BREAKING NEWS: SAN ANTONIO FC LOSES TO MEMPHIS 901 FC 0-1

July 27, 2024, Memphis, Tennessee San Antonio FC lost 0-1 away at AutoZone Park on Saturday to Memphis 901 FC.

In the thirty-first minute, Memphis scored the only goal of the game after taking advantage of a deflection from SAFC in the box.

San Antonio led the hosts in shots on target with a 6-1 margin and outshot Memphis 13-10 on the night, but they were unable to equalize and salvage a point before the final siren.

San Antonio FC returns home to host FC Tulsa Saturday, August 3. Kickoff is set for 8:00 p.m. CT, and the match will be broadcast on ESPN+ and Bally Sports Southwest. This season is presented by Toyota.

• SAFC drops to 5-10-5 on the season with 20 points, still in 11^th place in the Western Conference standings.
• SAFC has outshot its opponent in 11 out of 20 matches this season.
• Defender Carter Manley makes his first start back from injury since June 1.
• Midfielder Sofiane Djeffal made his first appearance for the club since signing this week, subbing on for the final 18 minutes.

SAFC Starting XI: Pablo Sisniega, Kendall Burks, Mitchell Taintor (captain), Carter Manley (Bura 46’), Nelson Flores Blanco, Kevon Lambert, Luke Haakenson (Sofiane Djeffal 72’), Jake LaCava (Rece Buckmaster 46’ (Shannon Gomez 87’)), Jorge Hernandez, Machop Chol (Luis Solignac 46’), Juan Agudelo

Substitutions Not Used: Trova Boni, Kendall McIntosh

Disciplinary Summary:

SA: Juan Agudelo (Yellow Card) 37’

MEM: Nighte Pickering (Yellow Card) 39′

MEM: Zachary Duncan (Yellow Card) 43’

SA: Luke Haakenson (Yellow Card) 45+2’

SA: Mitchell Taintor (Yellow Card) 68’

SA: Kevon Lambert (Yellow Card) 88’

Quotes:

Head Coach Alen Marcina

(On the loss…)

“It’s a disappointing result again. It’s another match where we created more than enough opportunities to win the game, so disappointed that we’re not scoring goals. We got to be better. I’ve mentioned it a number of times that the guys are getting in good positions, but the final action is missing, and we have to improve that final action if we want to start to collect points.”

(On takeaways from the match…)

“We’re going away, we’re controlling games, we’re creating the better opportunities, but we’re falling short on executing that final action, and it has to be better.”

Forward Luis Solignac

(On the team’s performance…) “It was tough again. We had a good week of training and again didn’t get a result. We just need to keep working and start getting points, otherwise it’s going to be a difficult season. We’ve got to figure out why there’s so much difference with the first and second halves. We have to stay together, keep fighting and showing up in training and games. Everyone has to look in the mirror and do better, so for me, it’s always about keep working, keep trying, don’t give up. There’s more games trying to catch the other teams and make playoffs, and then it’s going to be a new story.”