San Diego FC Defeats Deportivo Toluca F.C. 3-2 in Leg One of the Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16

SAN DIEGO (Wednesday, March 11, 2026) – Nine-men San Diego FC (SDFC) defeated Deportivo Toluca F.C. 3-2 in Leg One of the Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16 match at Snapdragon Stadium.

David Vazquez had a brace and Anders Dreyer scored his first goal of the international competition after Toluca’s Jesus Gallardo had given the defending LIGA MX champions an early lead. Gallardo converted a penalty kick in the 16^th minute. Toluca was awarded a penalty kick after Marcus Ingvartsen was whistled for a dangerous kick in the penalty area and was shown a red card. SDFC went on to score three goals while playing with 10 men in its second-ever home Concacaf Champions Cup match.

SDFC tied the match 1-1 with Vazquez’ goal in the 32^nd minute. Vazquez scored his second goal of the night just seconds into the second half for a 2-1 lead. SDFC extended the lead when Dreyer sent a bending shot from just outside the 18-yard box for the 3-1 lead. Toluca scored the final goal of the night with a Helio Nune penalty kick in the 90^th minute. SDFC played the final 13 minutes of the match with nine men after defender Manu Duah was ejected late in the match.

SDFC returns to MLS Regular Season action when it visits FC Dallas on Saturday, March 14 at 5:30 p.m. PT at Toyota Stadium. SDFC will then return to Concacaf Champions Cup play when it travels to Mexico to face Toluca in Leg Two of the Round of 16 on Wednesday, March 18 at 8 p.m. PT at Estadio Nemesio Díez.

TOL – 0-1 – Jesus Gallardo (Penalty Kick), 16^th minute: Gallardo converted from the penalty spot with a left-footed shot to the lower right corner, beating a diving Duran Ferree.

SD – 1-1 – David Vazquez (Amahl Pellegrino), 32^nd minute: Vazquez equalized with a low left-footed shot from near the center of the penalty area, beating Toluca goalkeeper Hugo Gonzalez. The play began with a steal by Luca Bombino, who played the ball up field to Pellegrino before Pellegrino delivered the cross to Vazquez.

SD – 2-1 – David Vazquez (Luca Bombino), 46^th minute: Vazquez scored his second goal of the night, giving SDFC the lead with a left-footed finish off a cross from Bombino into the penalty area.

SD – 3-1 – Anders Dreyer (Luca Bombino), 53^rd minute: Dreyer extended the SDFC lead with a left-footed shot from just outside the 18-yard box. He received a pass from Bombino before bending the shot into the net.

TOL – 3-2 – Helio Nunes (Penalty Kick), 90’: Nunes converted a penalty kick, rolling his shot into the lower-left corner past Duran Ferree.

·       SDFC earned its second Concacaf Champions Cup victory tonight with a 3-2 win against Deportivo Toluca F.C.

·       SDFC has outscored LIGA MX teams in the Concacaf Champions Cup 7-4.

·       SDFC is now 5-1 in 2026 across all competitions (MLS Regular Season 3-0, Concacaf Champions Cup 2-1).

·       SDFC has outscored opponents 15-4 across all competitions in 2026.

·       SDFC has now played in seven matches against Liga MX clubs across official competitions and exhibition matches.

·       SDFC has faced seven teams in that span (Toluca FC and Pumas UNAM in Concacaf Champions Cup, CF Pachuca, Tigres UANL and Mazatlán F.C. in the 2025 Leagues Cup; and Club Tijuana and Club America in an exhibition matches last season).

·       SDFC is now 3-3 against Liga MX clubs in official competition (beat Mazatlán F.C. in Leagues Cup action, Pumas UNAM in Concacaf Champions Cup) and 4-3 overall across all competitions (beat Club Tijuana and Club América in friendlies).

·       SDFC has now scored 94 goals across all competition (MLS, Leagues Cup, Concacaf Champions Cup).

·       Forward Anders Dreyer scored his first goal in the Concacaf Champions Cup, recording his second goal contribution in the Concacaf Champions Cup. He assisted on a Manu Duah goal against UNAM Pumas on Feb. 3.

·       Dreyer has now scored 26 goals with SDFC across all competitions.

·       Midfielder David Vazquez scored his second and third goal with SDFC in official competition and his second and third in the Concacaf Champions Cup. Vazquez scored in SDFC’s tournament debut, a 4-1 win against UNAM Pumas on Feb. 3. Vazquez scored his first goal with SDFC in a friendly against Club Tijuana last September. He now has four goal contributions in international competition. He assisted Onni Valakari’s goal in a 2-0 win against Mazatlán F.C. in Leagues Cup play on Aug. 5, 2025.

