Jesús Brígido scores in SAFC debut
SAN ANTONIO (August 17, 2024) – San Antonio FC took all three factors in its first-ever assembly with North Carolina FC Saturday, grabbing a 1-0 win at Toyota Discipline.
The mortgage objective of the match got here off the foot of San Antonio’s latest addition, Jesús Brígido, in his membership debut. Brígido lower via from the proper flank and tucked in a ball on the far submit for the sport winner within the 79th minute.
On the defensive finish, SAFC silenced NCFC to finish its fifth clear sheet of the season, posting back-to-back shutouts for the primary time this 12 months.
Subsequent Up
San Antonio FC heads again to the highway to face Sacramento Republic FC Saturday, August 24. Kickoff is about for 10:00 p.m. CT, and the match can be broadcast on ESPN+. This season is offered by Toyota.
Scoring Abstract
SA: Jesús Brígido (Assisted by Juan Agudelo) 79’
Postgame Notes:
SAFC strikes to 6-11-6 on the season with 14 factors, now sitting simply three factors out of a playoff place within the Western Convention standings.
Midfielder Jesús Brígido made his first look for the membership since becoming a member of the membership on mortgage from Chivas.
Brígido is the fifth SAFC participant to attain in his membership debut this season after Juan Agudelo, Lucas Silva, Bura and Hugo Mbongue.
Ahead Juan Agudelo recorded his third help, transferring into second place on the group.
Goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega recorded his fourth clear sheet of the season, making three saves on the evening.
Eleven of San Antonio’s 24 targets have been scored within the seventy fifth minute or later.
SAFC has matched or outshot its opponent in 14 of 23 matches. Each groups completed with 11 within the contest.
Agudelo took over the captain’s armband for the primary time this season.
Attendance: 6,729
SAFC Beginning XI: Pablo Sisniega, Kendall Burks, Trova Boni, Carter Manley, Nelson Flores Blanco, Bura, Luke Haakenson (Shannon Gomez 76’), Jorge Hernandez, Machop Chol (Jesús Brígido 46’), Juan Agudelo (captain), Luis Solignac (Hugo Mbongue 88’)
Substitutions Not Used: Sofiane Djeffal, Izaiah Garza, Kendall McIntosh, Landry Walker
Disciplinary Abstract:
NC: Paco Craig (Yellow Card) 17’
SA: Jorge Hernandez (Yellow Card) 50’
NC: Oalex Anderson (Yellow Card) 51’
NC: Mikey Maldonado (Yellow Card) 69’
Quotes:
Head Coach Alen Marcina
(On the win…)
“Yeah, it’s back-to-back shutouts so defensively, extraordinarily organized final two video games. Guys had been hungry; guys had been resilient. It was a hard-fought, well-earned three factors tonight … We centered tonight towards North Carolina, which, for me, is probably the most athletic group within the league. It’s not a straightforward group to play towards, after which subsequent week, we go towards among the best groups within the Western Convention in a spot that’s extremely troublesome to play, and in order that can be after we relaxation and get better and benefit from the win.”
(On the group’s mindset via adversity …)
“I feel from the gamers, it’s extra about their dedication, their positivity, their optimism. All of them imagine in that locker room. They’re extraordinarily optimistic as a result of they know that you just belief the method. We perceive what we’re going via. We don’t make excuses. It’s extremely troublesome, but when we get adverse, then the end result is we’ll keep right here. You realize, we now have to be optimistic and maintain working. Take it sport by sport, and hopefully it’s sufficient to be within the playoffs.”
(On going through one of many high groups within the West subsequent week…)
“We’ve received to proceed to construct on these two nice defensive performances and maintain engaged on the attacking ingredient. We all know we’ve tailored in a single space, so there’s just a little bit adjustment going ahead, and if we are able to proceed to construct and develop from right here, we put our greatest foot ahead in Sacramento.”
Goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega
(On recording back-to-back clear sheets…)
“Yeah. I imply, clearly very proud of that as nicely. After we don’t concede, it’s unimaginable to lose clearly, so if we maintain form of occurring this route, it needs to be getting higher and higher. We must always get extra factors, and clearly, I feel you possibly can see that we modified the way in which we performed just a little bit, however I feel it was efficient. We surrender quite a bit much less probabilities, so I’m very proud of the back-to-back shutouts.”
(On the group sitting three factors exterior of the playoff line…)
“I imply, it says that we nonetheless have a combating probability to rescue the season. It’s nonetheless early sufficient the place we are able to get one thing out of this season, and if we make playoffs, which is clearly our objective, something can occur. You realize, this can be a system within the U.S. the place the playoffs are one sport and something can occur in that sport, so our objective proper now could be to recover from that playoff line, which I feel that if we maintain enjoying the way in which we’re proper now, we are able to do.”
Defender Nelson Flores Blanco
(On shutting down North Carolina…)
“I feel it was a terrific defensive shift by everybody, not simply the protection. It was a collective and that’s what we had been training all week. For the final two weeks, we’ve been training that, and we’ve been attempting to excellent it, and we’re completely happy that that every thing [Alen] coached us, we had been capable of do within the sport. I feel they solely had a number of photographs on targets, so props to him for the ways and props to the entire group as a collective to have the ability to defend nicely tonight and counter.”
