Photo courtesy Darren Abate / San Antonio FC
SAN ANTONIO – Alex Bruce scored late in stoppage time as San Antonio recorded a dramatic 2-1 victory against the Portland Timbers 2 on Saturday night before a crowd of 7,244 fans at Toyota Field. San Antonio’s Mikey Lopez forced a good save from Portland goalkeeper Alex Mangels in the ninth minute as his shot from the top of the penalty area to the left corner was just turned aside, but that ended up being the story of the first half as hosts had more chances but were unable to break the deadlock. T2 then took the lead five minutes into the second half as a counterattack led by Marvin Loria released Augustine Williams, who was brought down in the left side of the penalty area. Williams stepped up and converted from the spot as he shot low to the left corner to send Diego Restrepo the wrong way. San Antonio pushed to find an equalizer, and both Lopez and Sonny Guadarrama send finishes off target for the hosts, but with four minutes to go Omar Gordon created space in the penalty area to fire home and level things up. San Antonio then grabbed all three points as a poor clearance from a cross by Jose Escalante opened up a chance for Bruce to fire home into the right corner for a big comeback victory.
Scoring:
50’ – POR – Augustine Williams (penalty)
87’ – SA – Omar Gordon (Darnell King)
90+3’ SA – Alex Bruce
Three Things That Matter:
USLSoccer.com Man of the Match
Omar Gordon, San Antonio FC – Gordon’s late goal sparked the dramatic comeback victory as the Jamaican was tireless in trying to get his side back into the game throughout the second half.
Upcoming Games:
San Antonio FC vs. Sacramento Republic FC – June 16, 8:30 p.m. ET, Toyota Field
Portland Timbers 2 at Rio Grande Valley FC – June 9, 8:30 p.m. ET, H-E-B Park
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