Bill Text: TX HR101 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the San Antonio Fútbol Club on winning the 2022 United Soccer League Championship title.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR101 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR101-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 101 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The San Antonio Fútbol Club brought its 2022 season | ||
| to a triumphant close by winning the United Soccer League | ||
| Championship title; and | ||
| WHEREAS, San Antonio FC began its march to the league cup with | ||
| a historic regular season in which the team tied the league record | ||
| for wins, finished second all-time in points with 77, and defeated | ||
| Major League Soccer club Austin FC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup; | ||
| following an opening round bye, the squad began its postseason run | ||
| with a decisive 3-0 victory over the Oakland Roots Soccer Club; in | ||
| the Western Conference Final, San Antonio defeated Colorado Springs | ||
| Switchbacks FC 2-0 to earn its inaugural trip to the USL | ||
| Championship Final; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Competing in front of a sold-out crowd on | ||
| November 13 at Toyota Field in the Alamo City, San Antonio took the | ||
| pitch against Louisville City FC; SAFC snapped a scoreless deadlock | ||
| with a goal in stoppage time of the first half, converting a penalty | ||
| shot to take a 1-0 lead; after intermission, San Antonio scored in | ||
| both the 64th and 70th minutes; Louisville responded with a goal, | ||
| but San Antonio's stifling defense held the opposing team at bay to | ||
| seal a 3-1 victory; with the triumph, SAFC hoisted the championship | ||
| trophy for the first time in franchise history and closed with a | ||
| stellar record of 24 wins, 5 losses, and 5 ties; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Most Valuable Player Santiago Patiño led San Antonio | ||
| FC with two goals, and USL Championship Goalkeeper of the Year | ||
| Jordan Farr tallied four saves; over the course of its | ||
| unforgettable season, the team also received valuable | ||
| contributions from the other members of the roster: Grant Makela, | ||
| Carter Manley, Mitchell Taintor, Fabien Garcia, Jordy Delem, Victor | ||
| "PC" Giro, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Deshane Beckford, David Loera, Justin | ||
| Dhillon, Samuel Adeniran, Jordan Ayimbila, Elliot Collier, | ||
| Cristian Parano, Ignacio Bailone, Shannon Gomez, Mohammed Abu, Jack | ||
| Lynn, Connor Maloney, Ates Diouf, Jasser Khmiri, Henrik Sakshaug, | ||
| Roman Holt, Kai Louviere, Kibukila Mbula, and Jude Bosshardt; the | ||
| players were ably guided by head coach Alen Marcina and assistant | ||
| coaches Dario Pot, Tim Chestney, Juan Lamadrid, and Oscar Munoz, | ||
| and they further benefited from the support of athletic trainer | ||
| Jesse Lowrance, high performance coordinator Sean Arters, and | ||
| equipment manager Rashad Moore; and | ||
| WHEREAS, San Antonio FC's title represents the culmination of | ||
| countless hours of hard work and an unwavering commitment to | ||
| excellence, and the team is a source of great pride to the local | ||
| community and to the entire Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the San Antonio Fútbol Club on | ||
| winning the 2022 USL Championship title and extend to the team's | ||
| players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Bernal | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 101 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
