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San Antonio FC Wins 2-1 at LA Galaxy II

March 19, 2022 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
San Antonio FC News Release


CARSON, Calif. - San Antonio FC topped LA Galaxy II 2-1 tonight, moving to 2-0-0 on the season for just the second time in club history.

SAFC started the scoring off in the 10th minute with David Loera chipping a ball over the keeper after fielding a cross from Shannon Gomez.

LA scored in the 30th minute to tie things up going into the half, then had a player sent off with a red card in the 52nd minute.

In the 53rd minute, Mitchell Taintor put SAFC ahead for good with a set piece header off of a floating free kick from Mohammed Abu. Two minutes later, Elliot Collier was sent off with a red card.

San Antonio FC is back in action next weekend, traveling south to take on RGV FC. Kickoff on Saturday is set for 6:30 p.m. CT, and the match can be streamed on ESPN+.

Scoring Summary:

SAFC: 1-0, David Loera (Assisted by Shannon Gomez) 10'

LA: 1-1, Carlos Harvey (Assisted by Daniel Aguirre) 30'

SAFC: 2-1, Mitchell Taintor (Assisted by Mohammed Abu) 53'

Disciplinary Summary:

LA: Yellow Card (Adrian Gonzalez) 13'

SAFC: Yellow Card (Carter Manley) 35'

SAFC: Yellow Card (Fabien Garcia) 39'

SAFC: Yellow Card (Mitchell Taintor) 51'

LA: Red Card (Adrian Gonzalez) 53'

SAFC: Red Card (Elliot Collier) 55'

Attendance: 500

SAFC Starting XI: GK: Cristian Bonilla; D: Mitchell Taintor, Fabien Garcia, Carter Manley; M: Connor Maloney, PC (captain), Mohammed Abu, David Loera (Ates Diouf 72'), Elliot Collier F: Justin Dhillon (Diedie Traore 90+')

Substitutions not used: Matt Cardone, Jordan Farr, Roman Holt, Kai Louviere, Jordan Ayimbila

Postgame Notes:

SAFC remains unbeaten on the season, moving to 2-0-0 to stay atop the Western Conference standings.

The 2-0-0 start is just the second time in club history that the team has won each of its first two matches. The only other time was in 2017.

David Loera scored his first goal with the club, chipping in a cross from Shannon Gomez to make it 1-0. The goal comes in Loera's first start of the season.

The assist was Gomez's first with the club as well, coming in his second start.

Mitchell Taintor scored his first goal of the season, and first since October 6, 2021.

Taintor's goal was assisted by Mohammed Abu, his first assist for SAFC.

This afternoon also represented Taintor's 150th USL Championship match.

Quotes:

Head Coach Alen Marcina

(On the match result...)

"I'm incredibly proud of our team. They were cohesive, they competed for 90+ minutes and were definitely resilient. Especially when both teams got the red cards, that's difficult for players ... and our guys got the result, and I'm proud of them."

Defender Mitchell Taintor

(On the team's performance...)

"I thought it was a great response from last week. I didn't think we played our best last week but we squeaked out a win. We all challenged each other to be better on the ball and practice what we preach in training, and I think everyone did that. It was great coming here and getting three points. I think everyone battled, everyone played well, so there are a lot of good takeaways. And obviously some things to work on, but I'm really proud of the guys."

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