Hugo Mbongue Scores, Assists in SAFC debut
SAN ANTONIO (March 23, 2024) – San Antonio FC picked up its first win of the season Saturday, shutting down Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2-0 at Toyota Discipline.
Each groups traded pictures throughout a defensively sound first half, with neither aspect capable of finding an opener.
Lucas Silva broke by way of the impasse within the seventy fifth minute, choosing up a ball from Hugo Mbongue and discovering the low nook to place SAFC up 1-0. Mbongue added to his productive debut in stoppage time, offering some additional insurance coverage with a purpose to seal the victory for San Antonio.
Subsequent Up
San Antonio FC stays residence to face Monterey Bay F.C. Saturday, March 30. Kickoff from Toyota Discipline is ready for 7:30 p.m. CT, and the match will probably be broadcast on ESPN+. The 2024 season is introduced by Toyota.
Scoring Abstract:
SAFC: Lucas Silva (Assisted by Hugo Mbongue) 75’
SAFC: Hugo Mbongue (Assisted by Juan Agudelo) 90+1’
Postgame Notes:
SAFC strikes to 1-0-2 on the season with 5 factors, tied for essentially the most within the Western Convention.
San Antonio continues its dominance over Colorado Springs at Toyota Discipline, now 7-0-2 all-time in opposition to the guests with seven straight shutouts at residence. Within the all-time sequence, SAFC has solely conceded 4 objectives to Colorado at Toyota Discipline.
SAFC has scored two objectives in every of its three video games this season. With six objectives, the membership is tied within the early lead for many in USL Championship.
Lucas Silva is the primary SAFC participant to web a number of objectives in 2024. Silva scored San Antonio’s first purpose within the residence opener in opposition to Loudoun United.
Hugo Mbongue turns into the fourth participant to attain in his San Antonio debut after Juan Agudelo, Lucas Silva and Bura Nogueira. Mbongue joined the membership on mortgage from Toronto FC in the beginning of the month.
Along with his one hundred and first look throughout all competitions, Mitchell Taintor is now tied for third in all-time appearances for the membership.
Pablo Sisniega and the protection posted the staff’s first clear sheet of the season.
Attendance: 6,138
SAFC Beginning XI: Pablo Sisniega, Carter Manley, Kendall Burks, Mitchell Taintor (captain), Luke Haakenson, Kevon Lambert, Mohamed Omar (Mohammed Abu 63’), Lucas Silva, Jorge Hernandez, Kameron Lacey (Hugo Mbongue 68’), Juan Agudelo
Substitutions Not Used: Kendall McIntosh, Trova Boni, Richard Windbichler, Jose Mulato, Eduardo Fernandez, Gio Padilla
Disciplinary Abstract:
SAFC: Yellow Card (Mitchell Taintor) 3’
SAFC: Yellow Card (Mohamed Omar) 26’
COS: Yellow Card (Juan Tejada) 62’
SAFC: Yellow Card (Jorge Hernandez) 64’
SAFC: Yellow Card (Loucas Silva) 84’
COS: Yellow Card (Devon Williams) 88’
COS: Yellow Card (Maalique Foster) 90+2’
Quotes:
Head Coach Alen Marcina
(On the staff’s efficiency…)
“I commend our gamers assertiveness and aggression each with and with out the ball and to maintain that for 90-plus minutes. It was nice to see. I’m additionally extraordinarily pleased with the gamers for understanding that they require some endurance this recreation with Colorado sitting again. It may simply as a result of we had a lot time on the ball, you already know, get impatient, begin forcing issues. We didn’t, in order that’s reveals plenty of maturity from the gamers. We additionally problem the gamers that the primary couple of video games in that remaining third, we have to be higher, and this recreation we created 18 pictures versus their 9 or 10, so an enormous enchancment after which once more, the fellows coming into the sport, our subs, we requested them to be game-changers, to deliver the power, deliver depth and so they did and that is back-to-back video games we noticed that.”
(On the staff’s first clear sheet…)
“It’s good. They earned it, and so they deserved it. Once more, our urgent actions have been very, superb. We talked about about a few of their key gamers, and (Ronaldo) Damus and (Maalique) Foster are extraordinarily harmful, a few of the greatest attacking gamers on this league, and we did nicely to handle them. These aren’t straightforward gamers to handle, so all-in-all proud.
Goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega
(On getting the primary shutout…)
“I believe defensively we have been well-organized. I believe we performed a really sturdy recreation. We restricted their possibilities. I believe we outshot them which speaks extremely of the entire staff. I believe we now have to simply hold constructing on his efficiency. It’s the primary clear sheet of the season, however I believe that we now have a possibility to get lots this season, so let’s simply hope that we will hold taking part in like this, hold taking part in for the followers, and we’ll have an important season.”
(On the staff’s enchancment from week one…)
“I believe it reveals plenty of maturity as a staff after we have been in a position to get that second purpose tonight and shut it out. The primary recreation the place they have been taking part in with 10 males, and we had alternatives to complete off the sport, we didn’t take them. Right here, after we’re up a purpose, we obtained that second purpose which form of killed the sport off, and I believe it’s essential to do this when it’s these tight video games taking part in in opposition to good groups. To get that second purpose to kill off a recreation simply reveals that we’re a rising staff and a mature staff.”
Ahead Hugo Mbongue
(On making a right away affect in his first match…)
“I simply know that I have to get acclimated shortly, simply be prepared to come back on. I knew that I used to be going to come back on. Simply being prepared, staying prepared and taking my alternative once I get it.”
