San Diego vs Rio Grande 2023 USL Championship, Regular Season

35': Adrien Perez
90'+2': Joe Corona (P)

FT
2 - 3

26': Robert Coronado
31': Christian Franco
39': Ricky Ruiz

Introduction

San Diego Loyal SC are hosting Rio Grande Valley FC Toros at Torero Stadium, San Diego, California, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Commentary

19': Jonathan Ricketts (Rio Grande Valley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Goal! San Diego Loyal 0, Rio Grande Valley 1. Robert Coronado (Rio Grande Valley) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricky Ruiz.
31': Goal! San Diego Loyal 0, Rio Grande Valley 2. Christiano François (Rio Grande Valley) header from very close range to the bottom right corner.
35': Goal! San Diego Loyal 1, Rio Grande Valley 2. Adrien Perez (San Diego Loyal) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Ronaldo Damus.
39': Goal! San Diego Loyal 1, Rio Grande Valley 3. Ricky Ruiz (Rio Grande Valley) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wilmer Cabrera.
45': Second Half begins San Diego Loyal 1, Rio Grande Valley 3.
45': Substitution, San Diego Loyal. Jackson Kasanzu replaces Camden Riley.
45': Substitution, San Diego Loyal. Blake Bodily replaces Elijah Martin.
45': Substitution, San Diego Loyal. Evan Conway replaces Tumi Moshobane.
61': Kyle Adams (San Diego Loyal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Substitution, San Diego Loyal. Elliot Collier replaces Alejandro Guido.
71': Substitution, Rio Grande Valley. Frank López replaces Christiano François.
81': Substitution, Rio Grande Valley. Érik Pimentel replaces Wilmer Cabrera.
84': Substitution, San Diego Loyal. Morgan Hackworth replaces Ronaldo Damus.
90': Substitution, Rio Grande Valley. Eric Kinzner replaces Gabriel Benítez because of an injury.
90'+2': Goal! San Diego Loyal 2, Rio Grande Valley 3. Joe Corona (San Diego Loyal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
90'+4': Taylor Davila (Rio Grande Valley) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Second Half ends, San Diego Loyal 2, Rio Grande Valley 3.

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Torero Stadium
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Attendance: 5,671

USL Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+13	FC Tulsa	20	39	3
+13	Sacramento Republic FC	19	31	4
-1	San Antonio FC	19	28	7
+5	El Paso Locomotive FC	19	28	5

Full Table

Statistics

RGV		SDL
19	Fouls	17
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	2
47.7	Possession	52.3
17	SHOTS	10
5	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
282	Accurate Passes	314
383	Passes	409
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	8
11	Crosses	23
0.4	Cross %	0.3
65	Long Balls	48
28	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	3
23	Effective Tackles	16
28	Tackles	18
0.8	Tackle %	0.9
11	Interceptions	19
18	Effective Clearances	11
18	Clearances	11

Line-Ups

San Diego Loyal SC (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Koke Vegas (GK)
5	Grant D. Stoneman
32	Kyle Adams
13	Camden Riley
17	Collin Martin
10	Alejandro Guido
15	Joe Corona
14	Adrien Perez
3	Elijah Martin
8	Ronaldo Damus
11	Robinson Moshobane

Substitutes:

Blake Bodily, Morgan Hackworth, Elliot Collier, Evan Conway, Jackson Kasanze, Duran Ferree, Xavi Gnaulati.

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Tyler Deric (GK)
6	Gabriel Benitez
3	Wahab Ackwei
20	Tomás Ritondale
2	Jonathan Ricketts
8	Taylor Davila
16	Robert Coronado
5	Juan Cabezas
23	Christian Franco
13	Wilmer Cabrera
12	Ricky Ruiz

Substitutes:

Ian Cerro, Carlos Merancio, Frank Lopez, Duilio Herrera Ibarra, Frank Nodarse, Erik Pimentel, Eric Kinzner.

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