San Antonio FC (1-1-0) beat Saint Louis FC (0-1-1) 2-1 at Toyota Field in the club’s home opener on Saturday night. SAFC came from behind with goals from Mikey Lopez and Kris Tyrpak to earn three points at home in front of a sellout crowd of 7,946.
“Tonight was a very exciting game for the fans to watch,” SAFC Head Coach Darren Powell said. “I’m very proud of our players for finding a way to win tonight. They never gave up and kept up their work ethic until the final whistle.”
Saint Louis FC opened the scoring in the third minute of the match after a pressing attack led to a goal from forward Kyle Greig off a cross from midfielder Austin Martz.
San Antonio FC then equalized in the 21st minute when midfielder Connor Presley sent in a cross from the right flank to find Tyrpak in the back post. Tyrpak headed the ball back across the mouth of goal, where Lopez crashed in and buried a header to level the score.
The Alamo City club struck again in the second half after Lopez made a run down the right wing and sent in a cross to the front post, from where Tyrpak beat goalkeeper Jake Fenlason with a well-placed header for the 2-1 lead.
The goals marked Lopez’s second in as many matches, and Tyrpak’s first of 2018 and seventh for the club. Both players also tallied their first assist of the campaign to set up each other’s goals.
The match also marked the third consecutive sold-out home opener for the Silver and Black.
San Antonio FC will return to action on Saturday, March 31 at LA Galaxy II. The club will then return to Toyota Field as they host Swope Park Rangers on Saturday, April 7.
Scoring Summary:
STLFC: 0-1 Kyle Greig (Austin Martz assist) 3’
SAFC: 1-1, Mikey Lopez (Kris Tyrpak assist) 21’
SAFC: 2-1, Kris Tyrpak (Mikey Lopez assist) 60’
Disciplinary Summary:
SAFC: Yellow Card (Mikey Lopez 4’)
SAFC: Yellow Card (Pecka 27’)
STLFC: Yellow Card (Lewis Hilton 53’)
SAFC: Yellow Card (Diego Restrepo 76’)
SAFC: Yellow Card (Sonny Guadarrama 83’)
Attendance: 7,946
SAFC Starting XI: GK: Diego Restrepo; D: Darnell King, Ryan Felix, Chris Christian, Mike Seth; M: Pecka (Maxi Rodriguez 90’), Mikey Lopez, Kris Tyrpak (Rafa Castillo 85’), Ryan Roushandel (c) Connor Presley (Sonny Guadarrama 65’); F: Ever Guzman
Substitutions Not Used: Matt Cardone, Gianluca Cuomo, Rafa Castillo, Alex Bruce, Omar Gordon
Postgame Notes:
- San Antonio FC defeated Saint Louis FC 2-1 in their home opener on Saturday…marks the first win for the club on the season and second vs. Saint Louis FC all-time…is now 2-1-0 against STLFC in club history and 1-1-0 at home…marks the most goals scored vs. STLFC at home (previously, 1 – vs. STLFC 9/10/16)
- For the third straight season in San Antonio’s history, the club announced a sellout attendance in its home opener…Saturday’s announced attendance was 7,946…SAFC previously recorded a home opener attendance of 8,466 in 2016 and 8,081 in 2017
- San Antonio midfielder and Texas native Mikey Lopez scored his second goal in as many matches…Lopez had never scored a professional goal prior to last week’s season opener, but now has two in two matches with San Antonio…Lopez also recorded an assist in 90 minutes and was named the SWBC Man of the Match
- SAFC midfielder Kris Tyrpak scored the winning goal and added an assist in 85 minutes on Saturday…marks the first goal and assist for Tyrpak this season after the Texas native ranked second on the club with six goals and three assists in 2017
- SAFC topped STLFC in possession (55.5 – 45.5 percent), passing accuracy (78.4-73.2 percent), and total passes (449-358)…SAFC also recorded five shots on target compared to Saint Louis’ four
- SAFC defender Ryan Felix topped 90 percent passing for the second consecutive match, recording a game-high 94 percent passing accuracy
San Antonio FC (1-1-0) beat Saint Louis FC (0-1-1) 2-1 at Toyota Field in the club’s home opener on Saturday night. SAFC came from behind with goals from Mikey Lopez and Kris Tyrpak to earn three points at home in front of a sellout crowd of 7,946.
