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San Antonio FC Stays Unbeaten After 2-0 Win over FC Tulsa

August 23, 2020 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
San Antonio FC News Release


SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio FC (6-0-3) beat FC Tulsa (2-1-4) 2-0 at Toyota Field on Saturday night. Goals from Luis Solignac and Ignacio Bailone earned the Alamo City club a win at home to become the only remaining undefeated team in USL Championship Group D.

"I think we created a number of opportunities in high goal-scoring percentage areas of the field," said SAFC Head Coach Alen Marcina. "I think we have to be a little more ruthless with that final action. In the first half we could have been up by a couple goals. Hats off to Tulsa, they competed and fought. It's a very good team and they are very well coached, but we were able to get the three points."

SAFC opened the scoring in the 42nd minute after a handball inside the visitors' box resulted in a penalty kick, which Solignac converted from the spot for the 1-0 lead while scoring his team-leading fourth goal of the season.

The hosts then doubled their lead in the 89th minute after Bailone capitalized on a defensive error and buried a shot past goalkeeper Sean Lewis. The goal marked the Argentina native's second for the club.

San Antonio native Matthew Cardone recorded two saves on the night to record his second consecutive clean sheet and third overall this season. With the shutout, Cardone set a new SAFC all-time shutout record with 17 to his name since the club's 2016 inaugural season.

Local teenager Jose Gallegos earned SWBC Man of the Match honors on the night after recording four shots, two shots on target, an 83.3 percent passing accuracy, and three chances created on the night. On the defensive end, midfielder PC recorded a team-leading five tackles and 18 possessions gained while defender Mitchell Taintor led with three clearances and four interceptions.

After five matches in 14 days, the Alamo City club will return to USL Championship action on Friday, Aug. 28 at 8 p.m. as the club visits Rio Grande Valley FC for the clubs' third matchup of the campaign.

Scoring Summary:

SAFC: 1-0, Luis Solignac (penalty) 42'

SAFC: 2-0, Ignacio Bailone 89'

Disciplinary Summary:

SAFC: Yellow Card (Luis Solignac) 41'

FCT: Yellow Card (Lebo Moloto) 58'

FCT: Yellow Card (Rodrigo da Costa) 64'

FCT: Yellow Card (Bradley Bourgeois) 81'

FCT: Yellow Card (Eric Bird) 82'

FCT: Red Card (Fabian Bastidas) 87'

FCT: Red Card (Eric Bird) 90'

SAFC Starting XI: GK: Matthew Cardone; D: Connor Maloney, Mitchell Taintor, Hunter Gorskie (c), Joshua Yaro (Kai Greene), Blake Smith; M: Zach Herivaux (Hayden Partain), PC, Cristian Parano (Ignacio Bailone); F: Jose Gallegos, Luis Solignac (Gonzalo Di Renzo)

Substitutions not used: Carlos Mercado, Santiago Viera, Leo Torres

Postgame Notes:

San Antonio FC defeated FC Tulsa to remain unbeaten in 2020...SAFC is now 6-0-3 in the first nine matches of the season...SAFC improves record to 6-2-3 vs. FC Tulsa with tonight's win being the first since 9/30/17

SAFC recorded its sixth in clean sheet in nine matches to start the season...goalkeeper Matthew Cardone recorded his second-straight shutout and third of the season, making two saves on the night...his 17 clean sheets all-time are now an SAFC record...the six clean sheets in 2020 are more than the club recorded in 2018 and tied for the same the club recorded in all of 2019

SAFC forward Luis Solignac scored for the second consecutive match, giving him four goals on the season...the Argentine added three shots, three on target and two key passes in the win

San Antonio FC forward Jose Gallegos was named the SWBC Man of the Match after he recorded four shots, two on target and a team-high three key passes...Gallegos added an 83.3 percent passing accuracy and 12 possessions gained to go with

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