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Another frustrating loss.

Another missed chance at picking up some valuable points.

City SC had its share of chances but came up short in a 2-1 loss to San Diego FC on Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd at Energizer Park.

51ºÚÁÏ has gone winless in its last eight matches with an 0-6-2 mark. Its last triumph was a 1-0 victory over Seattle on March 15.

That's almost two months of futility.

City SC (2-5-5) has managed just nine goals in 12 matches.

San Diego (5-4-2), which scored twice in the final 11 minutes, has won two in a row after snapping a three-match losing skid.

51ºÚÁÏ defender Kyle Hiebert tallied in stoppage time to cut a two-goal deficit in half. But the hosts could not get the equalizer.

Hiebert converted on a scramble in front of the net after City SC came up empty on two close-range chances.

San Diego forward Milan Iloski scored in the 79th minute to break the scoreless tie. He drilled a shot from just outside the box into the lower left hand corner of the net behind goalkeeper Ben Lundt. Anders Dreyer added the insurance tally in the 87th minute.

51ºÚÁÏ had its share of chances especially late in the opening half.

Marcel Hartel just missed wide left on the free kick from outside the box in the 43rd minute. Just four minutes earlier, Akil Watts broke free with a partial breakaway along the right wing. San Diego goalkeeper C.J. Dos Santos came out to cut off the angle and made the save.

Dos Santos also stopped a long-range attempt from Cedric Teuchert in the 29th minute. Teuchert attempted to catch the keeper out of the net and lofted a high shot from one step across the midfield line. Dos Santos retreated and made the save.

51ºÚÁÏ earned three corner kicks over the first 20 minutes but could not convert.

The hosts outshot San Diego 5-3 and had a 6-1 advantage in corner kicks in the opening 45 minutes.

City SC was without midfielder Eduard Lowen, who missed the contest due to personal reasons. 

Defender Jayden Reid came on in the 73nd minute for his first action of the season. Xander Silva, acquired from Atlanta right before the transfer window, also came on at the same time. Celio Pompeu was added to later to bring some punch to the lineup

The two teams played to nil-nil draw on March 1 in San Diego.

51ºÚÁÏ coach Olof Mellberg received a yellow card late in the contest.