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San Antonio FC Stays Unbeaten After Stoppage Time Equalizer

August 15, 2020 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
San Antonio FC News Release


SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio FC (4-0-3) tied Austin Bold FC (2-0-3) 1-1 at Toyota Field on Saturday night. A late equalizer from forward Jose Gallegos earned the Alamo City club a point at home to remain at the top of Group D and undefeated during the 2020 USL Championship season.

"Austin is a very good team," said SAFC Head Coach Alen Marcina. "They are well coached and an organized team. They dropped numbers behind the ball to make it difficult for us, but our guys fought for 95-plus minutes. They stuck together, they demonstrated their grit and I'm proud of our guys as we remain undefeated."

The Bold found the opening goal in the 39th minute when midfielder Xavier Baez buried a volley from inside the SAFC box for the 1-0 lead. SAFC outshot Austin 10-9 while outnumbering the club in duels won, possession, passing accuracy, corner kicks, shots and passes.

SAFC found the equalizer in stoppage time after a deflection from forward Ignacio Bailone found Gallegos at the top of the box, from where the San Antonio native fired low and to the left to beat goalkeeper Diego Restrepo. The goal marked Gallegos' first of the season and second for SAFC overall, while the assist marked Bailone's second for the club.

San Antonio FC goalkeeper Matthew Cardone recorded five saves on the night, posting an 83% save percentage while adding one claim in his second appearance of the 2020 season.

SAFC will return to USL Championship action on Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 8 p.m. as the club hosts OKC Energy FC at Toyota Field for the first time this season.

Scoring Summary:

ABFC: 0-1, Xavier Baez 39'

SAFC: 1-1, Jose Gallegos (Igancio Bailone assist) 90'

Disciplinary Summary:

SAFC: Yellow Card (PC) 42'

SAFC: Yellow Card (Mitch Taintor) 45'

ABFC: Yellow Card (Alasanne Ates Diouf) 76'

ABFC: Yellow Card (Sean McFarlane) 77'

ABFC: Yellow Card (Fabien Garcia) 78'

SAFC Starting XI: GK: Matthew Cardone; D: Kai Greene, Mitchell Taintor, Hunter Gorskie (Preston Tabort Etaka 85'), Callum Montgomery (Joshua Yaro 90'), Blake Smith; M: Jose Gallegos, PC, Cristian Parano; F: Gonzalo Di Renzo, Luis Solignac (c) (Ignacio Bailone 73')

Substitutions not used: Carlos Mercado, Connor Maloney, Leo Torres, Zach Herivaux

Postgame Notes:

San Antonio FC scored late to earn a 1-1 draw vs. ATX and carry their unbeaten streak to seven matches...improve record to 4-0-3 in 2020...SAFC is now 2-1-1 against the Bold and hasn't lost to Austin since 4/30/19

The lone SAFC goal was the 199th regular season goal for San Antonio FC since the club's inception in 2016

SAFC forward Jose Gallegos scored the tying goal in stoppage time to earn SWBC Man of the Match honors...Gallegos added two shots, two on target and a team-high four key passes...marked his first goal of the season and second of his SAFC career

SAFC goalkeeper Matthew Cardone started his first game since play resumed and first since 3/7 vs. Real Monarchs SLC...Cardone recorded a season-high five saves in the match while adding one cross claimed

In the match, San Antonio FC recorded a higher duels won percentage (52.0%-48.0%), possession percentage (59.0%-41.0%), passing accuracy (82.1%-77.9%), more total passes (397-281) more corners (9-5) and more shots (10-9) than the Bold over the course of the 90 minutes

SAFC forward Ignacio Bailone recorded his second assist of the season, helping set up the tying goal

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