Jordan Farr Makes Season-High Six Saves in Loss
SAN ANTONIO (April 2, 2022) – San Antonio FC fell 0-2 to Phoenix Rising FC tonight, moving to 3-1-0 on the season and staying third in the USL Championship Western Conference.
Phoenix scored in the 56th and 91st minutes, despite a season-high six saves from SAFC keeper Jordan Farr.
San Antonio FC is back on the pitch quickly, looking to bounce back while hosting D’Feeters Kicks SC on Tuesday in a US Open Cup match. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. CT kickoff are available at SanAntonioFC.com.
Scoring Summary:
PHX: 1-0, Claudio Repetto 56’
PHX: 2-0, Marcus Epps 90+1’
Disciplinary Summary:
PHX: Yellow Card (Darnell King) 14’
SAFC: Yellow Card (Diedie Traore) 19’
Attendance: 5,511
SAFC Starting XI: GK: Jordan Farr; D: Mitchell Taintor, Fabien Garcia, Carter Manley; M: Connor Maloney (captain), Mohammed Abu, Ates Diouf (Shannon Gomez 19’), Diedie Traore (Jordan Ayimbila 81’), Deshane Beckford, Elliot Collier F: David Loera (Henrik Sakshaug 53’)
Substitutions not used: Matt Cardone, Roman Holt, Kai Louviere, Jasser Khmiri
Postgame Notes:
- SAFC moves to 3-1-0 on the season.
- SAFC still stands at third in the Western Conference with nine points.
- Henrik Sakshaug, playing on a USL Academy Agreement, made his USL Championship debut tonight. Sakshaug came on as a substitute in the 53rd minute.
- Jordan Farr’s six saves on the night marked the most in a match by an SAFC keeper this season, and his most with San Antonio.
Quotes:
Head Coach Alen Marcina
(On the match result…)
“As a collective we were proud, this is coming from the players, that they
competed for 97 minutes. It was difficult, having injuries, short bodies, but we
competed. We continued to compete for 97 minutes.”
Defender Connor Manley
(On the team’s performance…)
“We’ve got to give credit to Phoenix. They’re a great team and played a great
game. Obviously its tough right now with injuries, but we have a next man up
mentality. That’s all we can do. We don’t make excuses, we only make solutions
around here. We’re just going to go out each game and give it our all and
whatever it is, we’ll be happy with it because we know we gave it our all.”