The Crisp and Kelp defense earned the club’s fourth consecutive home shutout, and sixth shutout in the last seven games
SEASIDE, California (Saturday, August 13, 2022) – Monterey Bay F.C. (9-12-2, 29 points) defeated Sacramento Republic FC (10-6-7, 37 points) 1-0 at Cardinale Stadium. Christian Volesky scored his third goal of the season to give the Crisp and Kelp its third consecutive win and fifth match unbeaten at home.
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Republic FC earned the first opportunity of the match in the 5th minute. Following a cross into the box, Keko fired a shot from six yards out, but goalkeeper Antony Siaha thwarted the chance with his outstretched left hand on an incredible diving save to his left. Three minutes later, the Union earned their first attacking opportunity of the match. Simon Dawkins weaved past the defense, but his shot missed beyond the left post. In the 14th minute of the match, Morey Doner drew a foul deep into the opponents’ half of the pitch. James Murphy whipped the ensuing free kick from the right side into the box and Volesky rose up to hammer the ball into the back of the net with a header to give the Crisp and Kelp the 1-0 lead. The Union attacked again six minutes later, but Volesky’s cross into the box was covered up by the goalkeeper. With four minutes to play in the first half, Monterey Bay F.C. earned a corner, but the opportunity was cleared away by the visitors’ defense and the Union entered the halftime break with the lead.
Nearing the end of a back and forth second half, Doner crossed a ball into the box in the 75th minute that landed at the feet of Dawkins, but he could not get enough power on it and his shot was saved at the center of the box by the goalkeeper. In the 82nd minute, second-half substitute Jason Johnson received a ball over the top on a run deep down the left sideline, but his shot from the left side of the box was blocked out for a throw-in. Despite the visitors pushing desperately for the equalizer, the Union defense held strong once again to secure the club’s fourth consecutive clean sheet at Cardinale Stadium.
Man of the Match: With a strong performance in the midfield for the Union, James Murphy earned tonight’s Man of the Match honors. The New Jersey native created four chances offensively and tallied the game-winning assist in the first half. Defensively, Murphy won seven duels and recorded five tackles, four clearances, three interceptions and two fouls won.
Notes:
– Tonight’s match was the third regular-season contest against NorCal rival Sacramento Republic FC this season.
– James Murphy received his 9th yellow card of the season and is expected to miss the club’s next match in New Mexico.
– Missing the match due to injury were Rafi Díaz (shoulder), Walmer Martínez (hamstring), Arun Basuljevic (hamstring), Chase Boone (calf).
Match: Monterey Bay F.C. vs Sacramento Republic FC
Date: August 13, 2022
Venue: Cardinale Stadium; Seaside, California
Weather: Sunny and 63 degrees
Attendance: 3,618
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
Monterey Bay F.C. 1 0 1
Sacramento Republic FC 0 0 0
MB: Christian Volesky (James Murphy) 14’
Lineups:
Monterey Bay F.C. (4-2-3-1): Antony Siaha; Grant Robinson, Hugh Roberts, Kai Greene, Morey Doner; Mobi Fehr, James Murphy; Simon Dawkins (Jason Johnson 79’), Adrian Rebollar, Sam Gleadle (Hunter Gorskie 85’); Christian Volesky (Seku Conneh 79’)
Subs not used: Carlos Herrera, Jiro Barriga Toyama, Jesse Maldonado, Chris Cortez
Sacramento Republic FC (3-4-3): Daniel Vitello; Jack Gurr, Josh Bauer, Conor Donovan (Emil Cuello 81’), Dan Casey; Duke Lacroix (Sieko Lewis 64’), Luis Rodriguez, Nick Ross (Matt LaGrassa 81’); Damia Viader, Keko (Deshorn Brown 73’), Douglas Martinez (Maalique Foster 64’)
Subs not used: Carlos Saldana, Thiago Suares
Stats Summary: MB / SAC
Shots: 8 / 11
Shots on Goal: 2 / 2
Saves: 2 / 1
Corner Kicks: 2 / 3
Fouls: 11 / 12
Possession: 40.3% / 59.7%
Misconduct Summary:
MB: Mobi Fehr (caution) 21’
MB: Douglas Martinez (caution) 50’
SAC: Keko (caution) 65’
MB: Christian Volesky (caution) 79’
SAC: Dan Casey (caution) 80’
SAC: Josh Bauer (caution) 88’
MB: James Murphy (caution) 89’
MB: Grant Robinson (caution) 90+2’
Officials:
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
Assistant Referee: Seth Martin
Assistant Referee: Peter Hanson
Fourth Official: Adam Zarrin
