LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Saturday, May 21, 2022) – In the club’s first test against an Eastern Conference opponent, Monterey Bay F.C. (3-7-0, 9 points) shutout Louisville City FC 2-0 at Lynn Family Stadium in Week 11 of the USL Championship Regular Season to give the hosts their first home loss of the season. With the victory, the Union became the first USL Championship expansion side to win in Louisville since Birmingham Legion FC in 2019.
Midfielders Mobi Fehr and Sam Gleadle each opened their goalscoring accounts for Monterey Bay F.C. in the second half of the match, while goalkeeper Dallas Jaye earned his first clean sheet as a member of the Union.
Louisville City FC jumped onto the front foot first in the match. In the 8th minute, LouCity applied pressure down the right side of the pitch and fired a ball into the box that took a deflection off of a Union defender before bouncing off the crossbar and back into play. Louisville quickly regained possession a minute later and pushed down the right side again. This time, the shot from LouCity ricocheted off the top corner of the post to keep the hosts off the board. In the 40th minute, Morey Doner earned a foul when he was taken down in the middle of a run down the right sideline. The ensuing free kick found its way beyond the hosts end line, leading to the Crisp and Kelp’s second corner kick of the match and best chance of the half. Chase Boone headed the ball back into the six-yard box and Adrian Rebollar rose up to flick the ball on frame, but the ball was scraped off the line by the goalkeeper and the sides went scoreless into the halftime break.
Monterey Bay F.C. struck first in the 58th minute of the match. After Boone secured a corner kick for the Union, James Murphy curled the ball perfectly into the box and Fehr got onto the end of it to head it across the line and give the visitors the 1-0 lead. LouCity looked to equalize in the 73rd minute when Jorge Gonzalez snuck past the back line and got onto the end of the through ball, but his left-footed shot was saved by Jaye. The Union doubled their lead four minutes later when Gleadle stepped in front of a pass to spark the counter for the Crisp and Kelp before orchestrating a give-and-go with Christian Volesky that led to Gleadle burying the ball into the far-side net to put Monterey Bay F.C. on top 2-0. In the 90th minute of the match, Louisville City earned a corner, but the ensuing header missed wide to the right and Monterey Bay held on for the upset, shutout victory.
Man of the Match: Defender Hugh Roberts did his part and more to ensure that Monterey Bay F.C. preserved the shutout on the night. Not only did Roberts record a season-high eight clearances in the match, he also tallied two interceptions and steered clear of the whistle. In addition, the team captain won an impressive 11 of 13 duels, including five of six in the air, for a total duel success rate of 84.6%.
Notes:
– Midfielder Mobi Fehr opened his account for the Crisp and Kelp with the eventual game-winning goal in the 58th minute of the match.
– Midfielder Sam Gleadle scored his first goal for the Union in the 77th minute, while forward Christian Volesky recorded his first assist for the club on the play.
– Defender Sam Strong returned to the bench for the Union after missing the club’s previous four matches to a calf injury that he sustained in the first half of the April 9 match against El Paso Locomotive FC.
– Midfielder Robbie Crawford missed tonight’s match to serve a suspension after receiving two yellow cards in the club’s previous match against Rio Grande Valley FC.
– Missing the match due to injury were Arun Basuljevic (calf), Simon Dawkins (ankle), Carlos Herrera (groin), and Rafi Díaz (shoulder).
Match: Louisville City FC vs Monterey Bay F.C.
Date: Saturday May 21, 2022
Venue: Lynn Family Stadium; Louisville, Kentucky
Weather: Partly cloudy and 70 degrees
Attendance: 10,617
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
Louisville City FC 0 0 0
Monterey Bay F.C. 0 2 2
MB: Mobi Fehr (James Murphy) 58’
MB: Sam Gleadle (Christian Volesky) 77’
Lineups:
Louisville City FC (4-5-1): Kyle Morton; Manny Perez, Amadou Dia (Oscar Jimenez, 79’), Joshua Wynder (Ian Pino, 79’), Wesley Charpie; Corben Bone, Brian Ownby (Cameron Lancaster, 61’), Niall McCabe (Enoch Mushagalusa, 75’), Paolo DelPiccolo (Sean Totsch, 62’), Jorge Gonzalez; Wilson Harris
Subs not used: Daniel Faundez, Ray Serrano
Monterey Bay F.C. (4-2-3-1): Dallas Jaye; Grant Robinson (Walmer Martínez, 64’), Hugh Roberts, Kai Greene, Morey Doner; James Murphy, Mobi Fehr; Chase Boone, Adrian Rebollar, Sam Gleadle; Christian Volesky (Seku Conneh, 83’)
Subs not used: Antony Siaha, Sam Strong, Jiro Barriga Toyama, Jesse Maldonado, Chris Cortez
Stats Summary: LOU / MB
Shots: 9 / 3
Shots on Goal: 4 / 3
Saves: 1 / 4
Corner Kicks: 5 / 3
Fouls: 14 / 11
Possession: 67.6% / 32.4%
Misconduct Summary:
LOU: Jorge Gonzalez (caution) 29’
MB: Mobi Fehr (caution) 55’
LOU: Amadou Dia (caution) 68’
LOU: Niall McCabe (caution) 70’
LOU: Wesley Charpie (caution) 78’
MB: Seku Conneh (caution) 90+7’
Officials:
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
Assistant Referee: Mike Nickerson
Assistant Referee: Ethan Buege
Fourth Official: Chris Schurfranz
