Juan Agudelo scores staff’s second brace of the season
SAN ANTONIO (July 26, 2025) – San Antonio FC superior to the USL Jägermeister Cup knockout stage with a 2-2 draw towards New Mexico United (3-0 PK) Saturday at Toyota Area.
Andres Paredes delivered a superb cross from distance to Juan Agudelo within the field, who poked within the opening aim for San Antonio within the eighth minute.
Agudelo then secured his first brace of the season, intercepting a go from a New Mexico defender and chipping within the end to place SAFC up 2-0 within the 51st minute.
New Mexico was in a position to equalize within the remaining ten minutes of play, scoring a pair of objectives in second-half stoppage time. SAFC fell 0-3 within the following penalty kick shootout, however its regulation level was sufficient to safe the staff’s spot within the upcoming knockout spherical.
As winners of Group 2, SAFC will host Hartford Athletic in a USL Jägermeister Cup quarterfinal Wednesday, August 20 at Toyota Area.
Scoring Abstract:
SA: Juan Agudelo (Assisted by Andres Paredes) 8’
SA: Juan Agudelo 51’
NM: Valentine Noel 90+2’
NM: Dayonn Harris (Assisted by Talen Maples) 90+9’
Penalty Abstract: NM wins 3-0
NM: Greg Hurst (scored)
SA: Jorge Hernandez (saved)
NM: Mukwelle Akale (scored)
SA: Mitchell Taintor (missed)
NM: Talen Maples (scored)
SA: Harvey Neville (missed)
Subsequent Up
San Antonio FC returns to league play Saturday, August 2, internet hosting Sacramento Republic FC at Toyota Area. Kickoff is about for 8:00 p.m. CT, and the match will probably be broadcast on FanDuel Sports activities Community and ESPN+. The tenth anniversary season is offered by Toyota.
Postgame Notes:
SAFC closes out the group stage going 4-0-1, successful Group 2 with 10 factors.
Ahead Juan Agudelo scored his second and third objectives of the Jägermeister Cup, giving him 4 throughout all competitions this season.
Agudelo scored the staff’s second brace of the season and the third of his SAFC profession.
Midfielder Andres Paredes recorded his second help in as many matches, additionally aiding the game-winning aim July 12 towards Tampa Bay.
Defender Harvey Neville made his first membership begin after subbing on within the staff’s earlier match towards Tampa Bay.
Midfielder Jorge Hernandez made his first look again from harm.
Goalkeeper Joey Batrouni made two saves within the match.
Attendance: 6,092
SAFC Beginning XI: Joey Batrouni, Alex Crognale, Mitchell Taintor (Captain), Rece Buckmaster, Harvey Neville, Almir Soto (Diogo Pacheco 79’), Nicky Hernandez (Alexis Souahy 62’), Lucio Berron, Luke Haakenson (Jorge Hernandez 62’), Andres Paredes (Landry Walker 77’), Juan Agudelo (Jake LaCava 62’)
Substitutions Not Used: Dmitrii Erofeev, Shannon Gomez, Dyllan Mendoza, Daniel Namani
Disciplinary Abstract:
NM: Yellow Card (Will Seymore) 10’
SA: Yellow Card (Luke Haakenson) 10’
NM: Yellow Card (Ousman Jabang) 20’
SA: Yellow Card (Nicky Hernandez) 47’
NM: Yellow Card (Talen Maples) 73’
SA: Yellow Card (Diogo Pacheco) 82’
NM: Yellow Card (Valentine Noel) 82’
NM: Yellow Card (Jaylin Lindsey) 85’
SA: Yellow Card (Mitchell Taintor) 88’
SA: Yellow Card (Rece Buckmaster) 90+4’
NM: Yellow Card (Chris Gloster) 90+5’
Quotes:
Head Coach Carlos Llamosa
(On the outcome…)
“Unusual match. That is what we anticipated, a staff who’s actually good in possession. That’s what we practiced through the week, attempting to disclaim possession, however I stated, they’re very affected person placing passes within the again. In the event that they don’t discover the ahead go, they simply preserve it. They put collectively lots of passes tonight, and we couldn’t deny that possession, however with the deeper block, we have been higher closing the gaps. Within the first half, they solely had one shot. Within the second half, they preserve the possession once more, however they didn’t have any pictures till the final minutes of the sport at further time. As I used to be saying the final couple of video games, we create possibilities, and we should be extra scientific. You realize, the sport may’ve gone one other route. On the finish of the second half, we created possibilities. We now have lots, three or 4, one-vs-ones towards their goalie, and we missed these, so if we rating extra objectives, I believe we kill the sport on the finish, and there’s no hope for the opposite staff with that rating.”
