San Antonio FC claims USL Championship points lead, winning showdown with Colorado Springs
Oakland Roots SC plays San Antonio FC during a USL Championship soccer match on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Toyota Field in San Antonio. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. San Antonio FC claimed the USL Championship’s points lead on Friday, knocking off Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1-0 in a battle of the top two teams in the Western Conference at Weidner Field in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The win gives SAFC 34 points on the season, moving one ahead of Colorado Springs , which has played one fewer match. San Antonio was outshot 15-6 and controlled just 32 percent of possession but managed to secure the win behind an own goal from Colorado Springs’ Matthew Mahoney in the 48th minute. Diedie Traore initiated the scoring sequence by evading a pair of defenders with his dribble in the left corner, then sending a looping cross toward the edge of the 6-yard box. Victor “PC” Giro jumped and appeared to deflect the ball just slightly with a header, sending it careening off the head of Mahoney and into the net.
Jordan Farr finished with three saves for San Antonio, including a diving stop to his left on a shot by Hadji Barry from the right side of the penalty area in the 32nd minute. SAFC also thwarted danger in the 11th minute, as Barry dribbled around Farr but SAFC defender Fabien Garcia recovered to break up the play with a sliding [email protected]
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