SAFC units new membership file with fourth consecutive win to begin the season
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 29, 2025) – San Antonio FC continued its finest begin in membership historical past after battling again for a 3-2 win at Lexington SC Saturday.
San Antonio fell behind for the primary time this season, rapidly discovering itself dealing with an 0-2 deficit with a pair of LSC objectives within the eleventh and sixteenth minute. Jimmy Medranda sparked the rally with a shocking left-footed roller from the sting of the field that tucked into the far put up to place SAFC on the scoresheet within the twenty third minute.
SAFC discovered its equalizer shortly after with a transformed penalty kick from Jorge Hernandez within the twenty eighth minute, sending the groups into the halftime break locked at 2-2.
Jake LaCava netted the sport winner for SAFC within the 83rd minute, controlling a cross from Medranda and threading by a pair of defenders to poke house the ultimate strike.
Scoring Abstract:
LEX: Nick Firmino (Assisted by Kieran Sargeant) 11’
LEX: Corey Burke 16’
SA: Jimmy Medranda 23’
SA: Jorge Hernandez (Penalty) 28’
SA: Jake LaCava (Assisted by Jimmy Medranda) 83’
Subsequent Up
San Antonio FC is again at house to face Phoenix Rising FC at Toyota Area Sunday, April 6. Kickoff is about for 3:00 p.m. CT, and the match shall be nationally broadcast on CBS. The tenth anniversary season is introduced by Toyota.
Postgame Notes:
SAFC improves to 4-0-0 on the season with 12 factors, sitting atop the Western Convention standings in 1st place.
SAFC set a brand new membership file with a four-match profitable streak to begin the season.
Defender Jimmy Medranda scored his first objective for the membership, whereas including his second help of the yr.
Midfielder Jorge Hernandez grew to become the second SAFC participant to web a number of objectives this season, matching Luke Haakenson with two.
Ahead Jake LaCava scored his first objective of the season.
SAFC has scored in its final 10 USL Championship matches.
San Antonio’s eight objectives this season are tied for many within the league 4 matches in.
Defender Nelson Flores Blanco recorded his first begin of the season.
SAFC Beginning XI: Richard Sanchez, Mitchell Taintor (Alexis Souahy 57’), Alex Crognale, Jimmy Medranda (Nicky Hernandez 84’), Almir Soto, Nelson Flores Blanco (Lucio Berron 84’), Rece Buckmaster, Jorge Hernandez, Luke Haakenson (Juan Osorio 84’), Jake LaCava, Diogo Pacheco (Dmitrii Erofeev 89’)
Substitutions Not Used: Juan Agudelo, Daniel Namani
Disciplinary Abstract:
LEX: Yellow Card (Nick Firmino) 19’
LEX: Yellow Card (Kieran Sargeant) 26’
LEX: Yellow Card (Sofiane Djeffal) 70’
SA: Yellow Card (Jake LaCava)
SA: Yellow Card (Richard Sanchez)
Quotes:
Head Coach Carlos Llamosa
(On the staff’s efficiency…)
“To start with, huge win. It was a troublesome match. We beat an excellent staff tonight. They performed effectively. Within the first half, they linked by the center. They damage us lots and obtained possession by the center. The primary ten minutes, being 2-0 down, I’m very pleased with the response of my staff. The blokes have confirmed character, character, and it’s not simple to be down early within the sport after which win 3-2 after 90 minutes, so I can’t ask for extra from my guys.”
(On overcoming the 0-2 deficit…)
“Each match on this league goes to be completely different. It’s not simple to go away and rating three objectives, as effectively. One thing in the previous few weeks was that we regarded stable defensively, however we have to do higher offensively and create extra objective alternatives and immediately, it went the opposite method. Right now, we quit two objectives in ten minutes and we have been capable of rating three objectives in 90 [minutes]. An important factor is the mentality of the staff, the character of the staff. We all know it’s going to be a protracted season. It’s going to be robust matches, house and away, and if we proceed with that character, we’re going to be good profitable some factors away and at house.”
Midfielder Jorge Hernandez
(On the win…)
“We be taught from each sport, and immediately confirmed what the staff is about. We’re about want, and we don’t cease working till the ultimate whistle and it goes to indicate how dedicated we’re to profitable.”
(On the way to preserve the momentum going…)
“I believe we preserve it going day-by-day at coaching. We have now to present it to the boys. Everyone seems to be aggressive, from the small-sided video games to the rondos, and it simply goes to indicate that everybody has want to win, and I simply suppose if we preserve with that very same mentality, it’ll get us by the season.”
Midfielder Luke Haakenson
(On the staff’s mentality to come back from behind…)
“It’s a testomony to our character. The blokes are gritty, guys are robust. Earlier than the sport, and at halftime, we mentioned within the locker room, we’ve got some canine, and it confirmed tonight and we’re blissful. You don’t wish to be in a spot down 2-0 normally, however I believe it was an opportunity for us to actually show we will win in a number of methods and this was the primary time we have been enjoying from a dropping place this season, which was an superior factor to see how we’re going to reply and we did.”
