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San Antonio FC Falls to Nashville SC 0-1 in US Open Cup

April 26, 2023 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
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SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio FC fell to Nashville SC 0-1 tonight, eliminating the team from the 2023 US Open Cup in the third round.

SAFC and Nashville were scoreless through the first half, before Ethan Zubak put Nashville ahead in the 71st minute with the match's only score.

San Antonio and Nashville each finished with 13 shots, with SAFC holding a 5-2 edge in shots on target.

Next Up

San Antonio FC returns to USL Championship play on Saturday, hosting Las Vegas Lights FC. Kickoff from Toyota Field is set for 7:30 p.m. CT, with tickets on sale at SanAntonioFC.com or the SAFC app.

Scoring Summary:

NSC: 0-1, Ethan Zubak (Assisted by Fafa Picault) 71'

Postgame Notes:

Forward Kai Koreniuk made his first start with SAFC, after signing with the club earlier this month.

Forward Samuel Adeniran made his first appearance with the team in 2023, arriving on loan from St. Louis CITY SC yesterday.

Defender Carter Manley made his season debut, after missing the team's first seven matches with a lower body injury.

San Antonio FC's US Open Cup run comes to an end with the 0-1 loss.

SAFC Starting XI: GK: Jordan Farr; D: Lamar Batista, Fabien Garcia (captain), Roman Holt (Connor Maloney 33'), Shannon Gomez, Zico Bailey (Carter Manley 76'); M: Jacori Hayes, David Loera (Samuel Adeniran 59'), Kimarni Smith (Jorge Hernandez 76'), F: Ignacio Bailone, Kai Koreniuk (Cristian Parano 45')

Substitutions not used: Jose Carlos Mercado, Eduardo Fernandez

Disciplinary Summary:

SAFC: Yellow Card (Kimarni Smith) 33'

SAFC: Yellow Card (Lamar Batista) 61'

SAFC: Yellow Card (Jorge Hernandez) 79'

NSC: Yellow Card (Fafa Picault) 88'

Quotes:

Head Coach Alen Marcina

(On the loss...)

"I'm incredibly proud of the team, and support staff. We went toe to toe with one of the best MLS teams. Our guys performed fantastically, unfortunate to give up that one goal. More shots than the opponent, in their house. So I think if people don't know who SAFC is, I think if they watched that game they're well aware that we're a great team with great players and we're gonna make some noise this year."

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

"These guys are ultra competitive, so they want to win every game - MLS opponent, USL opponent, doesn't matter. And that's why I'm so proud of them. Obviously they're disappointed, but they also felt they went toe to toe against a very very good team that put on some of their big guys, and it was a difficult place to play. Hats off to Nashville, they found a way to win. So all in all I think now it's about recovering, and all our focus is on Las Vegas."

(On Samuel Adeniran and Carter Manley making season debuts...)

"I think it's important to get guys minutes. You know, we're in season we don't have the luxury of preseason and getting games in that way. ... These are very very important players for us, difference makers. Obviously it's good with Sam [Adeniran], he knows our team identity. Sam is an absolute difference maker, so we're excited to have him in. Jorge [Hernandez] is fantastic, he's one of the best attacking playmakers in the league, and with more time he's gonna absolutely tear it up. And I was so happy to see Carter [Manley]. The amount of work he put in - he's been out for eight weeks. And he dominated his one vs one duel with one of the better attacking players in MLS. So proud of him, proud of the three, and it's only going to get better as they get fitter."

Forward Samuel Adeniran

(On making his season debut with SAFC...)

"I felt really good, it felt good to be back, back with some of the same guys as last year. I really enjoyed being able to help out the team in any way possible. Sad we couldn't get the win, but we move on to Saturday against Las Vegas."

(On the loss...)

"I think we had them. I honestly think we outplayed them. We had more shots on target than them, we pressed them a lot. We put them under a lot of pressure and I feel like we could've come out with more, should've come out with more but at the end of the day that's football, just gotta move on."

(On the team's mood...)

"Pissed. We really wanted more from the game, but hey we take that and we take that into Saturday. We take that anger, we take that drive into Saturday. So we've just got to focus on the next one, cant do anything about the past so you've just got to focus one what's next."

Midfielder Jacori Hayes

(On the performance...)

"I think it's a performance we can look back and be proud of. We gave them a lot to deal with, created a lot of good chances - just a little unfortunate on the night. So I think leaving here we can hold our heads up high that we performed well and did all our tasks, and put on a good performance against a quality side."

(On the team's attitude...)

"I think it's down in the moment, we're all competitive, we want to win these games. Every time we line up on the field we want to get the three points or in this case move on to the next round. But I think after tonight, maybe after tomorrow after recovery, ... we can take a lot of lessons, a lot of positives from this and go out and beat the mess out of Vegas."

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