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San Antonio FC was often tested but held firm defensively for a scoreless draw away to reigning conference champion FC Tulsa on Saturday, getting its first result in the city since 2020. #TULvSA #Defend210 bluishmoonblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/14/f...
San Antonio FC takes to the road for the first time tonight in an environment where it has struggled for years and against a dangerous team hungry to bounce back from a season-opening loss. #TULvSA #Defend210 bluishmoonblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/f...
San Antonio FC's lineup for its match against FC Tulsa on March 14, 2026
Emil Cuello comes in for Nelson Flores Blanco, otherwise it's the same starting lineup for San Antonio FC that beat Phoenix last week. #TULvSA #Defend210
San Antonio FC's injury report as of March 14, 2026
No changes from the preliminary injury report for San Antonio FC, still the same four players out for tonight against FC Tulsa. #TULvSA #Defend210
San Antonio FC's injury report as of March 13, 2026
Additionally, Diogo Pacheco has been added to SAFC's injury list ahead of #TULvSA. #Defend210
San Antonio FC has struggled in Tulsa for years now, but it did show positives in its season-opening win. That still may not be enough against the reigning conference champion that's looking to go a step farther this year. #TULvSA #Defend210 bluishmoonblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/f...
Love to see this.
San Antonio native Mikey Maldonado had to go further afield to begin his career, but last Saturday he made his @sanantoniofc.bsky.social debut after signing this offseason and now gets the big Express-News feature. #USL-C #Defend210
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passing xG chart for game
passing xG chart for game
San Antonio FC 2-1 Phoenix Rising FC
Passes per shot sequence: SA 3.7-4.4 PHX
Avg Progression to shot (m): SA 19.5-19.3 PHX
Shots: SA 9-9 PHX
xG: SA 0.7-1.79 PHX
xG (open play): SA 0.55-0.53 PHX
xG (dead ball): SA 0.15-1.26 PHX
#USL #SAvPHX #Defend210 #TodosRojos
NEW: Amid uncertainty in the USL Championship, San Antonio FC picked up its first victory of the 2026 season Saturday night, staying undefeated in home openers inside the friendly confines. #Defend210
SAFC remains undefeated when starting the year at home after pressure and precise passing paved the way for Cristian Parano to set up two goals in the season opener Saturday night, a 2-1 win over Phoenix Rising. #SAvPHX #Defend210 bluishmoonblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/07/s...
Did not expect Crognale to be the game-winner on opening day, but I’ll take it. Already enjoying Barbir & Maldonado. Parano looks like he never left! Batrouni really wasn’t tested much outside of the penalty & the one big save, but solid overall. Good performance for the team to build on! #Defend210
SAFC 2-0 Phoenix (49')
Little give-and-go on the right sees Alex Crognale, of all people, fire it in from the top of the box to double SAFC's lead early in the second half. #SAvPHX #Defend210
San Antonio FC's average positions during the first half of its match against Phoenix Rising FC on March 7, 2026
HMMM... 🤔🔬📐
...Yeah, that's a three-man backline despite what SAFC showed. FWIW, Blanco is farther forward than O'Connor-Ward, sure, but not central at all, very much a wing back. #SAvPHX #Defend210
Took just over five minutes for these three to combine for the first goal of the season by #Defend210. #USL-C
SAFC 1-0 Phoenix (6')
Direct and precise passing from SAFC moves the ball upfield quickly and a first-touch layoff at the top of the box plays the ball right into the path of Jorge Hernandez, who slides it past Phoenix's goalkeeper. #SAvPHX #Defend210
SAFC posts the formation as a 4-3-3 with Danny Barbir at left back and Nelson Flores Blanco in midfield, not quite how I thought it would look, we'll see what the average positions say 🤔 #SAvPHX #Defend210
Screenshot of San Antonio FC’s starting forward lineup for the home opener, with #10 Hernández, #9 Patiño, and #19 Parano.
That sound you hear is the rest of #USL-C trembling in fear at SAFC’s starting forward line (open for a surprise, though a healthy Patiño on his own is exciting enough!).
Also super hyped for Batrouni to start in goal over Sánchez.
#Defend210
San Antonio FC's lineup for its USL Championship season opener against Phoenix Rising FC on March 7, 2026
Joey Batrouni in goal is the highlight of SAFC's first competitive starting XI of the year, Danny Barbir also joins Taintor and Crognale in a three-man backline, Dmitrii Erofeev starting after playing all six preseason matches, starting three of the last four. #SAvPHX #Defend210
San Antonio FC's injury report as of March 7, 2026
No changes from the preliminary SAFC injury report, still the surprise of Alex Greive but Nicky Hernandez and Lucio Berron were expected based on the pattern of preseason lineups. #SAvPHX #Defend210
San Antonio FC's injury report as of March 6, 2026
As in any season, the first match's excitement is dampened by the first injury report...Nicky Hernandez was already out in preseason and Lucio Berron has missed a few matches now, but Alex Greive featured prominently, even starting four preseason matches. #SAvPHX #Defend210
At least for this weekend, the USLC season is proceeding as scheduled despite the labor dispute looming. San Antonio FC will look to get off on the right foot tonight as it hosts Phoenix Rising, a clash between two perennial contenders. #SAvPHX #Defend210 bluishmoonblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/06/s...
SAFC adds three players on academy contracts right before the start of the season...Mercado was with the Puerto Rican U-20 team recently as they fought for World Cup qualification, Urrutia played in five matches in preseason and scored once. #Defend210 www.sanantoniofc.com/news/2026/03...
It's the start of another USL Championship season...but unlike the start of any other season before. Even if #SAvPHX and other matches go forward, an ongoing labor dispute between the league and players has come to the foreground too. #Defend210 bluishmoonblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/06/s...
SAFC set to feature on ESPN2 three times this season and CBS Sports Network twice, mostly in the middle of the season. #Defend210 www.uslchampionship.com/news_article...
Players modeling the new San Antonio FC jerseys for the 2026 season, being unveiled on the evening of Feb. 25, 2026, at The Rock at La Cantera in San Antonio, Texas
The 2026 SAFC jerseys #Defend210
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Just a few minutes until the SAFC jersey reveal at The Rock at La Cantera...I should have asked earlier, but what do we think it is, what do you want to see!? #Defend210
Despite letting a few goals slip later in the first half, SAFC started strong and finished stronger Saturday in a 5-2 preseason win over Houston Dynamo 2 in the only preseason match open to the public, led by a brace from Nelson Flores Blanco. #Defend210 bluishmoonblog.wordpress.com/2026/02/21/s...
SAFC 5-2 HOU2 (FT)
A couple defensive mistakes in the first half but SAFC roars back in the second with four goals...take it with a grain of salt, particularly the way it snowballed by the end, but it builds confidence, if nothing else 🤷♂️ #Defend210
SAFC 5-2 HOU2 (85')
SAFC gets to the endline on the left side of the box before cutting it back to Sorto, who calmly finds the opening to get it across the line from a couple yards out. #Defend210
