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San Antonio FC Tops Las Vegas Lights FC 2-1 with Late Strike from Tani Oluwaseyi

May 7, 2023 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
San Antonio FC News Release


SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio FC defeated Las Vegas Lights FC tonight 2-1 to move to 4-1-4 on the season with 16 points. Tani Oluwaseyi scored the late winner in his debut with the club, after entering as a substitute in the 60th minute.

SAFC struck first early, with Samuel Adeniran scoring in just the fifth minute on an assist from Kimarni Smith. The strike was Adeniran's first of the season, and 13th with San Antonio.

Las Vegas evened the score in the 19th minute, with a goal to make it 1-1. The tie held through halftime and into the final minutes of the match before Oluwaseyi scored in the 81st minute to break through.

With the win, SAFC is unbeaten in the team's last 50 matches when scoring first (43-0-7).

Next Up

San Antonio FC is on the road again next week, heading east to take on Charleston Battery on Saturday, May 13. The match kicks off at 6:30 p.m. CT, and will be streamed on ESPN+.

Postgame Notes:

San Antonio FC moves to 4-1-4 with 16 points on the season, tied for the third-most points in the USL Championship Western Conference.

SAFC is unbeaten (43-0-7) in the last 50 matches when the team scores first.

Defender Fabien Garcia wore the captain's armband for SAFC, his first time with San Antonio in a league match.

Forward Samuel Adeniran scored his first goal of the season, his 13th with SAFC.

Adeniran's 13 goals with San Antonio are tied for the fifth-most in club history.

Forward Kimarni Smith's assist on Adeniran's goal was his first of the season and first with SAFC.

Forward Tani Oluwaseyi made his SAFC debut, entering as a substitute in the 61st minute.

Oluwaseyi's winning goal in the 81st minute was his first with SAFC.

Quotes:

Head Coach Alen Marcina

(On the win...)

"I'm incredibly proud of the team mentality they demonstrated today. This week we had eight players out prior to the game. You have one of our players, one of our captains, Connor [Maloney] has to leave the day before the game - to attend, to be with his wife for the birth of his child. We have another starter, the day before the game get kicked - we had to completely change what we worked on during the week basically the day of the game. And the guys, I asked for specific tasks and every one of them executed with the right mentality and for that I'm proud. We earned and deserved the three points."

(On Oluwaseyi's winning goal...)

"We believe in all of our attackers, it was just a matter of time until we started putting the ball in the back of the net, and we had two great finishes. I think we were unfortunate not to get potentially two, three more in the back of the net. Clear-cut chances. We'll continue to build on this, a lot to grow and continue to improve on, but the mentality was first class tonight."

Defender Fabien Garcia

(On the win...)

"I think that's a great win away, that's not an easy place to play, to come and get the three points. All that matters are the three points. It was like four games where we were not winning you know, it's good for the confidence, for the strikers, that we keep building. I told them right now that the team was in pretty good shape and we're going to be focused on the next one. Let's be humble, have a great week and it's going to be a good fight in Charleston. Let's take the three points away."

(On serving as captain...)

"I just tried to make all the players better, tried to make them confident you know. We have some great players, they just need to show up right now. They showed up tonight, that's why we got the three points. Getting everyone on the same page, and we can see that we were fighting tonight. We just fought and one of my roles is to make sure everyone's on the same page, know the roles and responsibilities and I thought it was great tonight. I'm happy for the boys and we just focus on the next one now."

Forward Tani Oluwaseyi

(On his SAFC debut...)

"It was definitely a tough game, tough conditions with the pitch and the weather, but I think coming in we knew what we were going to face we knew what the conditions were going to be and so the preparation over the week really put us in a position to go out there and win the game, and that's exactly what we did."

(On his introduction to SAFC...)

"I think for me it's definitely been an adjustment. You know from Minnesota to Texas, the travel, new team, new teammates, things like that. But I think I came in with a focused mindset, I came here with one goal - to score goals and help the team win in any way that I can. So it felt really good to make my debut for San Antonio and grab my first goal, and hopefully can just keep things going."

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