MONTEREY BAY F.C. FALLS 2-1 IN SAN ANTONIO

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Saturday, March 30, 2024) – Monterey Bay F.C. (1-1-2, 5 points) suffered its first defeat of the season in a 2-1 loss to San Antonio FC (2-0-2, 8 points) at Toyota Field. Walmer Martínez recorded his second assist in as many matches and Mobi Fehr capitalized on the service ball to score the lone goal of the match for the Union, but it was not enough to leave the Lone Star State with any points.

Monterey Bay began the match with a solid spell of majority possession that lasted through the first five minutes. San Antonio then took its turn holding onto possession, and managed to capitalize right away with a headed goal by Carter Manley in the 7th minute to take the early 1-0 lead. In the 20th minute, the Union earned a corner. Martínez played a dangerous ball right to the feet of Fehr inside the box, but his shot aimed at the bottom right corner was cleared off the line by San Antonio FC midfielder Shannon Gomez to keep the visitors off the board. The hosts had a good opportunity to double the lead in the 26th minute, but Juan Agudelo’s shot was blocked by Grant Robinson. With only stoppage time to play in the first half, Alex Dixon ripped the ball with his right foot, but it crashed off the crossbar and back into play. Then in the third minute of first half stoppage time the Crisp-and-Kelp earned a set piece opportunity from about 30 yards out, leading to Martínez stepping up and whipping a perfectly dangerous ball into the area. Fehr crashed towards the six-yard box, connected with the ball on the end of a sliding effort, and smashed it into the right side of the net to level the match at 1-1 going into the halftime break.

Martínez jumped on an opportunity to put a ball on frame a few minutes into the second half from the top of the box, but his shot was deflected wide. In the 60th minute, Michael Gonzalez made his professional debut as a second-half substitute. Five minutes later, San Antonio FC came close to retaking the lead, but the shot was headed off the line by Morey Doner. Gonzalez crossed a good ball into the box in the 75th minute, but Ryan Dieter was unable to get his head on the end of it. Then in the 86th minute, San Antonio FC bagged the winner with a tap-in goal from Kevon Lambert to give the hosts the 2-1 victory and all three points on the night.

Up Next

Monterey Bay wraps up the short road trip with a visit up North to Hayward to take on Oakland Roots SC at Pioneer Stadium on April 6. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. PT. Live streaming of the match will be available on CBS Sports Golazo Network via Paramount+, the CBS Sports app, CBSSports.com, and Pluto TV.

Golden Memorial Man of the Match

Mobi Fehr finished the evening as the Golden Memorial Man of the Match. Fehr’s goal in first-half stoppage time was his second goal contribution in as many matches, having recorded the game-tying assist in the Club’s previous match against Rhode Island FC.

Additional Notes

Mobi Fehr scored his first goal of the season for Monterey Bay, six days after recording his first assist.
Walmer Martínez has now recorded assists in back-to-back matches for the Union.
Tristan Trager made his starting eleven debut for the Crisp-and-Kelp, his fourth appearance overall.
Michael Gonzalez and Anthony Orendain made their professional debuts as substitutes in the match.
Missing the match due to injury were Chase Boone (knee), Simon Dawkins (knee), Xavi Gnaulati (groin), Jesse Maldonado (knee), and Adrian Rebollar (hamstring).

Information

Date: March 30, 2024
Venue: Toyota Field; San Antonio, Texas
Weather: Clear and 79 degrees

Scoring Summary: 1 2 F

San Antonio FC 1 1 2
Monterey Bay F.C. 1 0 1
SA: Carter Manley 7’
MB: Mobi Fehr (Walmer Martínez) 45+3’
SA: Kevon Lambert (Mitchell Taintor) 86’

Lineups

San Antonio FC (3-5-2): Pablo Sisniega; Mitchell Taintor, Kendall Burks, Carter Manley; Lucas Silva (Mohamed Omar, 40’), Jorge Hernandez, Kevon Lambert, Luke Haakenson (Trova Boni, 90+5’), Shannon Gomez; Hugo Mbongue (Kameron Lacey, 69’), Juan Agudelo
Subs not used: Kendall McIntosh, Giovanni Padilla, Windbichler, Eduardo Fernandez, Bura, Jose Mulato

Monterey Bay F.C. (4-2-3-1): Antony Siaha; Grant Robinson, Carlos Guzmán, Kai Greene, Morey Doner; Rafa Baca, Mobi Fehr (Pierce Gallaway, 67’); Walmer Martínez (Ryan Dieter, 67’), Tristan Trager (Michael Gonzalez, 60’), Alex Dixon (Alex Lara, 86’); Luther Archimède (Anthony Orendain, 67’)
Subs not used: Carlos Herrera, Chuy Enríquez

Stats Summary: SA / MB

Shots: 14 / 12
Shots on Goal: 7 / 3
Saves: 1 / 4
Corner Kicks: 9 / 8
Fouls: 18 / 8
Possession: 52.0% / 48.0%

Misconduct Summary

MB: Carlos Guzmán (caution) 29’
SA: Shannon Gomez (caution) 34’
MB: Morey Doner (caution) 43’
SA: Mohamed Omar (caution) 77’
SA: Kevon Lambert (caution) 82
MB: Rafa Baca (caution) 83’