San Antonio FC — Louisville City FC, USL League One Cup
USL League One Cup
San Antonio FCW30 Aug · Away New Mexico United · 2:1D6 Sep · Home FC Tulsa · 0:0D9 Sep · Home Louisville City FC · 0:0L12 Sep · Away Colorado Springs · 1:2D21 Sep · Away Sacramento Republic · 0:0D27 Sep · Home Tampa Bay Rowdies · 0:0
0:0
Finished
Kick-off was
BST
Louisville City FCD30 Aug · Home Detroit City · 0:0D6 Sep · Away Rhode Island · 1:1D9 Sep · Away San Antonio FC · 0:0L13 Sep · Home El Paso Locomotive · 1:2W20 Sep · Home Loudoun United FC · 2:1D26 Sep · Away Hartford Athletic · 2:2
In the USL League One Cup game on 9 September 2026, San Antonio FC beat Louisville City FC 0:0.
Match report
San Antonio and Louisville City drew 0:0 after extra time in the USL League One semi-finals on Wednesday, with San Antonio advancing on penalties. The match, played on 2026-09-09, decided the final spot in the tournament's championship game after 120 minutes of scoreless football. Louisville City missed two spot-kicks in the shootout, while San Antonio also failed to convert on a couple of occasions before the visitors ultimately ran out of nerves.
Yellow cards for M. Maldonado at 42 minutes and E. Davila at 70 minutes provided the only cautions before extra time. A. McFadden picked up a booking in the 78th minute as the match grew increasingly tight. Substitutions began at 63 minutes when C. Sorto came on, followed by a flurry of changes around the 67th and 68th minutes as both managers searched for an answer.
The penalty shootout stretched to ten rounds before San Antonio held their nerve. M. Taintor and S. Totsch missed for San Antonio early on, while C. Parano and A. McFadden also failed to fire for the hosts. Louisville City's L. Haakenson was the only miss in the final round, but A. Dia stepped up to convert and seal the victory for the visitors.
Both sides entered the semi-final with identical records. San Antonio sat fourth and Louisville City led the table, each with four wins from four games and twelve points. The hosts had recently drawn with Tulsa and beaten New Mexico United 2:1, while the visitors had shared the points with Road-Island and Detroit City in their previous outings.
HT🟨42' M. Maldonado — Yellow card⇄63' C. Sorto — Substitution⇄67' R. Serrano — Substitution⇄68' K. Lambert — Substitution⇄68' E. Perez — Substitution🟨70' E. Davila — Yellow card🟨78' A. McFadden — Yellow card⇄82' N. Hernandez — Substitution⇄82' C. Donovan — Substitution⇄90+1' M. Akale — Substitution
0'45'90'
Penalty shootout
7 : 8
San Antonio FCmissedscoredscoredscoredscoredmissedscoredscoredscoredmissed
Louisville City FCmissedscoredscoredscoredscoredmissedscoredscoredscoredscored
W30 Aug · Away New Mexico United · 2:1D6 Sep · Home FC Tulsa · 0:0D9 Sep · Home Louisville City FC · 0:0L12 Sep · Away Colorado Springs · 1:2D21 Sep · Away Sacramento Republic · 0:0D27 Sep · Home Tampa Bay Rowdies · 0:0
D30 Aug · Home Detroit City · 0:0D6 Sep · Away Rhode Island · 1:1D9 Sep · Away San Antonio FC · 0:0L13 Sep · Home El Paso Locomotive · 1:2W20 Sep · Home Loudoun United FC · 2:1D26 Sep · Away Hartford Athletic · 2:2
