Alex Greive and Luke Haakenson internet scores to provide SAFC its third-straight win
OAKLAND, Calif. (March 22, 2025) – San Antonio FC earned its third consecutive win and first street victory of the season, defeating Oakland Roots SC 2-1 Saturday.
Alex Greive quieted the house crowd early with a fast strike by way of the Oakland protection to place SAFC up 1-0 within the fifth minute. San Antonio conceded its first objective of the season shortly after within the seventh minute because the Roots equalized with a bicycle kick to objective.
Luke Haakenson gave SAFC the lead again within the second half and floating it over the Oakland goalkeeper to ship SAFC again house with all three factors.
Scoring Abstract:
SA: Alex Greive (Assisted by Jake LaCava) 5’
OAK: Justin Rasmussen 7’
SA: Luke Haakenson 69’
Subsequent Up
San Antonio FC is again on the street to face USL Championship newcomer Lexington SC Saturday, March 29. Kickoff is about for six:00 p.m. CT, and the match might be broadcast on CBS Sports activities Golazo Community. The tenth anniversary season is introduced by Toyota.
Postgame Notes:
SAFC improves to 3-0-0 on the season with 9 factors, sitting atop the Western Convention standings in 1st place.
San Antonio’s three consecutive wins to begin the season ties a club-best three matches in, additionally performed in 2022.
SAFC stays undefeated towards Oakland Roots all-time, main the collection 4-0-3.
Ahead Alex Greive scored his first objective for the membership.
Midfielder Luke Haakenson scored his second objective in as many matches, main the group this season, and the fifth in his SAFC profession.
SAFC has scored in its final 9 USL Championship matches courting again to final season.
Greive and midfielder Juan Osorio made their first begins for the membership, whereas midfielder Luke Haakenson made his first begin of the season.
Midfielder Dmitrii Erofeev made his SAFC debut within the match, subbing on for the ultimate 13 minutes.
San Antonio is undefeated in its final eight matches when scoring first.
SAFC Beginning XI: Richard Sanchez, Mitchell Taintor, Alex Crognale, Jimmy Medranda (Lucio Berron 79’), Almir Soto, Juan Osorio (Alexis Souahy 77’), Nicky Hernandez (Rece Buckmaster 61’), Jorge Hernandez, Luke Haakenson, Jake LaCava (Dmitrii Erofeev 77’), Alex Greive (Diogo Pacheco 34’)
Substitutions Not Used: Juan Agudelo, Daniel Namani
Disciplinary Abstract:
SA: Yellow Card (Juan Osorio) 15’
OAK: Yellow Card (Camden Riley) 28’
SA: Yellow Card (Diogo Pacheco) 38’
OAK: Yellow Card (Tyler Gibson) 45+1’
OAK: Yellow Card (Jose Sinisterra) 68’
SA: Yellow Card (Jorge Hernandez) 75’
OAK: Yellow Card (Jake Johnson) 83’
SA: Yellow Card (Richard Sanchez) 89’
Quotes:
Head Coach Carlos Llamosa
(On the group’s first street win…)
“This one was an enormous check for us, enjoying away first time of the 12 months in a great, robust setting. Congratulations to Oakland Roots, had an excellent crowd on the market, however we took the sport in our favor. We dictated the tempo of the sport, and for essentially the most half, we managed the sport. Once they tied the sport, it was a play that we couldn’t management. Unbelievable objective – bicycle kick – that was out of our management, however I believe the blokes within the second half got here out robust, put some passes collectively, and that’s once we scored the second objective. Clearly, the opposite coach introduced a whole lot of guys up entrance, after which the sport turned a battle, and I believe our guys responded to maintain the lead.”
(On heading into the following week on the street…)
“Tonight, we’re having fun with this victory. On Monday, we’re going to begin engaged on Lexington. That’s an excellent group and an excellent venue, so now we have to do our work, flip the web page, and prepare for Lexington.”
Defender Mitchell Taintor
(On the win…)
“It was a extremely robust setting, an incredible setting so all of the congrats to the Roots group … It was a extremely superb expertise for us to play in that setting and extremely grateful to all the blokes for the hassle they put in, particularly the blokes coming in off the bench. It was a large three factors, overcame adversity, and I simply couldn’t be happier with everybody tonight.”
(On the group’s mentality after giving up the equalizing objective…)
“An excellent recipe for successful is scoring first and hopefully getting a shutout. It was an unbelievable objective for them. We will’t actually be mad at that. Clearly, if you wish to be nit-picky, there’s some issues we may’ve performed to forestall it, however that’s the sport. We bounced again and handled the adversity very well. Nobody put their heads down. We have been courageous in entrance of a large crowd, so we’re all tremendous glad to bounce again and keep good on the season.
Ahead Alex Greive
(On the win …)
“Actually good efficiency, I believe perhaps the primary half, we didn’t play out as a lot as we’d’ve favored, however to win wherever away from house on this league, particularly in entrance of 25,000 [fans], that’s an enormous end result and one we’re actually proud of. I believe the boys have been actually excited all week, as quickly as we knew it was a sellout, so actually excited to play in that kind of artmosphere and I believe we bought out of the field actually fast and sadly conceded straight after, however I believe we managed it properly and finally bought the win.”
