Two fast goals by San Antonio FC secure 3-2 win over Reno 1868 FC

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Darla S Tamulitis, La Vita Loca Photography
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By Robert H Kelly
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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (June 8, 2019) Two late goals, only one minute apart, gave San Antonio FC a 3-2 lead, and the eventual win over Reno 1868 FC at Toyota Field. The win pushes SAFC to 4-7-3 (15 points) and breaks a three-game losing streak dating back to May 25. In the five-game all-time series of the two teams, San Antonio raised their record to 2-3-0 and 2-1-0 at home.

Reno jumped on the scoreboard in the ninth minute, when forward Corey Hertzog booted the ball past SAFC goalkeeper Matthew Cardone for his sixth goal of the season. Eight minutes later, 15-year-old sensation Cade Cowell scored his first professional goal to put Reno up 2-0 in the 17th minute. From that point on, the match was all San Antonio.

Mexican forward Ever Guzman (No. 99, shown above right) got San Antonio on the board in the 44th minute, when he received the ball from defender Kai Greene and headed it into to goal to put the score at 2-1 at halftime. The score was Guzman's sixth of the season, with the assist the being the first of the season for the Seton Hall

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Darla S Tamulitis, La Vita Loca Photography
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product. San Antonio tied the game in the 61st minute and took the lead in the 62nd minute on goals by Ethan Bryant and Jose Gallegos (No. 27 left). Bryant's goal was the first of the season, for the 5-9 midfielder who was starting his second game for San Antonio. The game-clinching goal came one minute later when Gallegos put the ball past Cardone for his first goal of the season. SAFC took 18 total shots including 12 from inside the box to hold Reno at bay. They held the ball 60% of the game and conceded only 11 fouls to Reno's 15.

Next up for San Antonio is a Saturday, June 15 match up against OKC Eneregy FC (5-4-6, 21 points) who are currently sixth place the  Western Conference. Game time at 8 p.m. CDT at Taft Stadium in Oklahoma City.

A photo slideshow of the game, by senior photographer Darla S. Tamulitis, can be viewed here.