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USL San Antonio FC

Playoff Game Information and Match Notes - at Sacramento Republic FC 10/27/23

October 26, 2023 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
San Antonio FC News Release


At a glance...

P0stseason Shut0uts: Goalkeeper Nick Marsman joined Jordan Farr as the only SAFC players to record a clean sheet in the playoffs last week. Farr posted three clean sheets between the 2021 and 2022 playoff runs.

Sharing the Love: Midfielder Jorge Hernandez finished the regular season with a league-best 10 assists, setting the San Antonio FC record for a single season. Hernandez also finished ninth in chances created (55) and crosses (140). The total is just five shy of the club's career record, which Justin Dhillon currently owns.

Out in Front Early: Since the start of 2022, the club is 35-0-5 when scoring first and 29-0-6 when scoring multiple goals. Dating back to 2021, SAFC is unbeaten in the last 61 matches (50-0-11) when scoring first. When scoring first, SAFC has a +93 goal differential and 31 clean sheets since the start of 2021. The last time SAFC lost after scoring the opening goal was October 4, 2020 - a 1-2 loss at Austin Bold FC.

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What they had to say:

Head Coach Alen Marcina

(On going on the road in a playoff match...)

"We have to go in with the same mentality. I would assume that it's going to be a packed house. We've got to treat it like those fans are cheering for us, not the other way around. As I mentioned we have a responsibility to our fans that'll tune in, and we know will be behind us supporting us from afar. And we're going to go over there and leave everything out on the field and hopefully that means winning and progressing. Against an excellent Sacramento team."

Defender Mitchell Taintor

(On playing after a shorter week...)

"I think it's super easy to get up for these games, whether it was on a Wednesday, Friday, Saturday it doesn't matter. These are the games that we've trained for all year, that we've wanted to play in our entire lives so it's going to be an amazing moment, an amazing night, and hopefully we can put it together."

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USL Championship Western Conference Semifinal - San Antonio FC @ Sacramento Republic FC

Date: Friday, Oct. 27, 2023

Kickoff: 9:30 p.m. CT

Stadium: Heart Health Park, Sacramento, CA

Where to Watch: ESPN+

San Antonio FC: 14-6-14 (56 pts; 4th in Western Conference)

Sacramento Republic FC: 18-6-10 (64 pts; 1st in Western Conference)

All-time Series: SAFC leads the all-time series 5-4-3 in the regular season, going 0-1-1 against Sacramento this season.

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