(On conceding two objectives within the remaining minutes…)
“Yeah, it’s at all times worse if you had the lead on the ninetieth minute. Two-zero, and then you definitely concede two objectives in that point, it at all times sucks. We’re not comfortable about that. I don’t assume the gamers are comfortable about that. I do know we gained the group and we went by means of. We transfer on, however as I stated, it is a staff that we’re going to see once more later within the season, so we have to study from this recreation tonight, and be higher towards them and any opponents right here.”
(On if New Mexico’s comeback taught the group a lesson…)
“Positively, it’s like a very good get up name for everyone. It’s not like we didn’t get possibilities. No, we scored two objectives and we created 4 extra possibilities. It wasn’t like 50-50 possibilities. They have been mainly our forwards and the goalkeeper, so these alternatives, we should be scientific. We have to have the killer intuition. Our forwards need to be higher.”
Defender Alex Crognale
(On the staff’s efficiency…)
“It was a bizarre match. They dominated possession, however we had, I believe, much more possibilities than they did, much more pictures on course. They saved the ball of their again half with their defenders and midfielders, however they weren’t significantly harmful, after which on the counterattack, I believe we have been actually harmful, however then, you go up two objectives, and then you definitely miss a number of possibilities the place I believe it may have simply been four-zero this recreation. Issues occur, 10 minutes of stoppage time, an unfortunate harm with Andres [Paredes] and so the sport presents these situations, and we simply have to reply in a great way and within the knockout spherical to be able to go.”
(On the best way to reply after a tricky match…)
“Yeah, it fuels us. I imply, it’s an extended season. There’s at all times going to be ups and downs, so that you by no means wish to get too excessive or too low, and I believe, given the circumstances, I believe we performed properly tonight. We end a number of possibilities, and this recreation seems lots completely different, and we’re having a unique dialog, so positively not involved by any stretch. We are going to regroup and get again to league play and give attention to league play till the knockout rounds.”
(On positives from the night time…)
“I believe we fought actually exhausting as a gaggle. I believe we labored actually exhausting defensively. We created possibilities, and, you understand, aside from the probabilities we gave up on the finish, I believed we have been good defensively, so, you understand, we have to make Toyota Area our fortress, and it’s received to be exhausting to come back and win video games right here. That must be the mentality, and the remainder of the league must know that for the remainder of the season.”
Ahead Juan Agudelo
(On the outcome…)
“They’re a very good staff, however I believe we received to have a look at ourselves and what we may have completed higher. It felt like we had the probabilities to complete off the sport and the final 15-20 minutes have been simply powerful.”
(On his two objectives…)
“It performed out the identical means that I performed out towards Tampa. I had an opportunity when Andres [Paredes] performed the ball. Stunning ball, and I used to be simply prepared for it, simply in case it occurred once more, so I may give him an help and so he may preserve doing it. It simply got here throughout and I attempted to hit it on course with sufficient energy to have the goalie have some bother with it, so I’m very glad that it went in, after which on the second aim, related factor, simply get it on course and good issues will occur.”
(On the staff working collectively within the match…)
“We have been canine on the market. This can be a staff that once we play towards them, we’re constructing some form of rivalry. I really feel like we’re going to see them perhaps a few times this season once more. We actually needed to beat them. I may see it within the coaches’ vitality and our coaches’ vitality. I may see it in our gamers, the best way we have been hustling, preventing, fouling, so I actually wish to see them once more, as a result of we’re attempting to we’re attempting to beat them.”
