Jorge Hernandez scores in third consecutive residence match
SAN ANTONIO (Might 28, 2025) – San Antonio FC cut up factors with FC Tulsa with a 1-1 draw at residence Wednesday night time.
After settling into the match within the opening half-hour of play, some persistent offensive stress from SAFC in Tulsa’s penalty space led to the staff’s first objective simply earlier than halftime. Jorge Hernandez opened the scoring as soon as once more, smashing residence the following penalty kick for his sixth objective of the season to ship San Antonio into the break with a 1-0 lead.
Tulsa transformed a penalty kick of its personal to tie the match within the seventieth minute and ship every staff residence with a degree.
Scoring Abstract:
SA: Jorge Hernandez (Penalty) 45+4’
TUL: Taylor Calheira (Penalty) 70’
Subsequent Up
San Antonio FC returns residence on Saturday, Might 31, to host Spanish first-division aspect U.D. Las Palmas in a world pleasant. Kickoff from Toyota Discipline is about for 8:00 p.m. CT. The tenth anniversary season is offered by Toyota.
Postgame Notes:
SAFC strikes to 5-4-2 on the season, remaining in fourth place within the Western Convention standings with 17 factors.
Midfielder Jorge Hernandez scored his team-leading sixth objective of the season, tied for sixth within the league.
Hernandez has 4 objective contributions in San Antonio’s final three residence matches.
SAFC has scored in its final 16 USL Championship residence matches.
San Antonio is unbeaten in its final 34 league matches when main at halftime (31-0-3) courting again to October 2021.
SAFC is 3-1-1 when scoring first this season.
Goalkeeper Richard Sanchez made 4 saves on the night time.
Attendance: 5,659
SAFC Beginning XI: Richard Sanchez, Jimmy Medranda (Lucio Berron 57’), Alex Crognale, Mitchell Taintor (Captain), Rece Buckmaster, Nelson Flores Blanco, Almir Soto (Nicky Hernandez 76’), Luke Haakenson (Dmitrii Erofeev 76’), Jorge Hernandez, Andres Paredes, Juan Agudelo (Jake LaCava 81’)
Substitutions Not Used: Dyllan Mendoza, Daniel Namani, Juan Osorio, Alexis Souahy
Disciplinary Abstract:
SA: Yellow Card (Almir Soto) 23’
TUL: Yellow Card (Marcos Cerato) 45+1’
SA: Yellow Card (Alex Crognale) 46’
TUL: Yellow Card (Lucas Stauffer) 74’
TUL: Yellow Card (Abdoulaye Cissoko) 86’
SA: Yellow Card (Andres Paredes) 90’
Quotes:
Head Coach Carlos Llamosa
(On the draw…)
“Within the first half, I don’t suppose we have been assured taking part in with the ball. We had the areas there, however we didn’t look assured. Sooner or later we have been getting into the identical sport that they proposed. It was plenty of lengthy balls, plenty of direct sport, so the second half was significantly better, particularly the primary 20 minutes. Taking part in from the again, we discover these via balls to the additional guys within the center, and we began creating one thing necessary up entrance, particularly on the best aspect with [Andres] Paredes, however once more, one other penalty kick [conceded]. That is the third one in a row, and we made plenty of particular person errors with the ball. We missed too many straightforward balls and passes. I believe I appreciated the perspective, the depth, in comparison with the Charleston sport. I believe they introduced it this time, however we have to develop. We must be higher. We have to enhance, particularly at residence to get the three factors.”
(On how the staff can enhance its offensive possibilities…)
“Be cleaner, be sharper, particularly with the ball. As I mentioned, plenty of occasions we got here out of the again effectively, and once we go into the ultimate move or move via our wingers, we missed these passes, too brief or too onerous. They have been blocked or we take additional touches when it needs to be an early move, all these little particulars. Within the first half additionally, we performed from the again with Richard [Sanchez], and we struggled rather a lot looking for the fellows within the center. Even if you wish to play a protracted ball, be sure to play a protracted ball the place you set your teammate and your ahead in an excellent scenario to win it.”
(On extra guys getting minutes within the pleasant in opposition to Las Palmas Saturday…)
“Each time they’ve the prospect to step on the sector, it’s an excellent alternative to point out themselves. You realize, like I say, the beginning lineup isn’t set. We go week-by-week. If on Saturday, I see that a type of guys who didn’t play a lot on this sport or the final sport makes an excellent impression on the teaching workers, and I believe he believes he deserves minutes for the following sport, that’s an excellent alternative for them.”
Defender Mitchell Taintor
(On the draw…)
“I imply, it’s been some time since we’ve received. It’s very easy to sort of go one in every of two methods, you realize, both band collectively and transfer ahead, or put your head down and transfer away from the group and play like people, however particularly bouncing again after a four-zero loss, coming again residence was nice. I assumed we performed rather well. I assumed the arrogance was good. I assumed we made some not so nice performs, however I believe it was a step in the best route.”
(On the staff’s connection on the sector…)
“For me, I felt like, defensively, we have been on the identical web page, but in addition, I believe it’s actually troublesome to get in a rhythm when it was sloppy play within the first half. We struggled to search out our footing, so I believe that contributes to it, however there’s no excuse for it. I believe that we do must be extra cohesive, you realize, sharper on the ball, and I believe having these little errors sort of provides to that disconnection on the sector.”
Ahead Juan Agudelo
(On the efficiency…)
“I assumed we began sluggish. We have been making some not so nice selections on the ball, started to get a bit extra snug. The PK gave us a bit extra peace and luxury taking part in out of the again. Issues have been trying good, after which, I really feel prefer it’s powerful. It’s a troublesome run of video games, and so as to add to that, it’s powerful to win video games once we’re all the time giving up penalties, particularly that being the primary objective of our opponents, so possibly issues go otherwise if we don’t concede penalties.”
(On taking part in at residence in entrance of the followers…)
“Yeah, I discussed it earlier that I really feel just like the vitality in San Antonio, the stadium is particular, and that’s probably the most irritating half for me, isn’t having the ability to be part of a win when the ultimate whistle blows, and seeing all people blissful, and even the emotion of us going up a objective or going up two targets. That’s one thing that I miss, and we hope to carry again very quickly. Subsequent sport in opposition to Las Vegas we hope to see that, and we hope to see all people come again, as a result of it actually does make a distinction right here. I really feel like that’s a giant a part of why this staff has been profitable all through the years.”
(On how the exhibition in opposition to Las Palmas may help the staff …)
“I believe to construct extra confidence, to play a bit extra relaxed, and to grasp sure situations and conditions the place we are able to make higher selections that may probably make the sport stream a bit higher for us, so possibly it’s one thing that we want proper now.”
