SAN ANTONIO (Could 31, 2025) – San Antonio FC fell 0-1 to La Liga facet UD Las Palmas Saturday in its first pleasant in opposition to a Spanish facet at Toyota Discipline.
Daniel Namani, Alexis Souahy, Lucio Berron, Juan Osorio, Nicky Hernandez and Dmitrii Erofeev took the sphere alongside Ricos SAFC Professional Academy gamers within the first half, creating a number of harmful possibilities and holding Las Palmas scoreless for the primary 45 minutes of play.
Las Palmas went on to attain the game-winning aim rapidly out of the break within the 53rd minute.
Shortly after subbing on within the sixty fourth minute, goalkeeper and academy product Joey Batrouni got here up with a diving save on an tried penalty kick to disclaim the guests one other rating.
Scoring Abstract:
LP: Arturo Rodríguez Cosano 53’
Subsequent Up
San Antonio FC returns to league play Saturday, June 7, internet hosting Las Vegas Lights FC. Kickoff from Toyota Discipline is about for 8:00 p.m. CT, and the match shall be broadcast on FanDuel Sports activities Community and ESPN+. The tenth anniversary season is offered by Toyota.
Postgame Notes:
Goalkeeper Daniel Namani made his second begin throughout all competitions, his first coming April 26 in opposition to Phoenix within the USL Jägermeister Cup.
Goalkeeper Joey Batrouni made his first look for the membership, subbing on within the sixty fourth minute.
Midfielder Juan Osorio made his first look again from damage.
Midfielder Nicky Hernandez took up the captain’s armband for the primary time this season.
Eleven Ricos SAFC Professional Academy gamers made appearances within the match.
Attendance: 5,981
SAFC Beginning XI: Daniel Namani (Joey Batrouni 64’), Alexis Souahy (Braylon Jernigan 81’), Abdil Salim (Emiliano Perales 46’), Leo Jauregui (Jimmy Medranda 72’), Lucio Berron (Landon Ortega 72’), Juan Osorio (Angel Mercado 64’), Nicky Hernandez (Captain), Dmitrii Erofeev (Leo Urrutia 80’), Brian Guevara (Landry Walker 72’), Dylan Navarijo (Kyle Barganski 64’), Dyllan Mendoza
Substitutions Not Used: Almir Soto
Disciplinary Abstract:
LP: Yellow Card (Diego Martín Pérez) 38’
LP: Yellow Card (Arturo Rodríguez Cosano) 72’
SA: Yellow Card (Landry Walker) 85’
Quotes:
Head Coach Carlos Llamosa
(On the academy gamers getting minutes…)
“I’m more than happy and pleased with what these youngsters gave us tonight. They confirmed persona. They performed an excellent staff from Europe. The Spaniard groups, they like to put the ball on the bottom with passes, touches, and that’s what they confirmed tonight. Our children, with just a few gamers from the primary staff, particularly within the first half, had been very organized, very compact. I like that. You understand, we solely had two days to work, Thursday and Friday, and I feel the children acquired the thought now, so I’m more than happy with the work that our academy coaches are doing with these youngsters. Hopefully we proceed like that, and within the close to future, we are able to have a few of these youngsters performing for the primary staff full time.”
(On what impressed him within the match…)
“Properly, basically all people did nicely. The goalkeepers, Danny [Namani] within the first half made two nice saves, after which Joey [Batrouni] got here in and made the PK save. Dylan Navarijo within the first half acquired three photographs on aim coming from the skin to the within. That was nice. Dyllan Mendoza, the work charge that he placed on the sphere with the ball, he was actually good, actually very technical. When the ball was turned over, he helped lots defensively. He went from the attacking third to the defensive third to assist the staff, so I just like the arduous work, the sacrifice they placed on the sphere. They know that this was a pleasant sport, but in addition that it was an awesome alternative for them to point out, not solely to the coaches, however to the followers, their households, and that’s what they did.”
(On dealing with Las Vegas on Saturday…)
“Tomorrow, we begin coaching the staff to face Las Vegas subsequent week. We all know that could be a must-win sport. As a result of it’s a house sport, we want three factors to place us again on high of the desk, to compete for the primary place on the desk, and likewise, as a result of what’s coming is quite a lot of away video games in June and early July, so we want these three factors after which go away from house and attempt to get as many factors there as we are able to.”
Midfielder Lucio Berron
(On how the staff can get again on observe…)
“Convey the depth up. That’s the principle factor for us proper now. I feel we’re like in the midst of the season, the place a few of the gamers are feeling sort of drained as a result of there’s so many video games we performed already, however we have to carry the depth again, and we’re doing that in coaching. That’s the principle factor. Now, the principle goal for us is to carry the depth out that we performed within the first few video games. I keep in mind the primary few weeks we had been right here with the staff, each follow was arduous. Each follow there was quite a lot of depth, and that raises not simply the extent defensively, however with the ball, as a result of if the blokes are tackling tougher, attending to you quicker, you might want to play lots sooner with the ball, so I feel that’s the important thing for us now, the depth for subsequent sport.”
(On his takeaways from the match…)
“I feel we had been very affected person at this time with the ball, which is sweet. I feel it’s nice to know when to maintain the ball and care for it as a substitute of pushing ahead, so we are able to relaxation with the ball. It’s crucial for us to learn to relaxation with the ball and work collectively defensively. I feel particularly within the first half, we did an awesome job defensively. We labored collectively, and we had an excellent sport regardless of the end result.”
(On the academy gamers’ progress…)
“I feel being that younger, they can develop each follow. I feel they’re getting higher daily, and we’re glad that’s occurring, after all. A few of the older guys are serving to them lots and giving them quite a lot of good issues from their experiences as gamers, which is fairly good, and once more, I’m very glad to see these youngsters daily, rising and studying.”