“Tonight was a very exciting game for the fans to watch,” SAFC Head Coach Darren Powell said. “I’m very proud of our players for finding a way to win tonight. They never gave up and kept up their work ethic until the final whistle.”
Saint Louis FC opened the scoring in the third minute of the match after a pressing attack led to a goal from forward Kyle Greig off a cross from midfielder Austin Martz.
San Antonio FC then equalized in the 21st minute when midfielder Connor Presley sent in a cross from the right flank to find Tyrpak in the back post. Tyrpak headed the ball back across the mouth of goal, where Lopez crashed in and buried a header to level the score.
The Alamo City club struck again in the second half after Lopez made a run down the right wing and sent in a cross to the front post, from where Tyrpak beat goalkeeper Jake Fenlason with a well-placed header for the 2-1 lead.
The goals marked Lopez’s second in as many matches, and Tyrpak’s first of 2018 and seventh for the club. Both players also tallied their first assist of the campaign to set up each other’s goals.
The match also marked the third consecutive sold-out home opener for the Silver and Black.
San Antonio FC will return to action on Saturday, March 31 at LA Galaxy II. The club will then return to Toyota Field as they host Swope Park Rangers on Saturday, April 7.
Scoring Summary:
STLFC: 0-1 Kyle Greig (Austin Martz assist) 3’
SAFC: 1-1, Mikey Lopez (Kris Tyrpak assist) 21’
SAFC: 2-1, Kris Tyrpak (Mikey Lopez assist) 60’
Disciplinary Summary:
SAFC: Yellow Card (Mikey Lopez 4’)
SAFC: Yellow Card (Pecka 27’)
STLFC: Yellow Card (Lewis Hilton 53’)
SAFC: Yellow Card (Diego Restrepo 76’)
SAFC: Yellow Card (Sonny Guadarrama 83’)
Attendance: 7,946
SAFC Starting XI: GK: Diego Restrepo; D: Darnell King, Ryan Felix, Chris Christian, Mike Seth; M: Pecka (Maxi Rodriguez 90’), Mikey Lopez, Kris Tyrpak (Rafa Castillo 85’), Ryan Roushandel (c) Connor Presley (Sonny Guadarrama 65’); F: Ever Guzman
Substitutions Not Used: Matt Cardone, Gianluca Cuomo, Rafa Castillo, Alex Bruce, Omar Gordon
Postgame Notes:
- San Antonio FC defeated Saint Louis FC 2-1 in their home opener on Saturday…marks the first win for the club on the season and second vs. Saint Louis FC all-time…is now 2-1-0 against STLFC in club history and 1-1-0 at home…marks the most goals scored vs. STLFC at home (previously, 1 – vs. STLFC 9/10/16)
- For the third straight season in San Antonio’s history, the club announced a sellout attendance in its home opener…Saturday’s announced attendance was 7,946…SAFC previously recorded a home opener attendance of 8,466 in 2016 and 8,081 in 2017
- San Antonio midfielder and Texas native Mikey Lopez scored his second goal in as many matches…Lopez had never scored a professional goal prior to last week’s season opener, but now has two in two matches with San Antonio…Lopez also recorded an assist in 90 minutes and was named the SWBC Man of the Match
- SAFC midfielder Kris Tyrpak scored the winning goal and added an assist in 85 minutes on Saturday…marks the first goal and assist for Tyrpak this season after the Texas native ranked second on the club with six goals and three assists in 2017
- SAFC topped STLFC in possession (55.5 – 45.5 percent), passing accuracy (78.4-73.2 percent), and total passes (449-358)…SAFC also recorded five shots on target compared to Saint Louis’ four
- SAFC defender Ryan Felix topped 90 percent passing for the second consecutive match, recording a game-high 94 percent passing accuracy
