Monterey Bay F.C. Earns a Point on the Road Against Rio Grande Valley FC
EDINBURG, Texas (Friday, March 24, 2023) – Monterey Bay F.C. (1-1-1, 4 points) left with a 1-1 draw against Rio Grande Valley FC (0-0-3, 3 points) at H-E-B Park. Alex Dixon scored the lone goal for the Crisp and Kelp on a Chase Boone assist in the second half.
The Toros saw their first good chance of the match after earning a free kick in the 8th minute of the match and looked to punch it in, but the goal was called back for offside. A minute later, Monterey Bay’s Christian Volesky found the back of the net, but his goal was also called back for the same violation. Walmer Martínez got beyond the Rio Grande Valley FC back line in the 40th minute, but his shot across the frame missed wide of the left post and the sides went scoreless into the halftime break.
In the 63rd minute, Monterey Bay F.C. forward Chase Boone sprung the counter and found Alex Dixon making a run beyond the Toros back line. Dixon then rounded the goalkeeper and slid the ball across the line and into the open net to break open the match and give the Crisp and Kelp the 1-0 lead. Eight minutes later, Mobi Fehr was given a second yellow card and was dismissed, leaving the Union with 10 men for the final 19 minutes of the match. Rio Grande Valley FC began to push for their first goal of the match and saw several opportunities thwarted by Antony Siaha and the Union defense. Then just a minute into stoppage time, the Toros found the equalizer on a strike from Taylor Davila. During the celebration, RGV’s Erik Pimentel was shown a straight red that brought the hosts to 10 men for the final four minutes of added time. Monterey Bay F.C. looked to retake the lead with one final chance in the 90+3 minute when second-half substitute Jason Johnson looked to squeeze a ball beyond the hosts back line, but the ball was intercepted by a Toros defender and the match ended level at 1-1.
Up Next: Monterey Bay F.C. returns home to Seaside to take on the defending USL Championship Title-Winners San Antonio FC at Cardinale Stadium on Saturday, April 1. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. PT and will be broadcast locally via KION on FOX 35 (46.2 over the air, 35 Dish, 47 DirecTV and 3/702 HD Xfinity), with live streaming available on ESPN+.
Notes:
– Antony Siaha recorded both a career and Club high with nine saves in the match on 10 shots faced.
– Alex Dixon recorded his fourth goal of the season for the Union with his breakthrough score in the 62nd minute of the match
– Sam Gleadle made his first start at left back in 2023 for the Union in the match, a position that he scored in last May in the Club’s win over Louisville City FC.
– Missing the match due to injury were Simon Dawkins (knee) and Grant Robinson (hamstring).
Match: Rio Grande Valley FC vs Monterey Bay F.C.
Date: March 24, 2023
Venue: H-E-B Park; Edinburg, Texas
Weather: Clear and 93 degrees
Attendance: 5,014
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
Rio Grande Valley FC 0 1 1
Monterey Bay F.C. 0 1 1
MB: Alex Dixon (Chase Boone) 62’
RGV: Taylor Davila 90+1’
Lineups:
Rio Grande Valley FC (3-4-3): Tyler Deric; Frank Nodarse (Duilio Herrera Ibarra, 78’), Erik Pimentel, Wahab Ackwei; Robert Coronado, Jose Torres (Tomas Ritondale, 89’), Taylor Davila, Jonathan Ricketts; Ricky Ruiz, Wilmer Cabrera, Christiano Francois
Subs not used: Carlos Merancio Valdez, Eric Kinzner, Jose Luna, Ian Cerro, Dylan Hernandez
Monterey Bay F.C. (4-2-3-1): Antony Siaha; Sam Gleadle, Hugh Roberts, Kai Greene, Morey Doner; James Murphy (Alex Lara, 86’), Mobi Fehr; Chase Boone, Alex Dixon (Chuy Enríquez, 78’), Walmer Martínez (Jason Johnson, 70’); Christian Volesky (Adrian Rebollar, 70’)
Subs not used: Carlos Herrera, Max Glasser, Jesse Maldonado
Stats Summary: RGV / MB
Shots: 20 / 9
Shots on Goal: 10 / 3
Saves: 2 / 9
Corner Kicks: 8 / 2
Fouls: 10 / 14
Possession: 52% / 48%
Misconduct Summary:
MB: Hugh Roberts II (caution) 8’
MB: Mobi Fehr (caution) 34’
RGV: Frank Nodarse (caution) 55’
MB: Mobi Fehr (caution, dismissal) 71’
RGV: Erik Pimentel (dismissal) 90+1’
MB: Antony Siaha (caution) 90+2’
RGV: Ricky Ruiz (caution) 90+2’
RGV: Tomas Ritondale (caution) 90+3’
Officials:
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
Assistant Referee 1: Albert Escovar
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Novosel
Fourth Official: Edgar Garcia
