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Adeniran, Patiño Each Record Brace as San Antonio FC Tops Atlanta United 2 5-0

July 17, 2022 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
San Antonio FC News Release


SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio FC defeated Atlanta United 2 tonight 5-0, with the five-goal outburst tying for the second-most goals in a single match. Santiago Patiño and Samuel Adeniran each tallied braces in the win, marking a first for the club.

San Antonio struck first with a pair of goals just three minutes apart. Samuel Adeniran scored in the 13th minute off an assist from Connor Maloney, before Santiago Patiño scored in the 16th minute on a pass from PC.

Patiño struck again the 33rd minute, drawing a foul in the box and converting the ensuing penalty to make it a 3-0 SAFC lead.

Adeniran got his second goal of the night in the 53rd minute, heading in a long cross from Mohammed Abu to make it a 4-0 lead.

Adeniran and Patiño have combined for eight goals in the six matches since June 11, when Patiño made his first appearance after an injury and Adeniran made his first start for the team.

Adeniran and Patiño become the first SAFC teammates to each record braces in the same match.

Justin Dhillon scored in the 88th minute to make it a 5-0 final, tying the club record for most goals in a single match.

SAFC is on the road next week, heading to El Paso to take on Locomotive FC in a Copa Tejas matchup. A San Antonio win would secure the club's first Copa Tejas trophy. Kickoff from El Paso is set for 8:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, July 23. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+.

Scoring Summary:

SAFC: 1-0, Samuel Adeniran (Assisted by Connor Maloney) 13'

SAFC: 2-0, Santiago Patiño (Assisted by PC) 16'

SAFC: 3-0, Santiago Patiño (Penalty) 33'

SAFC: 4-0, Samuel Adeniran (Assisted by Mohammed Abu) 52'

SAFC: 5-0, Justin Dhillon 88'

Disciplinary Summary:

SAFC: Yellow Card (Connor Maloney) 20'

ATL: Yellow Card (Erik Centeno) 58'

SAFC: Yellow Card (PC) 65'

ATL: Yellow Card (Vicente Reyes) 71'

Attendance: 5,716

SAFC Starting XI: GK: Jordan Farr; D: Mitchell Taintor (Carter Manley 72'), Jasser Khmiri, Fabien Garcia, Saad Abdul-Salaam (Shannon Gomez 45'), Connor Maloney (Jordy Delem 81'); M: PC (captain), Mohammed Abu; F: Samuel Adeniran (Nicky Hernandez 62'), Santiago Patiño (Ignacio Bailone 45'), Justin Dhillon

Substitutions not used: Juse Bosshardt, Ates Diouf

Postgame Notes:

SAFC moves to 14-3-1 on the season with 43 points, leading the USL Championship.

With each scoring goals tonight, Santiago Patiño and Samuel Adeniran have now combined for six goals in the last six matches.

PC's assist on Patiño's goal was his fifth of the season, pulling out of a tie for the most on the team and extending a personal best.

Connor Maloney's assist on Adeniran's goal was his fourth of the season, moving into a tie for second on the team.

Patiño's converted penalty made him the second SAFC player this season to notch a brace, joining Dhillon.

Patiño becomes the third different SAFC player to score a penalty this season.

Adeniran's second goal marked his first brace with SAFC, and the first time in club history that two players have had braces in the same match.

Justin Dhillon's goal was his sixth of the season, extending his team-leading total.

San Antonio FC held an opponent scoreless for the second-straight match and ninth time this season.

Carter Manley appeared in his first match since April 30 after a lower body injury.

Defender Saad Abdul-Salaam made his first start with the club.

SAFC remains 14-0-1 on the season when scoring, and 12-0-0 when scoring first.

Quotes:

Head Coach Alen Marcina

(On the win...)

"I thought we dominated from start to finish. Our pressing action is fantastic, it

made it incredibly difficult for them to build and push numbers forward. You've got to connect a couple passes to then take advantage of pushing numbers forward, but we didn't allow them to do that. I think it is unfortunate and so obviously good to score 5 goals, but I think we could have put multiple [additional] goals away. Got to be a little better on those final actions, but all in all very positive. Proud of the guys, it's 3 points against a young talented team."

Forward Santiago Patino

(On working back from an early-season injury...)

"For me, the injury at the beginning of the season threw me off a little bit, but you

know it's in the past and now I am working hard to do what I love to do - to score goals, attack, and help the team and little by little I am feeling like myself again. I am feeling better and now I just want to keep building."

Forward Samuel Adeniran

(On where he fits into the team...)

"To be honest I think I am just another one of the guys and just, you know, we all fit in different ways. The way I fit in best is running in behind and, you know, holding the ball up and obviously arriving in the box. Another thing is we play with three strikers we have to move around and switch around all the time, but I think the good thing is you know we can all play in those different positions. I can play in the center, Santi[ago Patiño] can play in the center, Justin [Dhillon] can play in the center and Nacho [Ignacio Bailone] as well, so I think it makes it easy for us to move around."

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