Diogo Pacheco nets for SAFC in first begin again from harm
SAN ANTONIO (August 2, 2025) – San Antonio FC fell in its return to league play Saturday, dropping a 1-3 end result to Sacramento Republic FC at Toyota Area.
The guests jumped on high first with a objective within the thirty third minute.
SAFC instantly answered with some artful combo play in a give-and-go objective, as Jorge Hernandez despatched a backheel move to Diogo Pacheco, who paced previous a gaggle of defenders for the end to even issues up a minute later.
Sacramento pulled again forward with a objective within the 82nd minute, sealing its victory with one other rating in the beginning of stoppage time.
Scoring Abstract:
SAC: Lee Desmond (Assisted by Jack Gurr) 33’
SA: Diogo Pacheco (Assisted by Jorge Hernandez) 34’
SAC: Khori Bennett 82’
SAC: Cristian Parano (Assisted by Rodrigo Lopez) 90+1’
Subsequent Up
San Antonio FC heads again to the street, visiting Las Vegas Lights FC Saturday, Aug. 9. Kickoff is ready for 9:30 p.m. CT, and the match will probably be broadcast on FanDuel Sports activities Community and ESPN+. The tenth anniversary season is introduced by Toyota.
Postgame Notes:
SAFC drops to 8-6-3 on the season, now in third place within the Western Convention standings with 27 factors.
Ahead Diogo Pacheco scored his second objective of the marketing campaign, with midfielder Jorge Hernandez recording his second help.
Hernandez’s help was the twenty first of his SAFC profession, probably the most all-time in membership historical past.
Pacheco and Hernandez made their first begins again from harm, having additionally subbed in final Saturday’s contest towards New Mexico.
San Antonio has scored in its final 19 USL Championship residence video games.
Goalkeeper Richard Sanchez made his first look again from harm since July 4, whereas defender Mohamed Omar made his first look again from harm since Might 17.
Attendance: 5,494
SAFC Beginning XI: Richard Sanchez, Alex Crognale, Mitchell Taintor (Captain), Rece Buckmaster (Abdi Salim 86’), Harvey Neville, Almir Soto (Mohamed Omar 72’), Lucio Berron, Luke Haakenson, Jorge Hernandez (Dmitrii Erofeev 86’), Diogo Pacheco (Jake LaCava 60’), Juan Agudelo (Jimmy Medranda 72’)
Substitutions Not Used: Dyllan Mendoza, Daniel Namani, Alexis Souahy, Landry Walker
Disciplinary Abstract:
SA: Yellow Card (Mitchell Taintor) 13’
SA: Yellow Card (Luke Haakenson) 31’
SA: Yellow Card (Almir Soto) 62’
SAC: Yellow Card (Blake Willey) 64’
SAC: Yellow Card (Jared Timmer) 75’
SAC: Yellow Card (Rodrigo Lopez) 84’
Quotes:
Head Coach Carlos Llamosa
(On the end result…)
“What we noticed on the market, we went from a superb first half to a horrible second half. I don’t know why we modified a lot. I don’t assume Sacramento modified. They stored the identical formation. They stored urgent the identical manner with a 5-2-3 formation, and we began enjoying lengthy balls abruptly within the second half … We regarded flat, no chew, no competitors, in order I mentioned, it regarded like they wished it greater than us.”
(On Sacramento’s second objective…)
“I keep in mind that objective nicely as a result of there was a clearance from the again, and we didn’t battle sufficient to win that second ball. We let him drop the ball on the bottom after which – credit score to the man who noticed the area – he performed that ball behind our again line, and we have been flat-footed going through the ball. We weren’t able to play … As I say, second balls are essential. The primary half we have been doing that. We had management of the sport. We had 68% to 32% possession and on second balls, pictures on objective, we overplayed them, after which abruptly the second half, all the things modified.”
Midfielder Lucio Berron
(On the distinction between the primary and second halves…)
“I feel we did a lot great things within the first half to win the sport, after which we present up the second half with out the need to play this recreation that we had within the first half. I feel I really feel like that’s why it’s disappointing as a result of we set the bar so excessive within the first half, after which we didn’t handle to attain the targets that we wished for this recreation … I really feel we’ve a group with such skilled guys and so many good gamers, enjoying like we performed within the second half, it shocked me rather a lot, however it’s good that it occurs now in the midst of the season, and we are able to work from this and get higher. We talked after the sport at present, and all the things was mentioned, and all of us mentioned to get higher from right here.”
(On what to give attention to getting ready for Las Vegas subsequent week…)
“I feel we gotta work tougher, in fact, and don’t allow us to get unfastened. We have to hold working exhausting as a group and hold the usual excessive. I feel we had a couple of good video games. We gained 4 in a row, and we dropped the usual a bit of bit, so now in apply, I feel the objective is to maintain our requirements excessive and work tougher.”
