Monterey Bay Earns Point at Home Against El Paso, Now Unbeaten in Seven Consecutive Matches at Cardinale Stadium
SEASIDE, California (Saturday, July 8, 2023) – Monterey Bay F.C. (7-6-6, 27 points) earned its fifth clean sheet on the season in a scoreless draw over El Paso Locomotive FC (9-4-4, 31 points) on Military Appreciation Night at Cardinale Stadium, presented by the U.S. Army. With the result, Monterey Bay is now unbeaten in seven consecutive matches at Cardinale Stadium.
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El Paso came close to shell-shocking the Union with a goal in the first minute when a low cross into the middle from the left side of the box was tapped on frame, but Antony Siaha kept it out with his leg to deny the visitors an early goal. Sam Gleadle beat the goalkeeper to the ball at the end of a deep run in the 15th minute and found Alex Dixon making a run to join him, but his shot was blocked by a Locomotive FC defender. The Union earned a second-consecutive opportunity two minutes later, but Morey Doner’s cross aimed for Christian Volesky at the far post missed just over his head and out for a goal kick. In the 20th minute, Gleadle collected a miscleared ball inside the box, but his ensuing right-footed shot was caught by the goalkeeper and the match remained scoreless. Walmer Martínez whipped a ball into the box in the 45th minute. Gleadle rose up and flicked it on with his head, but it was saved by the goalkeeper and the sides entered the break scoreless.
Right out of the gates of the second half, Doner pushed forward for Monterey Bay down the right side of the pitch, but his shot was caught by the keeper at the near post. El Paso sprung a counter attack in the 58th minute that resulted in a one-on-one with Siaha, but the shot from point blank by Emmanuel Sonupe was skied over the crossbar. Martínez fired a shot from distance seven minutes later, but it also missed over the top. Two minutes later, James Murphy fired a cross into the box toward Volesky who attempted to score with a diving header, but missed just over the crossbar. Despite a late push for the winner, El Paso managed to keep Monterey Bay out of the net and the match ended scoreless.
Up Next: Monterey Bay F.C. remains home next Saturday, July 15 for a fixture against Oakland Roots SC as part of the second match of a double header with MBFC2 on Fan Fest at Cardinale Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. PT. The match will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2, with live streaming available on Hulu, YouTubeTV, and FuboTV.
Match: Monterey Bay F.C. vs El Paso Locomotive FC
Date: July 8, 2023
Venue: Cardinale Stadium; Seaside, California
Weather: Partly Cloudy and 57 degrees
Attendance: 3,711
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
Monterey Bay F.C. 0 0 0
Locomotive FC 0 0 0
Lineups:
Monterey Bay F.C. (4-2-3-1): Antony Siaha; Mobi Fehr (Alex Lara, 78’), Hugh Roberts, Kai Greene; Walmer Martínez, James Murphy (Chase Boone, 87’), Adrian Rebollar (Simon Dawkins, 73’), Morey Doner; Alex Dixon, Sam Gleadle; Christian Volesky
Subs not used: Carlos Herrera, Grant Robinson, Chuy Enríquez, Ugo Okoli
El Paso Locomotive FC (4-4-2): Benny Díaz; Marc Navarro (Miles Lyons, 81’), Eder Borelli, Erik McCue, Bence Pavkovics; Liam Rose, Denys Kostyshyn (Louis Herrera, 87’), Eric Calvillo, Aaron Gómez (Petar Petrovic, 81’); Luis Solignac, Nicholas Hinds (Emmanuel Sonupe, 58’)
Subs not used: Javier Garcia, Diego Abarca, Christopher Garcia
Stats Summary: MB / ELP
Shots: 12 / 18
Shots on Goal: 3 / 6
Saves: 6 / 3
Corner Kicks: 5 / 4
Fouls: 8 / 13
Possession: 53.8% / 46.2%
Misconduct Summary:
ELP: Eric Calvillo (caution) 35’
MB: Adrian Rebollar (caution) 42’
MB: James Murphy (caution) 54’
MB: Mobi Fehr (caution) 57’
ELP: Benny Diaz (caution) 69’
ELP: Eder Borelli (caution) 88’
Officials:
Referee: Brandon Stevis
Assistant Referee: Christian Clerc
Assistant Referee: Alberto Azpeitia-Palomino
Fourth Official: Peter Hanson
