Monterey Bay F.C. Drops Match at Home to San Antonio FC
SEASIDE, California (Saturday, April 1, 2023) – Monterey Bay F.C. (1-2-1, 4 points) fell 2-1 to the defending USL Championship Title Winners San Antonio FC (3-0-1, 10 points) at Cardinale Stadium, presented by Coastal Paving & Excavating. Sam Gleadle scored the lone goal for Monterey Bay F.C. on the night, finish off a chance assisted by Chase Boone in the second half.
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The visitors struck first and early in the match with a goal in the eighth minute. An attack down the right side of the pitch for San Antonio ended in a Niko Hansen slotting the ball under the goalkeeper and across the line for the opening score. Monterey Bay F.C. pushed up the right sideline in the 38th minute of the match to earn the second corner of the night. Alex Lara rose up in the box and beat everyone to the ball for a snap header, but a diving one-handed save at the far post by Jordan Farr kept the Union off the board. San Antonio looked to double its lead in the first minute of first half stoppage time, but the header inside the box was wide of the right post and the half ended with San Antonio in front 1-0.
Monterey Bay F.C. leveled the match in the 63rd minute when Morey Doner found Alex Dixon in space in the middle of the pitch. Dixon immediately found Boone making a run down the right side of the pitch. Boone then whipped a ball into the box toward Gleadle, who tucked it inside the right post to bring the scoreline to 1-1. With five minutes to play in regular time, San Antonio FC broke down the Union defense and Zico Bailey whipped a ball into the top left corner of the box to steal back the lead and give the visitors the 2-1 win.
Up Next: Monterey Bay F.C. begins 2023 U.S. Open Cup play with a midweek match against USL League One side Central Valley Fuego FC in Fresno, California on Wednesday, April 5 at 7 p.m. PT. The match will not be televised, follow along on the team’s social media accounts for updates. In league play, Monterey Bay F.C. returns to Seaside and welcomes New Mexico United to Cardinale Stadium for a 7 p.m. kickoff on Saturday, April 8.
Notes:
– Defender Alex Lara made his debut in the starting eleven for Monterey Bay F.C. in the match.
– Midfielder Sam Gleadle opened his 2023 goalscoring account in the 63rd minute of the match after collecting a pass inside the box from Chase Boone.
– The players that were unavailable for the match were Simon Dawkins (knee) and Mobi Fehr, who served his one-game suspension for being dismissed from the Club’s match against Rio Grande Valley FC with two yellow cards last weekend.
Match: Monterey Bay F.C. vs San Antonio FC
Date: April 1, 2023
Venue: Cardinale Stadium; Seaside, California
Weather: Sunny and 54 degrees
Attendance: 3,885
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
Monterey Bay F.C. 0 1 1
San Antonio FC 1 1 2
SA: Niko Hansen (Connor Maloney) 8’
MB: Sam Gleadle (Chase Boone) 63’
SA: Zico Bailey (Connor Maloney) 85’
Lineups:
Monterey Bay F.C. (3-4-2-1): Antony Siaha; Alex Lara, Hugh Roberts II, Kai Greene; Sam Gleadle, Adrian Rebollar, James Murphy, Morey Doner; Chase Boone (Walmer Martínez, 76’), Alex Dixon; Christian Volesky (Jason Johnson, 83’)
Subs not used: Carlos Herrera, Grant Robinson, Max Glasser, Chuy Enríquez, Jesse Maldonado
San Antonio FC (3-4-3): Jordan Farr; Lamar Batista, Fabien Garcia, Mitchell Taintor; Shannon Gomez, Jacori Hayes, Mohammed Abu (Dazzy Ozuna, 90+3’), Connor Maloney; Niko Hansen (Kimarni Smith, 26’), Ignacio Bailone (Zico Bailey, 48’), Cristian Parano
Subs not used: Carlos Mercado, Eduardo Fernandez
Stats Summary: MB / SA
Shots: 3 / 11
Shots on Goal: 2 / 3
Saves: 1 / 1
Corner Kicks: 4 / 4
Fouls: 12 / 17
Possession: 60.4% / 39.6%
Misconduct Summary:
MB: Adrian Rebollar (caution) 45’
SA: Lamar Batista (caution) 54’
MB: Christian Volesky (caution) 68’
Officials:
Referee: Cristian Campo Hernandez
Assistant Referee 1: John Krill
Assistant Referee 2: Cameron Siler
Fourth Official: Adam Zarrin
