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San Antonio FC Rallies for 2-1 Win at El Paso Locomotive FC

July 12, 2023 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
San Antonio FC News Release


EL PASO, Texas - San Antonio FC rallied from a halftime deficit to win 2-1 at El Paso Locomotive FC, moving the team to 9-3-7 with 34 points. Rida Zouhir's brace led the comeback, which moves the team into a tie with Sacramento for the top spot in the Western Conference, and extends the team's winning streak to three-straight matches.

El Paso opened up the scoring in the 29th minute, converting a penalty to take a 1-0 lead that would last until Zouhir struck near the one hour mark.

The midfielder hit two strikes from outside the box just four minutes apart in the 58th and 62nd minutes to take the lead for good. The two goals brought his season total to four, tied for the second-most on the team.

Tani Oluwaseyi assisted on the first goal, his fifth of the season to tie him for the league lead. Shannon Gomez assisted on the second, his second of the season.

The win puts SAFC into first place in the Copa Tejas standings, leading El Paso and RGV in head-to-head points with four. The win is also the team's first after trailing this season.

Next Up

San Antonio FC returns home on Saturday for an international friendly against Sunderland AFC of the EFL Championship. Kickoff from Toyota Field is set for 8:00 p.m. CT, with tickets still available at SanAntonioFC.com or the SAFC app. The match will also be broadcast locally on Bally Sports Southwest.

Postgame Notes:

San Antonio FC moves to 9-3-7 on the season with 34 points, tied for the most in the Western Conference.

SAFC leads in the Copa Tejas standings with four points.

San Antonio has now won three-straight matches to open the month of July, after going winless in June.

SAFC secured three points after trailing at halftime for the first time this season.

Midfielder Rida Zouhir notched his first professional brace, moving his season total to four goals to sit tied for the second-most on the team.

Forward Tani Oluwaseyi assisted on Zouhir's goal, his fifth of the season to move into a tie atop the league.

Statistics

Full individual and team stats from the match can be found here.

Media assets

Game highlights, interviews and photos can be found here.

Quotes:

Head Coach Alen Marcina

(On the win...)

"Very proud of the team. Proud of the collective. It was an important game, for multiple different reasons. First, the win put us tied for first place in the Western Conference. Also, put us in good position in the Copa Tejas with a result. The guys were resilient, going down on a PK. I thought we were dominant prior to the PK, and our guys stayed resilient and they deserved the three points."

(On the team's resilience...)

"We were the aggressors, with and without the ball. Started on the front foot, we created multiple big opportunities early on, we were unfortunate not to put one of those away. PK - unfortunate. But our guys were resilient. They believed, we thought going into the locker room we were the better team in the first half, so we said we've got to continue to believe, show our character, be resilient and we knew that if we did the right things we could leave here with three points and we did."

Midfielder Rida Zouhir

(On the team's effort...)

"Today I saw a real group on the pitch. Everybody was winning for everybody. I saw a family, brothers on the pitch running for each other. That's the mentality we want here at SAFC. And yeah I just cant be happier at that."

(On the team's reslience...)

"We kept pushing because we knew we were the best team on the pitch. We knew it was going to be a tough game, but we kept believing. At halftime we said in the locker room 'guys we're the best team on the pitch, and lets keep going.' That's what we did, and it paid off."

Midfielder Jacori Hayes

(On the win...)

"It was a tough game, between two of the best teams in the Western Conference, and we knew if we got three points here we could climb to be tied for first in the table, so it was a very emotional match, emotions were flying high ... but we're just happy to come in here and get three points."

(On the team's winning streak...)

"It was a tough month for us [June] but we always felt that we were growing, we were getting better and better each game, and I think we're starting to see the fruits of that labor and that hard work that we put in. And you know we want to keep crescendoing [sic] to the end of the season, we have a long way to the end of October, mid-October where the season ends but our eyes are set to getting up to our best come playoffs."

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