San Diego Loyal SC was back on the road after playing six home matches over 24 days and held on late in stoppage time to secure a 3-2 win against Rio Grande Valley Toros Saturday night at H-E-B Park.

Road warriors.#RGVvSD pic.twitter.com/BfnNsrooB4

— San Diego Loyal (@SanDiegoLoyal) August 27, 2023

Tumi Moshobane scored in each half of the USL Championship match and Ronaldo Damus also scored for the visitors as SD Loyal earned three crucial points in the Western Conference standigs. Jonathan Ricketts and Christian Pinzon found the net for the team from Southern Texas but it was Moshobane’s late game-winner that would be the difference. 

SD Loyal (11W-7L-7D, 40 points) opened up the scoring with Damus’ goal in the 32nd minute. The Haitian striker sent a right-footed shot to the lower-left corner of the Rio Grande Valley net, beating goalkeeper Tyler Deric for his seventh goal of the season.

Two minutes later, SD Loyal extended its lead with a goal by Moshobane. The forward charged into the six-yard box and sent in a quick shot off a cross by Blake Bodily. SD Loyal continued to attack with Damus and Carlos Guzman nearly scoring again prior to halftime. Damus hit the outside wall of the net and Guzman blasted his shot high over the goal in the 40th minute. 

The match took a turn in the second half as Rio Grande Valley (7W-9L-10D, 31 points) started the period with a score by Ricketts in the 49th minute. The defender fired from the 18-yard box to beat SD Loyal goalkeeper Koke Vegas, cutting the visitors’ lead to 2-1. 

The homeside continued to try and break through the SD Loyal defense and caught a break when Grant Stoneman was whistled inside the penalty box in the 72nd minute. Pinzon made the most of the opportunity, converting the penalty kick to tie the match 2-2.  

SD Loyal would secure the win when Moshobane scored his second of the night and sixth of the season four minutes later to give SD Loyal the 3-2 lead. It was the 23rd career goal for SD Loyal’s All-Time leading scorer. Moshobane took a quick pass from Elliot Collier to end the scoring play that started with a give-and-go play from Adrien Perez. 

+3 for San Diego 💪

A brace from Tumi Moshobane propelled @SanDiegoLoyal to a 3-2 win over @RGVFC!#RGVvSD | https://t.co/EPfB9CsV63 pic.twitter.com/nAG9lpHSV9

— USL Championship (@USLChampionship) August 27, 2023

Head coach Nate Miller’s team will bring home the three points as the club will next host Birmingham Legion FC on Sunday, Sept. 3 in an interconference match at Torero Stadium.