The loss halts Monterey Bay’s unbeaten run at season-high six matches
SAN DIEGO, California (Wednesday, August 10, 2022) – Monterey Bay F.C. (8-12-2, 26 points) fell 1-0 to San Diego Loyal SC (15-5-4, 49 points) at Torero Stadium. Charlie Adams converted a penalty for San Diego in the second half to secure the win for the home side.
San Diego earned the first good chance of the match in the 19th minute. A shot towards the far post for Loyal FC was saved by a diving effort from Antony Siaha to keep the hosts on the board early. Breaking down the left side of the pitch in the 23rd minute, San Diego sent a cross into the box, but the right-footed shot missed over the crossbar. Monterey Bay F.C. got involved in the 25th minute with a give-and-go between Sam Gleadle and Chris Cortez. Cortez threaded the needle towards Gleadle on the left side of the 18-yard-box, but his shot at the near post was saved. The Union earned a corner in the 42nd minute. James Murphy picked out Cortez making a run across the box after shaking free from the San Diego defense, but his header just missed over the top of the crossbar and the sides entered the halftime break scoreless.
Four minutes into the second half, Gleadle intercepted a pass in a dangerous area deep in the opponent’s half. He took a dribble towards goal, but the nearest San Diego defender was able to recover from behind to clear the ball away. In the 59th minute, a cross inside the box took a deflection off the outstretched arm of Grant Robinson and Loyal SC were awarded a penalty. Adams converted to give the home side the 1-0 lead and end the Union’s shutout streak at 558 minutes. Second-half substitutes Christian Volesky and Simon Dawkins combined to create some positive action forward for Monterey Bay. Dawkins’ touch brought the ball back to the feet of Volesky, the ball was then flicked away by a defender toward Gleadle, but his shot was saved by the goalkeeper. Following an extended stretch of possession for the Crisp and Kelp, Morey Doner whipped a ball into the box toward Gleadle again, and again his shot was knocked down by the keeper and cleared away by a defender in the 78th minute. Pushing to equalize, the Union earned a throw-in deep down the right sideline in the 7th minute of added time, but the ensuing shot was saved and the match ended 1-0 in favor of the hosts.
Notes:
– 19-year-old midfielder Jesse Maldonado earned his first professional start for Monterey Bay F.C. in the match.
– Monterey Bay’s shutout streak ended at 558 minutes after conceding a penalty in the 59th minute. The streak ends as the ninth longest in USL Championship history, and third longest for a first-year club.
– Missing the match due to injury were Rafi Díaz (shoulder), Walmer Martínez (hamstring), Arun Basuljevic (hamstring), and Jason Johnson (illness).
Match: San Diego Loyal SC vs Monterey Bay F.C.
Date: August 10, 2022
Venue: Torero Stadium; San Diego, California
Weather: Partly cloudy and 78 degrees
Attendance: 4,114
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
San Diego Loyal SC 0 1 1
Monterey Bay F.C. 0 0 0
SD: Charlie Adams (Penalty) 59’
Lineups:
San Diego Loyal SC (3-4-2-1): Koke Vegas; Elijah Martin, Kyle Adams, Grant Stoneman; Nick Moon (Jack Metcalf, 84’), Charlie Adams (Camden Riley, 74’), Collin Martin (Alejandro Guido, 64’), Evan Conway; Robinson Moshobane, Jack Blake (Andrew Carleton, 65’); Kyle Vassell (Thomas Amang, 66’)
Subs not used: Duran Michael Ferree, Nikko Boxall
Monterey Bay F.C. (4-2-3-1): Antony Siaha; Grant Robinson, Hugh Roberts, Kai Greene, Morey Doner; Mobi Fehr, James Murphy; Sam Gleadle, Jesse Maldonado (Adrian Rebollar, 62’), Chris Cortez (Simon Dawkins, 62’); Seku Conneh (Christian Volesky, 62’)
Subs not used: Carlos Herrera, Hunter Gorskie, Jiro Barriga Toyama, Chase Boone
Stats Summary: SD / MB
Shots: 17 / 7
Shots on Goal: 4 / 4
Saves: 4 / 3
Corner Kicks: 12 / 2
Fouls: 6 / 20
Possession: 60.2% / 39.8%
Misconduct Summary:
MB: Jesse Maldonado (caution) 45+2’
MB: Seku Conneh (caution) 55’
SD: Camden Riley (caution) 85’
SD: Thomas Amang (caution) 88’
