San Diego FC got back in the win column on Saturday night at Snapdragon Stadium with a 5-0 victory over FC Dallas led by two goals from forward Hirving Lozano.

“El Chucky,” as he’s affectionately called, started the scoring with a penalty-kick conversion in the 20th minute followed by another goal in the 27th while teammates Anders Dreyer, Onni Valakari, and Milan Iloski scored one each in the second half.

“It’s important to have confidence,” said Lozano. “It’s a plus for a player and the club, the players and the coach have given me confidence, and let’s take advantage of it. I am happy to help my teammates and the team. Hopefully, we can continue this path for the club.”

The victory was a much-needed one for SDFC, led by head coach Mikey Varas, because it was coming off a three-game losing streak where the team was outscored by a combined 9-3 goal differential. The win also put San Diego FC back among the top-four teams in the Western Conference after having fallen down from the second seed on April 5 to the seventh seed entering the match.

SDFC  goalkeeper CJ dos Santos also earned his fourth clean sheet of the season while midfielder Jeppe Tverskov took the league lead in total touches with 951.

San Diego FC will travel to Energizer Park for a rematch against St. Louis City SC on May 10 before returning home for a match with the Colorado Rapids on May 14.

Photo by David Frerker