showing for the primary time since Might 4.
Midfielder Kevon Lambert returns to the lineup after lacking the final two matches whereas on worldwide responsibility with Jamaica.
Attendance: 6,011
SAFC Beginning XI: Pablo Sisniega, Kendall Burks, Mitchell Taintor (captain), Bura, Shannon Gomez, Nelson Flores Blanco, Kevon Lambert, Luke Haakenson, Jorge Hernandez, Jake LaCava (Machop Chol 71’), Juan Agudelo (Hugo Mbongue 90’)
Substitutions Not Used: Trova Boni, Izaiah Garza, Kameron Lacey, Kendall McIntosh, Gio Padilla
Disciplinary Abstract:
PHX: Laurence Wyke (Yellow Card) 38’
PHX: Emile Cuello (Yellow Card) 90+5’
SA: Hugo Mbongue (Yellow Card) 90+9’
Quotes:
Head Coach Alen Marcina
(On the win…)
“Yeah, all this hardship these gamers have needed to expertise and endure with an absence of participant availability as a consequence of accidents and nationwide group call-ups, the blokes stayed mentally sturdy, they usually’re so united. There’s nice optimism and perception in that locker room, they usually received rewarded tonight. They earned three factors, a hard-fought win in opposition to one of the proficient groups within the league, so all in all very, very happy with the blokes tonight.”
(On the consequence turning into a turning level…)
“We’re assured so long as we’ve participant availability. Take a look at the primary seven video games, I can solely deliver that again as a result of we had a great portion of the roster out there, and as soon as we had been depleted, the outcomes sadly didn’t go our means … Now we perceive we’re the place we’re proper now, however as I discussed on Friday, if there’s a group, a gaggle of gamers and a training workers that may dig out and place your self to be in playoffs, it’s proper right here in San Antonio.”
Defender Mitchell Taintor
(On the group’s efficiency…)
“Yeah, tremendous proud of the win, been some time clearly, however I feel the true brilliant spot had been the blokes approaching. They had been sport changers, and that’s what we would have liked them to be, offered power, gained their duels, helped us get a buffer with the second purpose, so it was nice by everyone, particularly the blokes coming in, [Pablo] Sisniega again there in purpose. It was good to have him again. , it’s a seamless transition with Kendall [McIntosh] and with Pablo, two incredible goalkeepers and blissful to have them each right here. It offers us within the backline numerous confidence. It was an amazing win for everyone tonight.”
(On having to grind out the victory…)
“I feel each sport we wish to win 3-0, 4-0 and have it’s a breeze, however I feel these wins imply extra. It’s the truth that we are able to maintain preventing again and never put our heads down. We are able to construct ourselves again into the sport and you understand play the best way that we wish to play and dictate the tempo. I feel that was an enormous second of adversity for us and big second for overcoming that.”
Goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega
(On the win…)
“I feel it’s crucial to sort of grind out a win like tonight as a result of after we see them tie, we may’ve had our heads down however as an alternative we stored preventing, and we received the win. It was a decent win in opposition to a great group, so it’s crucial to only maintain going to construct on this win and transfer ahead.”
