SAN ANTONIO – USL Western Conference leader San Antonio FC will meet Seattle Sounders FC 2 for the second time this season on Saturday night at Toyota Field with both teams aiming to build on victories in their last outings. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT.
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San Antonio FC news and notes
Current record: 7-0-1, 22pts
San Antonio FC remained the lone undefeated club in the USL’s Western Conference with a 1-0 win against Sacramento Republic FC last Saturday at Toyota Field.
Rafael Castillo scored the game’s only goal from the penalty spot, while goalkeeper Diego Restrepo had a four-save shutout to earn USL Team of the Week honors.
Restrepo has posted back-to-back shutouts over the past two games, and has conceded only twice in 304 minutes since coming on as a substitute against Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 on April 22.
SAFC winger Billy Forbes was named the USL Player of the Month for March/April on Thursday after recording six goals and three assists in the opening six weeks of the season.
Seattle Sounders FC 2 news and notes
Current record: 4-4-0, 12pts
Seattle earned its first two-game winning streak of the season with a 2-0 victory against the Portland Timbers 2 last Friday night in its most recent outing.
Irvin Parra scored both goals in the victory as S2 moved into the Western Conference’s top five going into this weekend’s action.
The Sounders organization announced last Saturday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Tacoma Rainiers that would see S2 move to a new, 5,000-seat soccer-specific stadium in Tacoma.
S2 is tied for eighth in the USL with 95 shots in eight games this season.
Series Notes
Squads
San Antonio – GK: Matt Cardone, Diego Restrepo, Lee Johnston; D: Sebastian Ibeagha, Cyprian Hedrick, Ben Newnam, Stephen McCarthy, Greg Cochrane, Ryan Roushandel; M: Miguel Salazar, Pecka, Billy Forbes, Michael Reed, Victor Araujo, Rafael Castillo, Kris Tyrpak, Mark O’Ojong, Juan Nino, Devin Vega, Maxi Rodriguez, Zach Herivaux; F: Aly Hassan, Cesar Elizondo, A.J. Ajeakwa, Shawn Chin
Seattle – GK: Bryan Meredith, Tyler Miller, Trey Muse, Sam Fowler; D: Brian Nana-Sinkam, Sam Rogers, Ethan Lotenero, Jackson Regan, Sterling Russell, Riley Grant, Rodrigue Ele, Denso Ulysse; M: Lorenzo Ramos, Jordy Delem, Zach Mathers, Francisco Narbon, Ray Saari, Milo Barton, Jamie Dimitroff, Kei Tomozawa, Azriel Gonzalez; F: Shandon Hopeau, Javorn Stevens, Irvin Parra, David Olsen, Seyi Adekoya, Paul Rothrock
Discipline
San Antonio – Suspension Warning: Sebastian Ibeagha
Seattle – Suspension Warning: Irvin Parra
Officials
REF: ROSENDO MENDOZA
AR1: Jeremy Weed
AR2: Elton Garcia
4TH: Richard Blackburn
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Twitter social handles
San Antonio FC – @SanAntonioFC
Seattle Sounders FC 2 – @SoundersFC2
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