Dreyer loses cool as SDFC drops Leagues Cup opener 3-2
San Diego FC s first official match in international play was unsuccessful as the club not only lost to C F Pachuca - Tuesday at Snapdragon Stadium but also saw its best participant ejected The match wasn t as close as the final made it seem The Liga MX squad was up - at one point before San Diego scored two goals during second half stoppage time Almost as central as the tournament loss was San Diego s leading scorer Anders Dreyer getting tossed from the match after receiving a red card during the nd minute Dreyer who was ejected after seeming to intentionally trip an opposing member out of frustration is now automatically suspended for San Diego s next match SDFC s two late goals came in the th minute and the th minute of stoppage time th minute overall First winger Emmanuel Boateng scored with a right-footed shot to the net s lower left central zone Then with the match in its final three minutes defender Luca Bombino hit a header that went into the top left corner of the goal Pachuca scored two goals in the first half and one in the second The winning shot was delivered by forward Alex i Dominguez who connected with a right-footed shot to the top left corner of the net Pachuca due to a quirk in the schedule the club was designated the home side despite the match being at Snapdragon played sluggishly through the first minutes or so but after that started to coalesce San Diego meanwhile started strong but fell off before mounting the unsuccessful late comeback Pachuca s first goal came in the rd minute via a header by midfielder Victor Guzm n from the center of the goal to the net s central bottom zone Then in the th minute with just seconds remaining in first half stoppage time Dominguez collected a brace two goals in one match by scoring with a left-footed shot from the center of the goal to the bottom left corner of the net Tuesday s match was the first time San Diego s Hirving Chucky Lozano a Mexican national played against Pachuca the group that he grew up rooting for and later playing for Lozano who had no goals or assists was substituted out in the match s nd minute He was one of three starters that SDFC coach Mikey Varas replaced in the second half in an attempt to energize his club Up next the Leagues Cup tournament which pits MLS clubs against Liga MX teams continues SDFC faces Club Tigres at p m Friday in its next match also at Snapdragon After that San Diego stays at home to face Mazatlan FC on Aug Notes SDFC released Monday that it has acquired two midfielders David Vazquez who s on loan through from the Philadelphia Union in exchange for in General Allocation Money in and and Pedro Soma from Spain s UE Cornell with a guaranteed contract through with a club option for
