During the first season as a Major League Soccer Franchise, San Diego FC has proven that it belongs in the MLS. But during his very first friendly match against a Mexican football club, SDFC also proved that it belongs to the world stage.
During a friendly match against the club that was second in the championship game of the Mexican Soccer League last season, San Diego held more than his own and won against Liga MX franchise club América with a score of 3-0.
Club AmericaLocated in Mexico City, was founded in 1916 and is the most decorated team in the history of Liga MX with 16 league titles. Liga MX is the best professional football competition in Mexico, a kind of equivalent to Major League Soccer in the US.
Club América played on 25 May in the Liga MX championship game and lost to Deportivo Toluca FC 2-0.
During the friendly, which took place at Snapdragon Stadium, SDFC Voorwaarts Milan Iloski, who grew up in Escondido, scored twice in every half. During the 63RD Minute playing time he made contact with a kick that was launched from the right side of the goal and landed in the bottom left of the net, where teammate right-back Oscar Verhoeven was credited with the assist.
The first half of Iloski came through a kick with the left feet during the 37th minute. Teammate midfielder Jasper Löffelsend took the assist.
After his two scores, San Diego Forward Tomás Ángel also found the back of the net, with IS goal that comes during the 77one minute.
Since this was a non-MLS match, the outcome did not play a role in the competition country. SDFC is still in second place in the Western Conference classification of MLS with a record of 9-5-3.
The friendly was the first of two friendly competitions planned between the clubs; The partnership was announced in January. The two clubs are planned to play again in 2027, also at Snapdragon Stadium.
SDFC star Chucky Lozano, a resident of Mexico City who also plays for the Mexican national team, was unable to participate in Saturday’s game due to a clear repetition of a left hamstring injury that up on 31 May during the previous San Diego match on 31 May.
Lozano, 29, originally injured the hamstring during the very first home game of SDFC on March 1 and missed the next few games of the club during recovery. It is possible that he can miss extra time.
There was a much heavier presence on the police than normally outside the stadium before the game, with police officers at San Diego State University, some with dogs, who fans were watching vigilantly when they entered the stadium before the game. Inside, the private security of the location seemed to have been strengthened of the number of people working on a typical SDFC match.
The precautions were partly due to the match against a legendary geographical rival, albeit a lot further than the MLS teams in Los Angeles. The police did not take any opportunities because the last time that each of the MLS clubs of LA at De Draak played outbreaks, which led to skirmishes in both the stadium and in the parking spaces.
However, no violent incidents were reported during the competition. Although a group of San Diego fans full of Club América -fans stimulated the time of the time, nothing physical came from the location.
Next for San Diego FC: three consecutive road races. The first is against Minnesota on June 14. Then the club takes the best team in the West, the Vancouver WhiteCaps, on 25 June. Then it is three days later in front of FC Dallas in Texas.
The next home game of SDFC is planned for 5 July against the Houston Dynamo.
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