Following the first win in Monterey Bay F.C. history, a 3-2 come-from-behind victory against Oakland Roots SC at Laney College Football Stadium that featured a game-winning goal in the 90th minute, Union forward Chase Boone and defender Hugh Roberts were both named to USL Championship’s Team of the Week for Week 3.
Boone recorded his first professional goal in the 8th minute to give the visitors the opening lead, only to follow it up with a second score in the 68th minute to bring the match level at 2-2. Then in the 90th minute of the match, Roberts rose up and smashed a headed ball into the back of the net off a free kick set piece to give Monterey Bay F.C. the late 3-2 lead. Following an injury to goalkeeper Rafi Díaz in the fifth minute of added time and with the team out of substitution windows, Boone swapped his shooting boots for goalkeeper gloves and finished the final four minutes of the match between the sticks. Despite the chaos, Roberts and the rest of the Union defense stood strong to deny the home side any chance to test the forward-turned-goalkeeper and earned the full three points for Monterey Bay F.C. on the night.
Below is USL Championship’s full Team of the Week for Week 3 lined up in a 3-4-3 formation:
Forwards – Chase Boone (MB), Danny Trejo (LV), Jackson Conway (ATL)
Midfielders – Alejandro Guido (SD), Cam Lindley (COS), Maxi Rodriguez (DET), Taylor Davila (LA)
Defenders – Gabriel Torres (TUL), Sean Totsch (LOU), Matt Mahoney (COS)
Goalkeeper – Elliot Panicco (IND)
Bench – Hugh Roberts (MB), Eric Lopez (LA), Collin Martin (SD), Jeremy Kelly (MEM), Hadji Barry (COS), Jake LaCava (TBR), Douglas Martínez Jr. (SAC)
Monterey Bay F.C. continues its opening road swing with a matchup against Sacramento Republic FC at Heart Health Park on Saturday, April 2 at 7:00 p.m. PT. The match can be viewed live on ESPN+.
