SDFC frustrated by SKC’s deliberate pace as clubs finish in scoreless draw

SDFC forward Alex Mighten and KC goalie John Pulskamp fight for ball Photo by Chris Stone Times of San Diego SDFC forward Hirving Chucky Lozano controls the ball Photo by Chris Stone Times of San Diego SDFC forward Andres Dreyer leaps to defend Photo by Chris Stoe Times of San Diego Despite several attempts San Diego FC didn t couldn t count Saturday Photo by Chris Stone Times of San Diego SDFC forward Hirving Chucky Lozano collides Poto by Chris Stone Times of San Diego The good news for San Diego FC is that during its match Saturday it keep one big trend alive holding opponents scoreless for an entire match The bad news however was that SDFC also couldn t find the back of the net That meant the club had to settle for a - draw with Sporting Kansas City on its home pitch at Snapdragon Stadium It was the sixth match this season that San Diego prevented its opponent from scoring a goal and the third time in the past four matches It was just the third time SDFC has been kept off the board and also the club s third draw of the year We played against a different type of challenge in this meeting head coach Mikey Varas disclosed during the post-game press conference Sporting KC was really recipient Credit to them for their meeting plan They slowed the challenge down a lot Varas added that in past matches this season teams had pressed San Diego but SKC employed the opposite tactic They didn t have very much to offer in the way of attacking but we weren t able to counter the slower pace he commented They made it tough for us San Diego defensive midfielder and gang captain Jeppe Tverskov added during the post-match press conference We feel like it s two points lost They deliberately tried to make the encounter slow and drag it out a lot he stated We were a little frustrated at the end With the draw San Diego s overall record now stands at wins losses and draws The association s home record is - - The club earned one point as a effect of the draw asopposed to the three it would have received with a achievement and now has for the season San Diego FC was playing its third match in eight days and the fifth out of seven scheduled in May During the eight-day three-game stretch which ended Saturday the club earned a total of seven points two wins one draw out of a feasible nine As of Saturday night SDFC was in third place in the MLS Western Conference standings behind the Vancouver Whitecaps - - points and Minnesota United - - points Every time we re at home we expect three points stated midfielder Luca de la Torre a San Diego native acquired by the club in January It s disappointing We know that next week we ll come with more fight The meeting was filled with lots of physical play with a number of fouls called and free kicks issued by the authorities The first half was notable in that three yellow cards were issued to three different players First during the ninth minute Sporting KC defender Jensen Miller was carded for a hand foul against SDFC winger Alex Mighten Then In the st minute SKC forward Santiago Munoz received a free kick after being fouled by defensive midfielder Anibal Godoy who was shownthe yellow card And in the th minute SDFC defender Luca Bombino was yellow carded after a hard foul on attacking midfielder Manu Garcia None of the players were able to convert the free kicks into goals however The match was the end of a three-game road trip for SKC The two clubs play again Aug with SKC hosting The draw against Sporting KC means that San Diego is undefeated in the month of May The expansion side went through various growing pains in April losing three straight beforebouncing back with four straight wins in May including SKC Saturday s contest was part of a three-match home stand at Snapdragon The club next meets rival LA Galaxy at p m May in a match that s scheduled to be nationally televised on Fox and Fox Deportes Notes Three San Diego players were on the injured list for the match including Danish forward Marcus Ingvartsen who s still mending from to a leg injury that s sidelined him for preponderance of the season Additionally Columbia defender Andr s Reyes is battling a hip injury Defender Hamady Diop a Senegal native is still struggling with his own hip issues that have kept him out of event action