Scorpions Fall to Silverbacks on the Road

Published on September 19, 2012 under North American Soccer League (NASL)
San Antonio Scorpions News Release


ATLANTA, GA (September 19, 2012) - The San Antonio Scorpions were unable to overcome a two-goal halftime deficit, falling to the Atlanta Silverbacks in a 3-1 loss in their final road match of the regular season.

The Scorpions remain in first place in the NASL standings, maintaining a two-point advantage over the Tampa Bay Rowdies heading into the final match of the regular season.

Midfielder Josue Soto scored the lone goal for the Scorpions in the second half, his second goal of the season.

The Silverbacks took the early lead when a cross by midfielder Danny Barrera into the box found defender Willie Hunt, who knocked in a header past Scorpions goalkeeper Daryl Sattler to put Atlanta ahead 1-0.

Scorpions forward Pablo Campos nearly tied the match in the 6th minute, but his header after a perfectly-placed cross by Walter Ramirez went right off the crossbar.

In the 11th minute, Sattler made a diving stop on a shot by Pablo Cruz to keep the Scorpions down by just a goal.

Scorpions defender Wes Knight unleashed a shot in the 21st minute as the team continued to exchange scoring opportunities, but his shot was stopped by Silverbacks goalkeeper Daniel Illyes.

The Scorpions picked up another golden opportunity when forward Esteban Bayona was one-on-one with Illyes in the 25th minute, but his shot went wide of the net.

A free kick by Danny Barrera in the 39th minute went a Scorpions defender and into the net for an own goal, digging the Scorpions into a 2-0 hole late in the first half.

Midfielder Josue Soto struck a ball from 30 yards out into the back of the net in the 68th minute to cut into the Atlanta lead.

Trailing by one goal, the Scorpions began to put more pressure on the Silverbacks backline in search of the equalizer.

But the Silverbacks struck back in the 75th minute, with forward Pablo Mendez receiving a pass in the left side of the box and firing a shot past Sattler to put the Atlanta ahead 3-1.

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