Carter Manley Scores Winner in 96th Minute of US Open Cup Match
SAN ANTONIO (April 20, 2022) – San Antonio FC topped Austin FC of MLS tonight 2-1 in extra time, advancing the club to the fourth round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The win is also the first victory over an MLS club in SAFC history.
After a scoreless first half, Austin scored early in the second to take a 1-0 lead in the 47th minute. The lead held until the 82nd minute, when Justin Dhillon found Elliot Collier to put the ball in the back of the net and even it up.
SAFC’s defense held for the rest of regulation, before breaking through six minutes into extra time. Mitchell Taintor headed a ball across the front of the net for Carter Manley to head down and into goal.
The busy week for SAFC continues on Saturday, with the team traveling to play New Mexico United at 8:00 p.m. CT.
Scoring Summary:
ATX: 1-0, Diego Fagundez (Assisted by Sebastian Driussi) 47’
SAFC: 1-1, Elliot Collier (Assisted by Justin Dhillon) 82’
SAFC: 2-1, Carter Manley (Assisted by Mitchell Taintor) 96’
Disciplinary Summary:
SAFC: Yellow Card (Elliot Collier) 16’
ATX: Yellow Card (Hector Jimenez) 36’
SAFC: Yellow Card (Shannon Gomez) 45’
ATX: Yellow Card (Zan Kolmanic) 90+5’
SAFC: Yellow Card (Henrik Sakshaug) 120+3’
SAFC: Yellow Card (Jordan Farr) 120+4’
Attendance: 7,922
SAFC Starting XI: GK: Jordan Farr; D: Mitchell Taintor, Jordan Ayimbila (Diedie Traore 45’) (Henrik Sakshaug 65’), Shannon Gomez, Fabien Garcia, Carter Manley; M: Nicky Hernandez (Santiago Patino 60’), PC (captain) (Mohammed Abu 45’); F: Justin Dhillon (Roman Holt 105’), Deshane Beckford (Connor Maloney 45’), Elliot Collier
Substitutions not used: Matt Cardone
Postgame Notes:
- SAFC advances to the fourth round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
- SAFC has defeated an MLS club for the first time in club history.
- Elliot Collier’s goal in the 82nd minute was his fourth of the year across all competitions.
- Collier has scored three goals in the last three matches he has played across all competitions.
- SAFC has now won four straight across USL Championship and US Open Cup matches, allowing a combined two goals.
- The fourth round draw of the US Open Cup will be tomorrow at noon.
Quotes:
Head Coach Alen Marcina
(On the significance of the win…)
“It’s a massive moment and it is fantastic that the city of San Antonio gets to
share this moment. It feels great, and I am just so proud of the players. They left
everything out on the field, and just so proud of the collective … our front office
putting on this great atmosphere, thankful for the fans, supporter groups how
they were loud, especially going into overtime they were so loud. Our players
feed off the energy. We’re incredibly thankful. All in all a special night that we’ll all
cherish and remember.”
Defender Carter Manley
(On the moment the match went final…)
“That was incredible we worked so hard for 90 minutes to fight back and bring
the game to overtime. Then another 15, with players going down, cramping, just
grinding through the end. It was incredible, it was an amazing experience. The
fans made it so much better with the energy and the atmosphere they created.”
(On topping a second-place MLS club…)
“It shows to everyone else what exactly we’re capable of. We believe highly in
ourselves and in out playing style and I think we showed how it can be applied to any team and we can pull out a result against anyone.”
Defender Mitchell Taintor
(On the rivalry with Austin…)
“Austin’s an hour up the road. San Antonio is my favorite city in Texas, I’m sure a
lot of guys will say the same thing that it’s home. I think Austin and San Antonio
will always have a rivalry just because of how close they are. But they’re an MLS
opponent to so that adds to that, we want to win those games. We want to win
every game, but especially against an MLS opponent that’s right up the street,
we want to prove that we can be on that level too.”