·       Defender Luca Bombino assisted two of SDFC’s three goals tonight,

·       Bombino now has three goal contributions in the Concacaf Champions Cup. He scored his first goal in the competition against UNAM Pumas on Feb. 3. He now has 10 goal contributions (3 goals, 7 assists) with SDFC across all competitions (MLS, MLS Postseason, Leagues Cup and CCC).

·       Forward Amahl Pellegrino registered his first goal contribution in CCC with an assist in Vazquez’ first goal tonight.

·       Goalkeeper Duran Ferree made his international debut, making his first start in the Concacaf Champions Cup.

·       Ferree allowed the first two goals of his professional career when Toluca’s Jesus Gallardo and Helio Nunes converted penalty kicks tonight.

·       Ferre also registered his first three saves in international competition tonight.

·       Midfielder Aníbal Godoy missed tonight’s match against Toluca due to yellow card accumulation.

·       Midfielder Marcus Ingvartsen will miss the next CCC match after being shown a red card tonight against Toluca.

·       Defender Manu Duah will miss the next CCC match after being shown a red card tonight against Toluca.

·       Defender Oscar Verhoeven made his CCC debut tonight as part of SDFC’s First XI.

·       Midfielder Bryce Duke made his CCC debut tonight when he came on as a substitute for Anders Dreyer (90+6).

·       Newcomer Osvald Søe made his SDFC debut and CCC debut tonight when he came on as a substitute for Amahl Pellegrino in the 90^th minute.

·       Forward Lewis Morgan made his CCC debut and second appearance for SDFC when he came on as a substitute for Vazquez in the 61^st minute.

·       Midfielder Pedro Soma made his third-straight appearance in the CCC, coming on as a substitute for Onni Valakari in the 90^thminute. Soma started in SDFC’s two CCC Round One matches against UNAM Pumas.

·       SDFC secured its first Champions Cup participation after a first-place finish in the MLS Western Conference during the 2025 MLS regular season, its inaugural season.

·       SDFC is the 52nd club from the United States to participate in the Concacaf Champions Cup and the 26th from MLS.

Match Information
Concacaf Champions Cup – Round of 16 – Leg One
San Diego FC vs. Deportivo Toluca F.C.

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 – Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego, Calif.)

TOL (0-1) – Jesus Gallardo (Penalty Kick) 16’

SD (1-1) – David Vazquez (Assisted by Amahl Pellegrino), 32’

SD (2-1) – David Vazquez (Assisted by Luca Bombino), 46’

SD (3-1) – Anders Dreyer (Assisted by Luca Bombino), 53’

TOL (3-2) – Helio Nunes (Penalty Kick), 90’

SD – Marcus Ingvartsen (ejection, 12’)

TOL – Everardo Lopez (caution, 45’)

TOL – Jorge Diaz (caution, 45+4)

SD – Luca Bombino (caution, 59’)

SD – Manu Duah (caution, 66’)

TOL – Andres Pereira (caution, 69)’

SD – Manu Duah (ejection, 85’)

Lineups:
SAN DIEGO FC: GK Duran Ferree; D Luca Bombino, D Oscar Verhoeven (Ian Pilcher, 61’), D Manu Duah, D Christopher McVey; M David Vazquez (Lewis Morgan, 61’), M Onni Valakari (Pedro Soma, 90’), M Jeppe Tverskov –C–; F Amahl Pellegrino (Osvald Søe, 90’), F Marcus Ingvartsen, F Anders Dreyer (Bryce Duke, 90+6)

Substitutes Not Used: GK CJ Dos Santos, GK Pablo Sisniega, F Bryan Zamblé, F Emmanuel Boateng, F Anisse Saidi, F Alex Mighten

TOTAL SHOTS: 8; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 15; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 0; SAVES; 3

TOLUCA FC: GK Hugo Gonzalez; D Diego Barbosa (Sebastian Cordova, 90+2), D Bruno Mendez, D Andres Pereira, D Everado Lopez (Helio Nunes, 46’); M Jesus Angulo (Alexis Vega, 73’), M Jesus Gallardo, M Jorge Diaz (Pavel Perez, 46’); F Marcel Ruiz –C–(Nicolas Castro, 41’), F Paulinho Dias, F Franco Romero

Substitutes Not Used: GK Luis Garcia, D Antonio Briseño, D Luan, F Oswaldo Virgen, M Fernando Arce, F Franco Rossi, D Sebastian Aceves

TOTAL SHOTS: 20; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 10; OFFSIDES 4; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 1

Referee: Walter Lopez

Assistant Referees: Keytzel Corrales, Raymundo Feliz

Fourth Official: Oliver Vergara

VAR: Tatiana Guzman

AVAR: Yasith Monge

Weather: 61-degrees, Clear

Attendance: 20,652