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San Antonio FC Falls 1-3 at Top-Seeded Sacramento Republic FC in Western Conference Semifinals

October 28, 2023 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
San Antonio FC News Release


SACRAMENTO, Calif. - San Antonio FC fell 1-3 at top-seeded Sacramento Republic FC tonight. The loss eliminates the team from the 2023 postseason, after becoming the only team in the USL Championship Western Conference to reach the playoffs in each of the last four seasons.

The two sides were scoreless at half, with SAFC keeper Nick Marsman making three saves in the first 45 minutes.

Sacramento opened the scoring shortly after the break, striking in the 49th minute to take the lead. The Republic would add goals in the 69th and 80th minutes to extend the lead.

Moments into stoppage time, Tani Oluwaseyi put SAFC on the board with a strike to make it 1-3. Oluwaseyi had set a club single-season record for goals with 17 during the regular season.

SAFC finishes the season with a club-record 63 goals in the regular season, and individual season record set in both goals (Oluwaseyi with 17) and assists (Jorge Hernandez with 10).

Postgame Notes:

San Antonio FC is eliminated from the 2023 USL Championship playoffs.

SAFC finished the regular season with a club single-season record 63 goals to lead the league.

The 2023 season saw forward Tani Oluwaseyi set a club single-season record for goals with 18 between the regular season and playoffs.

The 2023 season saw midfielder Jorge Hernandez set a club single-season record for goals with 10 in the regular season.

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Game highlights, interviews and photos can be found here.

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Quotes:

Head Coach Alen Marcina

(On the loss...)

"Obviously disappointed in the end result. The guys fought, to the very end. Unfortunately, fell short to a very good Sacramento team and that's it."

(On moving forward...)

"For me personally, and what I shared with the team was to remember this moment. And how much it hurts. And that should be the motivation every single day. To give more, to push more, to do whatever it takes to never experience this feeling again."

(On the season...)

"I'm grateful for the opportunity to coach these guys. And it's difficult in the moment but I've met a lot of great people, a lot of great experiences, still achieved a lot of things, but just fell short of repeating as champions."

Midfielder Jacori Hayes

(On the loss...)

"It was a rough way to go out. Based on how we played in the first half I thought we had it in the bag, I thought we were all over them and then just fell a little short in the second half. And yeah just take a couple weeks to decompose and reflect on the season as a whole. Not just this game but the whole season."

(On the season... )

"Since it's still so fresh it's all I'm going to be thinking about, after a couple days I think I'll just reflect on the good times with the guys in the locker room, just reflect on all the good times that we had, and individually just look at my season as a whole and what I can do to stay sharp during this offseason to get ready for next year. But in terms of the team, I love these guys and we created a lot of great memories with them and I'll cherish that forever."

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