San Diego Loyal SC suffered its first defeat at residence this season with Saturday’s 5-2 loss to Louisville Metropolis FC, lengthy an influence within the Japanese Convention.
Coach Landon Donovan’s busy workforce should instantly shift focus to the U.S. Open Cup in a match towards the LA Galaxy Tuesday.
“We gotta simply flush it shortly and put together for clearly an excellent opponent,” Donovan mentioned of the gamers’ disappointment over the loss, as they flip to organize for his or her ninth sport within the final month.
Louisville Metropolis had solely allowed one aim via six weeks of play and the Loyal managed two, from Andrew Carleton within the 14th minute and Kyle Vassell within the 52nd minute.
But Louisville Metropolis by no means trailed at Torero Stadium. Wilson Harris scored off a mistake by the Loyal again line 4 minutes into the match. Harris, with solely goalkeeper Austin Guerrero to beat, made a transfer after which despatched in a shot to the empty web.
SD Loyal (5-2-1, 16 factors) answered that rating with a penalty kick transformed by Carleton to tie the match 1-1, whereas logging his first aim with the membership.
Louisville Metropolis (5-0-2, 17 factors) took a 2-1 lead 5 minutes into stoppage time within the first half when Wes Charpie despatched in a left-footed shot from close to the penalty spot after taking a free bouncing ball that got here off the fingers of Guerrero on a nook kick. They held on to their benefit for the rest of the match.
Vassell’s rating got here when he used his physique to get to the ball and volleyed a shot into the facet web for his fifth aim of the season.
SD Loyal now strikes on to the U.S. Open Cup match towards the Galaxy at Dignity Well being Sports activities Park in Carson. Donovan’s workforce resumes league play April 30 after they journey to fulfill the Japanese Convention champion Tampa Bay Rowdies.