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Everything You Need to Know When Orange County SC Host San Antonio FC in the Western Conference Finals

November 19, 2021 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Orange County SC News Release


WHEN AND WHERE:

Kickoff is at 7:00 p.m. PT on Saturday, November 20th at Championship Soccer Stadium in Irvine, CA

WHERE TO WATCH:

ESPN+

COX Yurview: Live stream only available in Orange County, Palos Verdes & Santa Barbara

Youtube: Live stream only available Internationally

WHERE TO LISTEN:

Tu Liga Radio 1220 AM

SiriusXM FC Channel #157

2021 RECORDS AND STANDINGS:

Orange County: 15-10-7 (52 points, 2nd Pacific), San Antonio: 14-8-10 (52 points, 2nd Mountain)

FORM GUIDE (MOST RECENT FIRST):

Orange County: WWWWW, San Antonio: WWWDL

MATCH THEME:

PLAYOFFS / Pregame Tailgate

MATCH PREVIEW

Pacific Division No. 2-seed Orange County SC hosts Mountain Division No. 2-seed San Antonio FC in the 2021 USL Championship Playoffs, presented by TwinSpires: Western Conference Final on Saturday, November 20 at 7p at Championship Soccer Stadium in Irvine. OCSC looks to advance to their first-ever USL Championship Final.

WILD WEST

Orange County SC are the lone team from the Pacific Division, while San Antonio FC are the last team from the Mountain Division. OCSC has faced teams from the Mountain Division four times including the playoffs this season.

2021 OCSC v Mountain Division Record | 2-1-1 (1-0-1 under Chaplow)

Goals Scored: 4 | Goals Conceded: 4

Clean Sheets: 2

2021 OCSC v Mountain (Home) | 1-1-1 (1-0-1 under Chaplow)

7/17 v Rio Grande Valley | 0-2 (L)

9/3 v El Paso | 2-2 (D)

11/5 v Colorado Springs (Playoffs) | 1-0 (W)

2021 OCSC @ Mountain (Away) | 1-0-0 (0-0-0 under Chaplow)

7/1 @ Colorado Springs | 2-0 (W)

CAL v. TEX

OCSC and SAFC have not faced each other since the 2019 USL Championship regular season.

All-time record

OCSC has gone 3-2-3 against SAFC (2-0-0 at Home)

Last Meeting - 2019 USL Championship Regular Season

OCSC and SAFC drew, 0-0, at Championship Soccer Stadium in Irvine on July 19, 2019

Forward Darwin Jones, defenders Kevin Alston and Michael Orozco featured for OCSC during the fixture

It was the second scoreless draw between the two teams that season

Fun Fact

During the 2018 season, OCSC forward Thomas Enevoldsen scored a goal in each of the two fixtures against San Antonio. OCSC won both matches 3-0.

THE OPPONENT

San Antonio FC defeated San Diego Loyal SC and Rio Grande Valley FC in the playoffs enroute to their first Western Conference Final.

Regular Season Overview

Record: 14-8-10 (Away: 7-5-4)

Goals Scored: 55 | Goals Conceded: 39

Clean Sheets: 9

Players to Watch

Nathan #7 - Leading goalscorer

Santiago Patino #9 - Scored brace in conference semifinal

ABOUT LAST SATURDAY

OCSC and Oakland played 120-plus minutes of scoreless soccer before their Western Conference Semifinal was decided in a penalty shootout. OCSC won 6-5 and moved onto the conference finals for the first time since 2018.

Three Takeaways

Forward Ronaldo Damus sealed the victory with his converted penalty after being awarded a retake after a goalkeeping error

Goalkeeper Patrick Rakovsky saved Oakland's sixth penalty attempt to shift the advantage to OCSC

OCSC broke their single-game attendance record with a crowd of 5,218 at Championship Soccer Stadium

OCSC Player Stats

Penalty Goals: Mikko Kuningas, Dillon Powers, Seth Casiple, Thomas Enevoldsen, Ugo Okoli, Ronaldo Damus

Clearances: Kevin Alston (6), Brent Richards (4), Michael Orozco (3), Nate Smith (1)

Saves: Patrick Rakovsky (1)

OCSC Advanced Team Stats

Distribution

Accurate Passes: 443 (77.3%) | Touches: 792

SCENARIOS

Kicking off Saturday's USL Conference Final doubleheader, Atlantic Division No. 1-seed Tampa Bay Rowdies host Central Division No. 1-seed Louisville City FC in the rematch of last season's Eastern Conference Final at Al Lang Stadium in Florida at 4:30p PST.

IF OCSC win AND Tampa Bay beat Louisville, then OCSC will travel to Florida for the USL Championship Final. OCSC has never played against Tampa Bay.

IF OCSC win AND Louisville beat Tampa Bay, then OCSC will travel to Kentucky for the USL Championship Final. OCSC has never played against Louisville.

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