Orange County SC lost, 1-0, to San Antonio FC on Saturday, April 9 at Championship Soccer Stadium. It was OCSC’s first loss at home in the 2022 USL Championship Regular season.
The match was deadlocked until the 60’ when San Antonio forward Elliot Collier scored against the run of play. It was the New Zealander’s second goal of the season.
OCSC had chances to score with Erick ‘Cubo’ Torres getting the better looks on goal. None of OCSC’s 19 shots went past the San Antonio goalkeeper. The home team led the corner kick count with six to San Antonio’s one.
These teams will not face each other until the final matchday of the season in San Antonio with possible playoff implications.
OCSC continues their homestand with an in-state matchup against Sacramento Republic FC on Saturday, April 16 at 7:00pm at Championship Soccer Stadium in Irvine. On Wednesday, April 20, OCSC will continue their march in the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with a Third Round match against MLS side Los Angeles FC at 7:30pm at Banc of California Stadium.
TEAM | FIRST HALF | SECOND HALF | FULL TIME |
OCSC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SAFC | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SCORING SUMMARY:
60’ Elliot Collier (SAFC)
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY:
ORANGE COUNTY SC
50’ Michael Orozco
90+7’ Mikko Kuningas
SAN ANTONIO FC
20’ PC
63’ Diedie Traore
90+1’ Justin Dhillon
90+7’ Shannon Gomez
ORANGE COUNTY SC LINEUP:
Patrick Rakovsky (GK), Alex Villanueva, Michael Orozco (C) (54’ Hunter Gorskie), Milan Iloski, Seth Casiple (69’ Ugo Okoli), Cubo Torres, Daniel Pedersen, Tony Rocha (79’ Danny Acosta), Albi Skendi, Kobi Henry, Mikko Kuningas
Unused subs: Colin Shutler (GK), Tommy McCabe, Kevin Partida
Head Coach: Richard Chaplow
Possession: 60% | Shots: 19 | Shots On Goal: 6 | Corners: 6 | Fouls: 17 | Offsides: 2 |
SAN ANTONIO FC LINEUP:
Jordan Farr (GK), PC (C), Mitch Taintor, Jasser Khimri (Mohammed Abu), Fabien Garcia, Diedie Traore (Jordan Ayimbila), Carter Manley, Connor Maloney, Deshane Beckford (Shannon Gomez), Elliot Collier, Justin Dhillon
Unused subs: Matt Cardone (GK), Roman Holt,, Henrik Sakshaug, Kai Louviere
Head Coach: Alen Marcina
Possession: 40% | Shots: 13 | Shots On Goal: 4 | Corners: 1 | Fouls: 20 | Offsides: 2 |
Orange County SC vs San Antonio FC
2022 USL Championship | Matchday 4
Date: April 9, 2022
Kickoff: 7:06 PM PDT
Venue: Championship Soccer Stadium (Irvine, CA)
Weather: It was 101 degrees this week.