| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 101 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The San Antonio Fútbol Club brought its 2022 season |
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| 6 | 6 | | to a triumphant close by winning the United Soccer League |
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| 7 | 7 | | Championship title; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, San Antonio FC began its march to the league cup with |
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| 9 | 9 | | a historic regular season in which the team tied the league record |
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| 10 | 10 | | for wins, finished second all-time in points with 77, and defeated |
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| 11 | 11 | | Major League Soccer club Austin FC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup; |
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| 12 | 12 | | following an opening round bye, the squad began its postseason run |
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| 13 | 13 | | with a decisive 3-0 victory over the Oakland Roots Soccer Club; in |
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| 14 | 14 | | the Western Conference Final, San Antonio defeated Colorado Springs |
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| 15 | 15 | | Switchbacks FC 2-0 to earn its inaugural trip to the USL |
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| 16 | 16 | | Championship Final; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Competing in front of a sold-out crowd on |
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| 18 | 18 | | November 13 at Toyota Field in the Alamo City, San Antonio took the |
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| 19 | 19 | | pitch against Louisville City FC; SAFC snapped a scoreless deadlock |
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| 20 | 20 | | with a goal in stoppage time of the first half, converting a penalty |
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| 21 | 21 | | shot to take a 1-0 lead; after intermission, San Antonio scored in |
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| 22 | 22 | | both the 64th and 70th minutes; Louisville responded with a goal, |
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| 23 | 23 | | but San Antonio's stifling defense held the opposing team at bay to |
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| 24 | 24 | | seal a 3-1 victory; with the triumph, SAFC hoisted the championship |
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| 25 | 25 | | trophy for the first time in franchise history and closed with a |
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| 26 | 26 | | stellar record of 24 wins, 5 losses, and 5 ties; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Most Valuable Player Santiago Patiño led San Antonio |
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| 28 | 28 | | FC with two goals, and USL Championship Goalkeeper of the Year |
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| 29 | 29 | | Jordan Farr tallied four saves; over the course of its |
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| 30 | 30 | | unforgettable season, the team also received valuable |
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| 31 | 31 | | contributions from the other members of the roster: Grant Makela, |
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| 32 | 32 | | Carter Manley, Mitchell Taintor, Fabien Garcia, Jordy Delem, Victor |
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| 33 | 33 | | "PC" Giro, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Deshane Beckford, David Loera, Justin |
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| 34 | 34 | | Dhillon, Samuel Adeniran, Jordan Ayimbila, Elliot Collier, |
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| 35 | 35 | | Cristian Parano, Ignacio Bailone, Shannon Gomez, Mohammed Abu, Jack |
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| 36 | 36 | | Lynn, Connor Maloney, Ates Diouf, Jasser Khmiri, Henrik Sakshaug, |
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| 37 | 37 | | Roman Holt, Kai Louviere, Kibukila Mbula, and Jude Bosshardt; the |
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| 38 | 38 | | players were ably guided by head coach Alen Marcina and assistant |
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| 39 | 39 | | coaches Dario Pot, Tim Chestney, Juan Lamadrid, and Oscar Munoz, |
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| 40 | 40 | | and they further benefited from the support of athletic trainer |
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| 41 | 41 | | Jesse Lowrance, high performance coordinator Sean Arters, and |
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| 42 | 42 | | equipment manager Rashad Moore; and |
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| 43 | 43 | | WHEREAS, San Antonio FC's title represents the culmination of |
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| 44 | 44 | | countless hours of hard work and an unwavering commitment to |
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| 45 | 45 | | excellence, and the team is a source of great pride to the local |
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| 46 | 46 | | community and to the entire Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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| 47 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 48 | 48 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the San Antonio Fútbol Club on |
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| 49 | 49 | | winning the 2022 USL Championship title and extend to the team's |
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| 50 | 50 | | players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 51 | 51 | | success; and, be it further |
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| 52 | 52 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 53 | 53 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 54 | 54 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 55 | 55 | | Bernal |
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| 56 | 56 | | ______________________________ |
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| 57 | 57 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 58 | 58 | | I certify that H.R. No. 101 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 59 | 59 | | 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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| 60 | 60 | | voting. |
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| 61 | 61 | | ______________________________ |
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| 62 | 62 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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