SAN ANTONIO, Texas, CMC – Jamaica worldwide Kevon Lambert scored a late winner as San Antonio FC maintained their unbeaten begin to the United Soccer League season with a 2-1 victory over Monterey Bay right here Saturday night time.
With the sport tied heading in direction of full-time at Toyota Area, the 27-year-old midfielder turned in a unfastened ball following a set piece within the 86th minute to safe the hosts’ second win in 4 video games within the Western Convention.
The victory was their second on the bounce following final weekend’s 2-0 win over Colorado Springs Switchbacks. It adopted stalemates towards Loudoun United and Tampa Bay Rowdies of their opening matches.
“It was important for us, particularly because it’s early on within the season, however given our present scenario, I feel this win provides us an additional enhance transferring ahead,” Lambert stated afterward.
“It was a sport the place we’ll be taught and acquire confidence from going ahead.
“And I feel Monterey had the identical variety of factors as us earlier than this sport, so it was good for us to beat them and transfer on with three extra factors tonight, so I feel this sport was essential to getting a win.”
San Antonio is third with eight factors, whereas Monterey Bay is sixth with 5 factors after struggling their first defeat of the marketing campaign.
Carter Manley put San Antonio forward within the seventh minute when he curled a unfastened ball previous goalkeeper Gerold Ngnepi on the far nook.
The lead held till the stroke of half-time when, within the third minute of stoppage, Mobi Fehr slid onto the tip of a free kick to place his end past the attain of Pablo Sisniega.
Lambert then conjured up the decisive second within the sport, tapping in from point-blank vary after Mitchell Taintor headed down Jorge Hernandez’s free kick.
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