Juan Agudelo scores recreation winner as SAFC posts its third clear sheet
SAN ANTONIO (June 1, 2024) – San Antonio silenced the Western Convention’s highest scoring aspect Saturday, defeating Memphis 901 FC 1-0 at Toyota Area.
The sport’s lone objective got here off the foot of Juan Agudelo, smashing in a well-placed go from Kameron Lacey to take the early lead within the twenty sixth minute.
San Antonio went up a person within the 81st minute thanks a Memphis crimson card, however the guests continued apply stress to seek out an equalizer. Kendall McIntosh made a key double save within the last minutes of stoppage time to protect the staff’s third clear sheet of the season.
Subsequent Up
San Antonio FC renews its Copa Tejas rivalry with El Paso Locomotive FC Wednesday, June 5. Kickoff from Toyota Area is about for 8:00 p.m. CT, and the match shall be broadcast nationally on CBS Sports activities Community. This season is introduced by Toyota.
Scoring Abstract
SA: Juan Agudelo (Assisted by Kameron Lacey) 26’
Postgame Notes:
SAFC strikes to 4-3-5 on the season with 17 factors, leaping to 4th place within the Western Convention.
San Antonio stays undefeated in opposition to Memphis all-time, now 3-0-0 in opposition to the brand new Western Convention foes. In three conferences, SAFC has outscored Memphis 9-2.
San Antonio palms Memphis its first loss since April 20, holding the staff scoreless for simply the second time this 12 months.
SAFC pushes its unbeaten streak at Toyota Area to 16 straight matches.
Juan Agudelo turns into SAFC’s main scorer with three targets this season.
Kameron Lacey’s second help strikes him right into a tie with Agudelo for second-most on the staff.
SAFC has scored first in 9 of its 12 matches this season.
Goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh recorded 4 complete saves in his first clear sheet for the membership, whereas the protection blocked 9 of 17 complete pictures from Memphis.
Attendance: 6,094
SAFC Beginning XI: Kendall McIntosh, Bura, Kendall Burks, Mitchell Taintor (captain), Kevon Lambert, Shannon Gomez, Luke Haakenson, Jorge Hernandez, Machop Chol, Kameron Lacey (Jose Mulato 78’), Juan Agudelo
Substitutions Not Used: Eduardo Fernandez, Brandon Gongora, Hugo Mbongue, Gio Padilla, Landry Walker, Richard Windbichler
Disciplinary Abstract:
SA: Yellow Card (Luke Haakenson) 16’
MEM: Yellow Card (Marlon Santos) 16’
SA: Yellow Card (Bura) 40’
SA: Yellow Card (Jorge Hernandez) 56’
SA: Yellow Card (Shannon Gomez) 61’
MEM: Yellow Card (Samuel Careaga) 71’
MEM: Yellow Card (Luiz Fernando Nascimento) 72’
MEM: Purple Card (Nick Depuy) 81’
Quotes:
Head Coach Alen Marcina
(On the win…)
“I’m extremely happy with the staff’s mentality over the course of 90-plus minutes to be so resilient with lower than 60% of the roster availability. It’s a testomony to the fellows’ character and testomony to their struggle and yeah, simply actually happy with them within the second. They had been very effectively organized, defended extraordinarily effectively, and Kendall made some huge time saves, nevertheless it was a complete staff effort, so all in all more than happy.”
(On the staff’s third clear sheet…)
“Collective effort, excellent. Within the second, Memphis is main the Western Convention with most targets scored. Arguably proper now, within the second, Marlon [Santos] might be the most popular attacker within the league, so to maintain a clear sheet was extremely difficult, however we’re resilient and the fellows deserve three factors.”
Goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh
(On the win…)
“I feel that we’ve been preaching to only belief the method. These are the outcomes that we count on, and these are the video games that we have to win. I feel that clearly, each time you get via a troublesome recreation, you are feeling sort of that aid but additionally happiness, after which on the identical time, you are feeling extra perception in our product and what we’ve been doing.”
(On Memphis pushing after happening a person…)
“They undoubtedly stepped up, and once more, credit score to them. They didn’t fold once they went down a person however once more, I feel the standard of the boys in entrance of me actually stood out and up a person, down a person, no matter it was, we had been gonna bend, however we weren’t gonna break tonight, and you possibly can hear all of the boys once they’re making tackles screaming, celebrating one another’s victories, one v. one duals, the whole lot. The vitality amongst the boys was nice, and I feel once more, after we’re on the market, particularly the again group and attackers that labored so exhausting immediately, Juan [Agudelo] does a lot thankless working for us, a lot thankless preventing. He was superb, blissful he obtained his objective. Simply from the entire group, it was superior.”
(On shifting on to El Paso on Wednesday…)
“Yeah, huge vitality. We want vitality, and I feel coming in, we’re gonna have a little bit of a unique lineup, I’m assuming, simply due to all the fellows going to the worldwide staff, which once more, congrats to them. I feel that exhibits the standard of the boys within the locker room, however yeah, we obtained to carry that vitality.”
Ahead Juan Agudelo
(On the win…)
“It was an enormous battle in opposition to opponent, a staff that’s in our convention, and it was an enormous three factors as a result of we maintain climbing the desk with that one. Yeah, I’m very blissful for the trouble that the fellows put in and particularly staying undefeated at residence when the followers come out as a result of we hear ’em each time we run, and we’d like that every one season.”
(On his objective…)
“I feel the coaching workers want numerous credit score for simply how that objective performed out. We had been coaching that play nonstop all week. Shannon performed a fantastic ball; Kameron made a fantastic run, sacrificed himself to drag out a middle again out of place, and I really advised him I owe him if he hits on the publish and I’m not there. It simply feels good to have the identical actual play that you simply’ve been coaching all week.”
