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San Antonio FC Draws Loudoun United FC 1-1

March 19, 2023 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
San Antonio FC News Release


LEESBURG, Va. - San Antonio FC drew Loudoun United FC today 1-1, moving the team to 1-0-1 with four points on the season for the top spot in the USL Championship Western Conference and move the team's unbeaten streak to 13 matches. Ignacio Bailone scored the lone SAFC goal in the match, equalizing the match in the second half.

Loudoun scored first, with a 35th minute goal to make it 0-1 going into halftime. SAFC would level it in the second half, thanks to the 55th minute goal from Bailone to make it 1-1. Bailone's first goal of the season moves him out of a tie and into sole possession of the ninth-most goals in club history with 10.

Justin Dhillon earned the assist on Bailone's goal, his first of the season and 13th with SAFC. The total ties his teammate Cristian Parano for the most in club history.

Next Up

San Antonio FC returns home for a Saturday night rematch of last season's Western Conference Final against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. Kickoff from Toyota Field is set for 7:30 p.m. CT, with tickets available at SanAntonioFC.com or the SAFC. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+.

Scoring Summary:

LDN: 0-1, Zach Ryan (Assisted by Panos Armenakas) 35'

SAFC: 1-1, Ignacio Bailone (Assisted by Justin Dhillon) 55'

Postgame Notes:

Ignacio Bailone's goal in the 55th minute was his first of the season,and 10th with SAFC. The career total moves him out of a tie and into sole possession for ninth-most in club history.

Justin Dhillon's assist on Bailone's goal was his first of the season and 13th with SAFC. The total moves him into a tie with teammate Cristian Parano for the most assists in club history.

At 1-0-1 with four points, SAFC holds the top spot in the USL Championship Western Conference.

SAFC's unbeaten streak reaches 13, going 10-0-3 dating back to the 2022 regular season.

Zico Hayes made his debut for SAFC, subbing on at halftime and playing 45 minutes.

Attendance: 3,411

SAFC Starting XI: GK: Jordan Farr; D: Fabien Garcia, Mitchell Taintor, Lamar Batista, Shannon Gomez, Connor Maloney; M: PC (captain) (Mohammed Abu 14'), Jacori Hayes, F: Justin Dhillon, Kimarni Smith (Zico Bailey 45'), Ignacio Bailone

Substitutions not used: Jose Carlos Mercado, Dalziel Ozuna, Mateo Gonzales, Eduardo Fernandez

Disciplinary Summary:

LDN: Yellow Card (Cole Turner) 53'

LDN: Yellow Card (Zach Ryan) 90+1'

Quotes:

Head Coach Alen Marcina

(On the draw...)

"I'm proud of the guys' resilience. This was a difficult game, obviously faced with some challenges. ... I think we tripled the amount of shots, compared to Loudoun. We did more than enough to win the game. But again I'm proud of the guys' attacking resilience. We got one, should've had multiple. ... but we'll reflect and move on."

(On the team's mentality...)

"We go into every game wanting to win the game, and we did enough to win. We had a spell in the first half, we started actually off very very strong for the first five minutes we should've probably had a couple goals. And then there was a 20, 25 minute period that Jordan [Farr] had to come up big for us and we let in a goal. Unacceptable, but at the same time the resilience of the group - we preach it and they demonstrated it today so I'm proud of them for that. We'll learn, we'll take the point and move on."

Forward Justin Dhillon

(On the team's resilience...)

"I think the team showed a bit of resilience, obviously going a goal down and coming back away from home. It's not what we came to do but at the end of the day the team showed that we fight back and it's what we preach about being a mentality monster - that a game's never finished. I felt that we had the opportunities to come away with three, but we'll take one [point] on the road and stay undefeated and keep moving."

(On the team's response to the draw...)

"It's a quiet locker room. We know what it takes to win championships and that's winning on the road. We did a really good job of that last year, but that was last year and now this year it's about finding ways to win, finding ways to get points. I mean this is a team that wins, so it feels a bit like a loss and I know that a lot of the guys are feeling like we should've had three [points]."

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